BOARD OF
DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT
Georgiana Ball

VICE PRESIDENT
Vacant

TREASURER
Michael Clem

SECRETARY
Dori Brown

DIRECTORS
Kelley Bartell
Alan Coomber
Bruce Edmonds
Steven Heinitz
Gloria Puffinburger
John Schlegel

EX-OFFICIO
Steve Coe

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Mayi Rivera
 

 

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Virginia Recycling Association

Virginia Recycling
Association
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Richmond, VA 23226
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Welcome to the e-newsletter of the Virginia Recycling Association
Spring 2004
Top Stories
  • Officers Selected, New Board Members Appointed
  • Earth Day Spirit Shines in Events Across Virginia
  • State Develops Electronic Task Force

BOARD SELECTS OFFICERS AND APPOINTS NEW MEMBERS

The VRA Board of Directors has chosen new officers to lead the organization, effective June 1, 2004.

PRESIDENT: Kelley Bartell
VICE PRESIDENT: Bruce Edmonds
SECRETARY: Dori Brown
TREASURER: Michael Clem

Other representatives on the Board include Georgiana Ball and Gloria Puffinburger. Recenty appointed members of the Board are Alan Coomber, Steven Heinitz and John Schlegel. Each will serve through the end of the current term until elections are held this fall. Steve Coe will continue as Ex-Officio representative.

To learn more about each individual, please click on the names highlighted above.

EARTH DAY SPIRIT SHINES ACROSS STATE

Fauquier County Builds Recycled Cottage
The "recycled cottage," a new outreach tool for the County, was unveiled at the 2004 Earth Day on the Greenway April 17th. more

Town of St. Paul Site of Litter Summit
Black Diamond Resource Conservation & Development Council hosted a regional litter summit in St. Paul on April 22nd. more

Page County Holds Earth Day Festival
Page County held an Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 24th at the Luray Hawksbill Greenway. more

Clarke County Plans Zero Waste Event
This year’s Berryville Barns Festival in Clarke County is tackling a huge issue – the creation of waste at community events. more

STATE DEVELOPING ELECTRONIC WASTE TASK FORCE

In an effort to assist Virginia state agencies, localities and citizens in the proper handling of electronic wastes (eWaste) such as computers and related peripherals, audio units, cell phones, and televisions, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will soon solicit interested parties to serve on an advisory committee on eWaste.   

The purpose of the advisory committee is to identify the existing infrastructure available to Virginians for the collection and recycling of these materials, to ascertain the strengths and weaknesses of the infrastructure, to review and comment on the regulatory framework which affects such recycling, and to offer recommendations to DEQ on how to maximize the recycling of this material in the future.  The first meeting of the advisory committee is expected to be in late April (meeting time and date to be determined). 

Interested parties should contact Steve Coe at DEQ:  (804) 698-4029 or gscoe@deq.state.va.us.

In addition, Virginia communities are beginning to take more proactive steps towards managing electronic waste.  See "Electronics Collections" at right.  

Board Meeting

The next meeting of the VRA Board of Directors will be held June 9, 2004 from 10 am to 2 pm at the office of CVWMA (in Richmond). Members are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP to Mayi Rivera by June 7.

Conference News

Plans are underway for a great annual conference this fall. We are aiming for high attendance, more exhibitors and an exciting new fundraising event! Both recycling and litter prevention sessions will be offered. Details are now being developed – dates and location will be announced in the next newsletter and on our website.

We need volunteers to help make this a fantastic conference -- do you know of exhibitors or sponsors, want to help set up for our fundraising social, get silent auction donations or work our registration table?

Contact Georgiana Ball at gball@dgs.state.va.us or (804) 236-2781.

New Resource

NAPCOR, the trade association for the PET plastic industry, has created a Single-Serve Recycling Toolkit. The Toolkit is a step-by-step guide to creating recycling programs at events and special venues. For more details or to request the free resource, visit www.napcor.com.

New Program

Students at the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy have worked with businesses in the community to develop a recycling program at the University. more

Electronics Collections

A one-day electronics collection event was held Saturday, May 1 at James Madison University. This was a collaborative effort between the City of Harrisonburg, Rockingham County and the University. Computer Recycling of Virginia coordinated the event.

Monthly electronics recycling collections will begin in July in Fauquier County. AERC Recycling Solutions will manage the events.
 
 

 New Members

  • Lois Christensen, Gateway Streetscape Foundation, Inc.

  • Alan Coomber, TFC Recycling

  • John Elliot, Sycom Technologies

  • James Kane, County of Louisa

  • Helen Rasmussen, Virginia Department of Agriculture & Conservation Services

  • John Schlegel, AERC Recycling Solutions

  • Sherry Tracy, AAA Environmental, Inc.
 About the VRA

The Virginia Recycling Association (VRA) was formed in 1990 by a group of individuals committed to expanding state recycling opportunities. Since then, the VRA has become a leading resource of information for members, the general public, local governments, the  General Assembly, business and industry. The organization is guided by a diverse Board of Directors that reflects the membership.