Membership Drive

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

I was recently reviewing our membership role, and I couldn’t help but notice that we have a relatively small number of members.
I have tremendous gratitude for those who are already members, because they are a very loyal. Some have been member since the coalition began! We even have a member who hands out information to [...]

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2009 Recycling Guide Now Avalaible

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

With the new year just around the corner, the KRC has already begun releasing the 2009 Recycling Guide. It was debuted at the the ARD celebration on Nov 14th, and so far over 200 guides have been distributed. Last year 2000 guides total were handed out, so we have a great start on the new [...]

Tags: education, guide

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Recycling: By the Numbers

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Here are some astonishing statistics on recycling that I found. Thought I would share. Enjoy! (From planetgreen.discovery.com)

544,000: Trees saved if every household in the United States replaced just one roll of virgin fiber paper towels (70 sheets) with 100 percent recycled ones.
20 million: Tons of electronic waste thrown away each year. One ton of scrap from [...]

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New Board Members

Monday, December 8th, 2008

At the November Board of Directors Meeting, Jay Price the environmental coordinator for UT Campus’ Facilities was voted onto the board.
The board and staff are happy to have Jay on board, and look forward to his insights and guidance.
Along with Jay, the staff voted to have a representative on the board.
After reviewing the bylaws of [...]

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Recycling Workshops

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Have you ever wanted to start recycling or composting and just didn’t feel like you knew enough to get started? Starting in January the KRC will be offering a monthly workshop on topics related to recycling to help Knoxville and surrounding area residents learn how to get started.
The main emphasis early on will be on [...]

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