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Resource Recovery Roundtable
The Capital Area Resource Recovery Roundtable (CARRR) is a quarterly regional forum on recycling, waste reduction and resource conservation. Tentative future dates and topics are:
- February 12, 2009 - Household Hazardous Waste Management
- May 14, 2009
- August 13, 2009
- November 19, 2009
Please see below for previous topics, speaker information and presentation files. For additional information, please contact Kelly Freeman at 512-916-6040 or by e-mail here.
Scrap Tires
The topic for the November 2008 roundtable was scrap tire management, including the history of scrap tire management in Texas, scrap tire markets and end uses, and tire recycling. Participants included representatives of city and county governments in the Capital Area, private industry solid waste and tire recycling and hauling service providers, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Liberty Tire Recycling, the Texas Department of Transportation, and others.
Summary of Discussion Points - Coming Soon
TxDOT on the Road to Recycling - Woody Raine, Recycling Manager, Texas Department of Transportation
Scrap Tire Managment in Texas - John Forehand, Scrap Tire Liaison (Former), Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Coming Soon
Liberty Tire Recycling - Kevin Martinolich, General Manager, Liberty Tire Recycling
Report: Using Scrap Tire and Crumb Rubber, Texas Department of Transportation 2007 Annual Progress Report
Web Site: State Contract for Used Tire and Rubber Scrap Removal and Disposal/Recycling Services
Web Site: TxDOT Specification for Used Tires and Scrap Rubber Tire Pieces Collection Service
Handout: RAD-TECH Fabricators Inc., www.radtecrubberall.com
Computer Recycling
The topic for the August 2008 roundtable was computer and electronics recycling, with particular emphasis on the new Texas Computer Recycling Program which began September 1, 2008. Participants included representatives of city and county governments in the Capital Area, private industry solid waste and electronics recycling service providers, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Dell Computers, Goodwill Industries of Central Texas, and others.
Overview of Texas Computer Equipment Recycling Program, Andrew Hoekzema, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Dell's Computer TakeBack Program: Raising the Global Bar, Kristyn Rankin, Compliance Programs Manager, Dell Global Services Delivery
Goodwill Computer Works, Jeff Kendall, District Manager, Computer Works/Goodwill Industries of Central Texas
Making Computer TakeBack Recycling Work, Robin Schneider, Executive Director, Texas Campaign for the Environment
Web site: www.TexasRecyclesComputers.org
Web site: www.TakeBackMyTV.com
Composting and Organics
The topic for the May 2008 roundtable was organics in the waste stream, composting and compost use. Participants included representatives of city and county governments in the Capital Area, private industry solid waste service providers, the Texas Department of Transportation, the Compost Advisory Council of the Recycling Alliance of Texas, and others.
Compost Uses and Benefits and Compost Advisory Council - Maia Corbitt (Presentation)
TxDOT Compost Utilization Project: The Nation's Largest Market - Barrie Cogburn, Landscape Design & Enhancements Section Director, Texas Department of Transportation (Presentation)
Barr Mansion Food Scrap Composting - Melanie McAfeee (Presentation)
Centralized Composting and Compost Retailing - Paul Gregory, Garden-Ville (Presentation)
Plastics
The focus topic for the February 2008 roundtable was plastics and plastics recycling. Participants included representatives of city and county governments in the Capital Area, private industry solid waste service providers, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Recycling Alliance of Texas, non-profit organizations, and others.
Recycling: The 21st Century Imperative - Alan Watts, TCEQ (Presentation Coming Soon)
Bag the Bags in Austin - Rick Cofer, Bag the Bags in Austin Coalition (Handout)
Plastics: Types and Markets - Adam Mosier, Cycled Plastics (Presentation)
City of Austin Zero Waste Initiative - Melissa Martinez, City of Austin Solid Waste Services (Web Site)
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