[OKRA] Fwd: FW: Reminder: Share your Recycling Successes, AR 2020 Events, Webinars on Plastics Imports and Exports

Tue Oct 13 15:25:25 PDT 2020

Successes Due Oct 15

*America Recycles Updates*

*Last Call for Pledge Signers to Share Recycling Successes - Deadline
October 15!*

Thank you to all of the organizations that have added their recycling
successes to our shared presentation! If you have not submitted your
recycling successes from the past year, do so by *close of business
Thursday, October 15th.*

If you have recycling successes or commitments that you’d like showcased,
please fill out a PowerPoint slide with your company logo and 1-3
bullets. Your submission should be less than 50 words. Please submit your
successes directly into this shared document
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following
the instructions in the document. Please copy and paste a template slide
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after the last entry, making sure to only edit your slide.

So far, we have received submissions from AB&I, the Can Manufacturers
Institute, the Construction and Demolition Recycling Association, Dart,
Delaware River & Bay Authority, First Solar, Net Your Problem, PakTech,
Suppliers Partnership for the Environment, Think Zero LLC, Tyler Pipe &
Coupling, and Zonker Recycling.

Slides may be broadcast at the EPA's America Recycles events in
November. If you have questions or wish for us to confirm receipt of your
submission, send your populated slide with the subject “Successes from
(Insert your organization name)” to EPARecycles at epa.gov by COB October 15,
2020.

*Register for the 2020 America Recycles: Innovation Fair & Summit on
November 16-17*

On *Monday, November 16th EPA *will host the second annual *America
Recycles: Innovation Fair* to showcase recent advances in recycling
technology, product development, and materials usage. Exhibitors will
display new recyclable products, goods made from recycled content,
innovative education and communication methods, materials that promote more
effective recycling, recycling and manufacturing research, and new
technologies that are advancing recycling today and into the future.

On* Tuesday, November 17th,* at the *America Recycles: Summit,* EPA plans
to announce national recycling goals, provide an overview of its
*draft **National
Recycling Strategy*
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and facilitate engaging public and private sector discussions on advancing
the state of the nation’s recycling.

These events are free, online, and open to the public. Please share the
registration link with your networks.

*Register at:* https://americarecycles.vfairs.com/
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*Help us Spread the Word about your America Recycles Events*

If you are planning any events or education campaigns related to America
Recycles 2020, please submit those here
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by
*October 15*. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #AmericaRecycles for all of
your social media messaging. That way, we can keep track of and re-tweet,
share, and amplify each other’s events.

*EPA Webinars on New International Requirements for Exports and Imports of
Plastic Recyclables*

EPA is hosting webinars explaining the new international requirements that
will soon apply to exports and imports of most plastic scrap and that will
significantly impact the market for U.S. plastic recyclables. Starting
January 1, 2021, international shipments of most plastic scrap will be
restricted under a treaty called the Basel Convention on the Control of
Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Exports of
plastic scrap will only be allowed with the prior written consent of the
importing country and any transit countries. The new Basel provisions will
significantly limit the market for U.S. plastic recyclables because
countries that have ratified the Convention (i.e., Parties) are prohibited
from trading Basel-covered wastes with non-Parties like the United States,
absent a separate bilateral or multilateral agreement that meets certain
Basel criteria. Two EPA webinars will be tailored to the specific needs and
questions of state and local governments and the regulated community.

Register for the EPA webinar on *October 19th *for state and local
governments
<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fus-epa-new-international-requirements-for-exports-and-imports-of-plastic-tickets-116407679503&data=02%7C01%7Cthorst%40choctawnation.com%7C7ee1c325dca54f5f38e208d86fa724da%7C47179c27f1cb43d2b07477f138da7144%7C0%7C1%7C637382110955859865&sdata=JGP5Lqv8avTT6cznrEnQPjsXOu9zC9eyuSXWQmh6ftY%3D&reserved=0>
to
learn about the new requirements and factors to consider in planning for
the impacts to recycling programs.

Register for the EPA webinar on *November 23rd *for the regulated community
<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fus-epa-new-international-requirements-for-exports-and-imports-of-plastic-tickets-121385656767&data=02%7C01%7Cthorst%40choctawnation.com%7C7ee1c325dca54f5f38e208d86fa724da%7C47179c27f1cb43d2b07477f138da7144%7C0%7C1%7C637382110955859865&sdata=0cOxTp2Ebcht%2Bv4eDXgL4rW3WEltpjywAYD31NWBJtQ%3D&reserved=0>
for
detailed information about the new requirements and what exporters and
importers need to know to comply.

For an overview of the new international requirements for exports and
imports of plastic recyclables, listen to the EPA Sustainable Materials
Management webinar
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from
September 24.

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DC 20460

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