<div dir="ltr"><br><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_ku8h9wb70" alt="image.png" width="270" height="240"><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font size="6"><b><a href="https://hopin.com/events/2021-national-recycling-congress/registration">Register Here</a></b></font></div><div><br></div><div><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:2rem;line-height:2.5rem;color:rgb(118,194,222);font-family:Montserrat;text-align:center">Early Bird Extended Thru Oct 1! </h3><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:2rem;color:rgb(59,109,161);font-family:Montserrat">The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://nrcrecycles.org/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none">National Recycling Coalition</a> (NRC) is excited to partner with the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://nysar3.org/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none">New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling</a> (NYSAR³) to host the 2021 National Recycling Congress on November 3-4, 2021.  The Congress will be held in a virtual format and will bring together waste reduction, recycling and circular economy professionals from all across North America. </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:2rem;color:rgb(59,109,161);font-family:Montserrat">After a 12-year hiatus from organizing the premier national recycling conference, NRC is proud to present the <span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bolder">2021 [Virtual] National Recycling Congress!</span> NRC is bringing the same level of valuable professional opportunities to attendees in this virtual format as we have for 38 years of in-person events. NRC's experience in the field is unmatched, and the new <span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bolder">National Recycling Congress</span> has evolved into a creative, innovative, interactive, fun event to bring the highest quality of information at the lowest cost to our members. </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:2rem;color:rgb(59,109,161);font-family:Montserrat">This virtual event will allow you to:</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 1.25rem;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-position:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Montserrat;font-size:medium"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.5rem;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.5rem;font-size:1.125rem;color:rgb(59,109,161)">Connect with the most colleagues and national and regional experts possible;</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.5rem;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.5rem;font-size:1.125rem;color:rgb(59,109,161)">Save time and money on travel;</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.5rem;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.5rem;font-size:1.125rem;color:rgb(59,109,161)">Save money with lower registration costs and $50 discounts for members; and</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.5rem;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.5rem;font-size:1.125rem;color:rgb(59,109,161)">Wear what you want - there’s no dress code!</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:2rem;color:rgb(59,109,161);font-family:Montserrat">The two-day educational event will feature engaging sessions from <span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bolder">waste reduction, </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bolder">reuse, repair, recycling, composting, sustainable materials management and circular economy</span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bolder"> experts and program implementers</span>.  To ensure their timeliness and relevance to critical issues facing recycling organizations today, all session topics will be curated and informed by NRC’s network of recycling practitioners.  Check out the schedule of sessions, and keep an eye out for updates on keynote and other expert presenters.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:2rem;color:rgb(59,109,161);font-family:Montserrat">Secure your sponsorship today – contact <a href="mailto:Sponsorships@nrcrecycles.org" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none">Sponsorships@nrcrecycles.org</a>. For all other Congress information, contact Julie L Rhodes at <a href="mailto:CongressManager@nrcrecycles.org" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none">CongressManager@nrcrecycles.org</a>.</p><p class="gmail-ck-heading_description" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.5rem;color:rgb(59,109,161);font-family:Montserrat"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><i style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">IMPORTANT NOTE: When registering or using the Hopin virtual platform, please use </i></span><i style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bolder">Google Chrome</span></i><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><i style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> or </i></span><i style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bolder">Mozilla Firefox</span></i><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><i style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> to access all the features of the site.</i></span></p></div></div>