October 2005
Volume 27, Number 7

Inthisissue

CRRA Members Meeting Scheduled

What’s New on the CRRA Website

2006 Conference Committee Forming

CIWMB Update

NRC Update

Jobs Available

Events Calendar

Sponsor Information

CRRANEWS
CRRA Members Meeting Scheduled For November

CRRA by-laws provide for the organization's Board meetings to be opened to the membership at least four times a year. The next such open meeting will take place on Friday, November 4 at the offices of SCS Engineers in Long Beach .

Members are invited and encouraged to attend. A public comment period will be provided. Additionally, members may request items be added to the agenda up until Friday, October 23. To help in planning meeting space, those wishing to attend are requested to RSVP by the same date. Meeting agendas can be requested after October 31. All correspondence should be directed to Judi Gregory at judigregry@aol.com
What’s New on the CRRA Website?

Visit the CRRA website Now. Make sure you check the website often for information on upcoming events, 2005 conference Speaker Presentations, 2005 Conference Photos, Board Meeting Minutes, and now available updated 2005 America Recycle's Day information. CRRA will soon be launching the redesigned website, which will make keeping up with your organization even easier. Visit CRRA at www.crra.com.

2006 CRRA Conference Committee Now Forming

CRRA is now forming the 2006 conference committee. We invite you to join the committee! We are looking for people who have ideas or want to be involved in organizing the program, keynote and plenary speakers, awards, special events, sponsorship, exhibit hall, tours, promotional material, conference greening, before and after conference outings, and more. Please consider using your talent and ideas to help us plan a fantastic conference! Please contact Julie Muir if you are interested at juliem@pssi.stanford.edu
IndustryNews&HotTopics
Happenings at the CA Integrated Waste Management Board
-CIWMB Committee Meetings: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Agendas/ -Plastics Interested Parties Meeting
-CIWMB Board Meeting http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Agendas/
-$1.8 million available in tire-derived product grants (deadline Nov. 10, 2005) 
-The application period for the Reuse Assistance Grants is currently open, and closes October 27, 2005.
-CIWMB Events Calendar: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Calendar/
NRC Update
-Would you like to speak at the 25th Annual Congress & Expo in Atlanta , October 22-25, 2006 ? Download the Call for Papers (Word file) and return the application by January 31, 2006 .
- NRC Congress & Expo Wrap-Up : NRC Annual Award Winners | Board of Directors Election Results
"Congress Daily" newsletter: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday
Download the Program Book (4.3 MB PDF) | Speaker Notes
Photo Gallery - More Than 600 Photos!
- Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts: NRC is working with its members and other organizations and businesses to respond to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. We also encourage our members to give what they can to relief agencies. Learn more about NRC's response and how you can help
JobsAvailable
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Executive Director, South Bayside Waste Management Authority. Filing Deadline 10/17/05 . e-mail: apply@bobmurrayassoc.com

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Recycling Coordinator, Allied Waste, Pacheco , CA . For further information, people should contact Melissa Hughes, Human Resources Coordinator, 925-671-5826
 
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Conservatree is looking for a new staff person strong in communications and research skills. The job is located in San Francisco . The job description is at http://www.conservatree.com/about/progassoc.shtml.
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Recycling Coordinator, Truckee . http://www.townoftruckee.com/emp.html
 
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UpcomingEvents
October 18, 2005 CRRA Board Meeting
Additional Events

http://www.crra.com/events/
President'sCircle
The California Resource Recovery Association is partly funded by generous support from our sponsors. For more information on CRRA sponsorship, download a sponsor brochure online at: CRRA Sponsor Brochure (pdf)

CRRA Sponsors

Additional President Circle Sponsor is the CA Department of Conservation. Gigantic Idea Studio, Burrtec, CIWMB, Zero Waste Communities of San Bernardino Co., Mojave Desert & Mountain JPA, StopWaste.Org, City of Chula Vista, EPA Region 9, American Plastics Council, Phoenix Waste and Recycling, Huls Environmental, Sunset Waste Papers, SLO County IWMA, SoCal Computer Recyclers, Waste Connections, RethinkWaste.org, EcoNomics, CalRecovery Inc., PSSI/Stanford Recycling, Western Riverside COG, OSS Spectrum and Envirocycle, Inc.
 

CALIFORNIA RESOURCE RECOVERY ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 276567, Sacramento, CA 95827-6567
Phone: (916) 441-CRRA • Fax: (916) 932-2209
Website: www.crra.com • Email: crra@crra.com