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NYSAR3's College Council
	The College Council is a program of the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling designed to provide a forum for college students, staff and faculty to share information about common challenges and best practices related to recycling, waste prevention, and other environmental issues. The College Council is a membership-based program offering a number of members-only benefits, including its own listserve, an electronic newsletter, regional and statewide workshops, National Recycling Coalition membership, discounted memberships and conference registration fees. New College Council Grant Program College Council News College Council Forum (Ask Us A Question; Send Us A Comment) Member List Membership Application Contact Us

NYSAR3's Organics Recycling and Composting Council
	The NYSAR3 Organics Recycling and Composting Council is a group of NYSAR3 members who share a common interest to promote an understanding of the importance of recovering food waste and other organics from the waste stream through policies and programs for a more sustainable use. For more information on the Organics Recycling and Composting Council, contact: Dave Lupinski – Committee Chair Oneida-Herkimer SWA 1600 Genesse St., Utica, NY 13502 Phone: (315) 733-1224 Fax: (315) 733-2305 Jean Bonhotal Cornell Waste Management Institute, Cornell University 111 Rice Hall, Ithaca NY 14853 Phone: (607) 255-8444 Fax: (607) 255-8207 Also on the Organics Committee: Ted Osborne; Gary Feinland; Greg Gelewski
NYSAR3's Buy Recycled Alliance of New York
	NYSAR3 has established a council to promote the purchasing of preferable products with recycled material content. For more information on the Buy Recycled Alliance of New York, contact: John Halenar 38 E. Ridgewood Ave. #169, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Phone: (201) 652-0782 Fax (201) 652-0782 David Hurd Office of Recycling Outreach, GrowNYC 51 Chambers St, Room 228, New York, NY 10007 Phone: (212) 341-9894 Fax (212) 778-7913 May 15, 2013 BRANY Meeting BRANY Update - Maggie Clarke (pdf) May 9, 2012 BRANY Legislative Update Product Stewardship Legislative Update - Katherin Bourbeau, NYPSC (pdf) NYSAR3 Legislative Update - Ken Armellino, NYSAR3 Legislative Committee (pdf) March 14, 2012 BRANY Presentation on Solid Waste Management Issues.. EPA's Sustainable Materials Management Program - Dale Carpenter (pdf) Zero Waste and Climate Change - Maggie Clarke Presentation (pdf) Paper (pdf) Update on Solid Waste Issues in Plan NYC - Emily Rubenstein Plan NYC--Solid Waste http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/theplan/solid-waste.shtml Emerging Waste Conversion Technologies http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/html/emerging_technology/new_emerging_convtech_DSNY.shtml September 14, 2011 BRANY Presentation on Eco-Labeling Labeling Challenges for Bioplastics - David Brooks-BPI (pdf) Product Labeling for End Of Life Recovery - Bridget Anderson-NYC DS (pdf) The Green Guides - Julia Solomon-Ensor-FTC (pdf) May 11, 2011 State and NYC Legislative Update New York City Legislative Update (PowerPoint) State Legislation and Product Stewardship Initiatives (PowerPoint) March 16, 2011 Recycling Markets Update New Leaf Paper (PowerPoint) EPA Study: Municipal Solid Waste in the United States September 22, 2010 Meeting Presentations: Food Waste Composting at St. John's University (PowerPoint) May 12, 2010 Meeting: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing New York City Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (PDF) Environmentally Preferable Purchasing at The Durst Organization (PDF)