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North Dakota Solid Waste and Recycling Association
Newsletter


The NDSWRA now e-mails a newsletter several times per year. If you have information to add to the next newsletter, or are interested in placing an ad, please contact our Executive Director.  Annually, the NDSWRA mails a special symposium newsletter issue to over 800 regional solid waste and recycling professionals.

 

2012 -   January

2011 -   February, AprilNovember                                                                      
2010 -   February, July, November (News Notice (PDF): WM Closes Underwood Site 10/2010)
2009  -  November
2008  -  December, June (former style from here through 2004) /dnn/LinkClick.aspx
2007  -  April, August, December 
2006  -  January, May
2005  -  January, May, August
2004  -  February, May, July, October

    

News / Press Releases

The NDSWRA sends news/press releases several times per year on timely topics related to solid waste, recycling, composting and more.  Let us know if there's a topic you would like more information on or would like to see done as a news/press release.

2010
Buy Recycled:  Egg Cartons Made from Newspapers? 
E-waste: Where is your old computer?
Recycling: Recycling Interest Increasing in North Dakota

2009
PAYT: Want more control over your garbage rate?
Waste Reduction: Waste Reduction: A Gift for our Children

2008
Landfills: What Happens to our Garbage?
Garbage: What's in our Garbage and what can we do about it? 

    

Other Reports/Tools
    

Brochures

The NDSWRA has several brochures available. If you would like these mailed, please contact our Executive Director; otherwise they are in PDF format:

The following related brochures from the ND Department of Health can be found on their Web site (click on Publications):

  • Compact Fluorescent Lights, Recycling and Disposal Options
  • Recycling Fluorescent Bulbs, A Guide for Businesses
  • Household Automotive Wastes
  • Using Compost and Wood Chips
  • Recycling Works!
  • Grasscycling!
  • Composting in Your Backyard
    

Books, Videos/DVDs, Listserves

Books/Printed Publications
The NDSWRA has older printed resources available that can be checked out for a period of one month.
 
Title Author Date
     
1991 SCORE Report MN Office of Waste Management November 1991
A Consumer Driven Recycling Market Development Strategy James Steffen & Associates July 1996
A Handbook on Recycling for Rural Communities Nebraska State Recycling Association (NSRA) March 1997
Arizona Small Business Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Guide City of Tucson and the SW Public Recycling Assoc. 1992
Case Studies of Seven Rural Programs Cooperatively Marketing Recyclables - Full Report Lola Schoenrich, The Minnesota Project April 1994
Case Studies of Seven Rural Programs Cooperatively Marketing Recyclables - Synopsis Lola Schoenrich, The Minnesota Project April 1994
Characterization of MSW in the U.S.: 1990 Update EPA June 1990
Characterization of MSW in the U.S.: 1990 Update Executive Summary EPA June 1990
Cooperative Marketing Demonstration Project Mid-Continent Recycling Association (MCRA) August 1996
Cooperative Marketing in North America Mary Kohrell and Holly Johnson, Wisc. Extension June 1992
Cooperative Marketing Tool Kit Multiple August 1998
Costs of Solid Waste Mgmt.: 1986, 1991 and 1996 Harvey Gershman, in an MSW Mgmt. Magazine October 1992
Decision-Makers Guide to Solid Waste Management EPA November 1989
Developing Markets for Recyclable Materials Mt. Auburn Associates and NE-Midwest Institute July 1993
Facing America's Trash Office of Technology Assessment 1989
Facing America's Trash Summary Office of Technology Assessment 1989
Get in the Loop: Buy Recycled Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources October 1996
Handbook of Recycling Techniques Alfred Nijkerk 1995
HHW Exchange Program - Final Report Assoc. of Retarded Citizens (A.R.C.), Bismarck Chapter 1993
Leaf Composting: A Guide for Municipalities Univ. of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Service January 1989
Local Recycling Market Development: The IL,MN,WI Experience The MN Project, Univ. of WI - Extension, Univ. of IL - Coop. Extension Serv. June 1996
Manufacturing from Recyclables - 24 Case Studies of Successful Recycling Enterprises Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) February 1995
Market Development in Recycling for CO Colorado Office of Energy Conservation June 1990
Markets for Recovered Materials Midwest Assistance Program March 1994
Material Recovery Facility Technical Assistance Manual MN Office of Waste Management 1990
Measuring Recycling: A Guide for State and Local Governments EPA September 1997
MN Solid Waste Composition Study 1990-1991, Part 1 MN Pollution Control Agency November 1992
MSW Management - Source Reduction Teacher's Guide EPA Region 8 1993
ND Solid Waste Symposium Proceedings Multiple October 4-5, 1990
Pollution Prevention: A Tool Kit for Farm Cooperatives Univ. of Nebraska Cooperative Extension 1995
Pollution Prevention: A Tool Kit for Metal Finishers Univ. of Nebraska Cooperative Extension 1995
Pressing On…Revisiting Paper Recycling The Recycling Council (Brown, Finneman, Hoit, Mayer, Runyan) July 1995
Recyclable Material Market Directory Mid-Atlantic Consortium of Recycling and Economic Development Officials (MAC/REDO) 1996
Recyclables Exchange Chicago Board of Trade  1996
Recycling and Reuse Business Assistance Center MN Office of Environmental Assistance (MOEA) 1996
Rural Recycling Strategies: Cooperative Marketing Tool Kit SE MN Recycling Exchange, NSRA and MCRA September 1998
The Recycler's Handbook The Earth Works Group  1990
The Solid Waste Dilemma: An Agenda for Action EPA February 1989

Videos/DVDs
The NDSWRA has several videos/DVDs that can be checked out free for a period of one month.  Unreturned or lost material will be billed at a rate of $30 per video/DVD. 

  • 3-2-1 Contact: "The Rotten Truth" (about landfills, recycling, composting and waste reduction - geared towards a 3rd grade level) -- This DVD is also now available in every county in ND.  Visit our schools page to see where they are located (can be checked out/signed out from the recycling kits). 
     
  • Clearing the Air: Tools for Reducing Residential Garbage Burning (from the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, Duluth, MN)
     
  • The Coolest Can (aluminum can recycling by the Can Manufacturers Institute)
     
  • "A Vision Becomes Reality" (about the City of Bismarck's progress in managing waste wood as a biomass fuel source) -- This DVD was done through the ND Forest Service, however, the NDSWRA has a copy.

Listserves
There are several national listserves that one can participate in sending and/or receiving messages from knowledgeable people in specific fields.  See the following link to find out more.

    

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  NDSWRA 
PO BOX 1628
DICKINSON, ND 58602-1628  

  Executive Director
  Jerry Volk 
  (701) 590-0488
Jerry's Email Address
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Disclaimer: This information is provided by the NDSWRA as a public service and is not an endorsement of specific businesses or organizations.

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