New York State Association for
Reduction, Reuse and Recycling
Our Mission:
To provide statewide leadership on waste reduction,
reuse and recycling issues and practices to improve the environment.
Our
Vision:
- To be an advisory
organization for legislative and regulatory matters in reduction, reuse
and recycling.
- To promote the
recycling and reuse industry to an economically sustainable level.
- To be the essential
information resource for reduction, reuse and recycling.
- To promote management
practices that integrate reduction, reuse and recycling.
- To be the education
and training resource for all aspects of reduction, reuse and recycling.
Climate Change
and Energy Efficiency Challenge 
The Energy Smart Students
program is pleased to announce the 2009 'Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Challenge.' NYSERDA will fund up to 30 innovative projects that increase
students' energy and global climate change knowledge and awareness, while
providing student leadership opportunities and outreach to the community.
Kindergarten through grade 12 teachers and informal educators are invited
to apply. Applications must be received by September 30, 2009. Download
application.
2009 New York
State Bin Grant Application Winners Announced!
The New York State Association for Reduction,
Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR3) has partnered with the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation to offer an Environmental Benefit Project
to further beverage container collection and public space recycling in
New York State. This
project will provide beverage container collection bins to various youth
and community organizations in each of the nine DEC regions. View
Winners (Excel format)
The Coca-Cola
Company and National Recycling Coalition Support 85 Community Recycling
Programs Through Bin Grant Program
Recycling programs in 85 towns and cities got
a boost this America Recycles Day with the addition of new recycling bins.
The two winners from New York State were the Monroe County Department
of Environmental Services in Rochester and the Yonkers Green Policy Task
Force.
>>Read
full press release
Recycler
of the Year Winners Announced
NYSAR3 is pleased to announce Brenda Grober and Meg Morris as 2008 Recycler
of the Year award winners.
>>Read
Brenda Grober press release
>>Read
Meg Morris press release
NYSAR3's Annual Membership meeting and Workshop
October 16, Syracuse NY
This year NYSAR3 will held a successful one-day event on October 16 at
the Genessee Grande Hotel in Syracuse. Two workshops were held - Grant
Writing and Preparing A new Solid Waste Plan.
>>View
workshop agenda
>>View PowerPoint presentations
2008 Election Results
Thank you
to all members who voted, and special thanks to the Board candidates:
Robert Comi, Robert Lange, Mark Naef and Ted Osborne. Mark Naef and Ted
Osborne were re-elected to the open At Large Board positions at the Annual
Membership Meeting & Luncheon on October 16.
Introduce Your School to the Nationally Acclaimed Go Green Initiative!
This grant program
is currently under re-construction. Please hold your applications. If
you have already submitted one, it is currently under consideration and
you should hear shortly. Thank you for your patience.
Free Recycling Equipment Grant - SOLD
OUT
NYSAR3, through funding
from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, is pleased to offer
funds for either a rolling toter (up to $75) or have a worm composting
kit delivered to your door, free-of-charge, to a limited number of schools.
Hurry -- first-come, first-served. Schools must join the Go
Green Initiative to be eligible. (Note: this is
not to be confused with the $500 GGI grant above)
NYSAR3 Forms
College Council
The College Council
is a membership-based organization designed to provide a forum through
which college students, environmental staff, and faculty can share information
about common environmental problems and best practices that have been
developed to overcome those problems.
>>Read the press release
>>Join
the Council Now!
>>More Info
Join the NYSAR3 Listserv!
The NYSAR3 listserv
is a valuable networking tool created just for members. To subscribe,
send an e-mail message
with your name and e-mail address.
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