CALL2RECYCLE CONTINUES "LESSONS FROM THE EXPERTS" WEBINAR SERIES
Spotlight on recycling efforts for King County and City of Spokane, WA
ATLANTA (November 10, 2011) The “Lessons from the Experts” series continues with the second of three webinars featuring Call2Recycle® and two Washington State communities discussing extended producer responsibility (EPR) and hazardous waste recycling efforts and how these municipalities are effectively and responsibly handling end-of-life product management.
Call2Recycle, the only free battery and cell phone collection program in North America, is hosting a three-part complimentary webinar series that will discuss issues critical to extended producer responsibility (EPR) and recycling programs within municipalities across the United States.
“A Tale of Two Communities – How Recycling and EPR are Keeping Washington State ‘Evergreen’” will be held on November 17, 2011 at 11am PT (2pm ET) spotlighting the recycling efforts of King County and the City of Spokane. Both communities provide multi-faceted collection and recycling programs, including a rechargeable battery collection program, and are dedicated to protecting their state’s environment and natural resources. In addition to a discussion about their successful recycling programs and services, the webinar will educate participants on issues critical to product stewardship from the municipality’s point of view.
"Product stewardship (or EPR) programs shift the financial responsibility for managing unwanted products from local governments to the product producers and ultimately their customer,” said Jim Neely, Program Manager Supervisor with King County Solid Waste Division. “We feel that allocating the costs of the recycling service to the consumers that purchase the products and benefit from their use is fairer than paying for the program broadly through garbage rates. So in essence, when a consumer buys a product, the recycling service is built into the price of the product."
“The City of Spokane recognizes the need to address environmental issues head on, and that includes making all types of disposal and recycling services available to our community,” said Geoff Glenn, Disposal Superintendent with the City of Spokane. “Over the years, our program has grown to include residential, commercial, food and yard waste collection programs and soon single stream recycling. The City has also incorporated automated collection and computerized paperless routing through GPS.”
“Call2Recycle is proud to partner with both King County and the City of Spokane to offer an easy and convenient way for residents to recycle their batteries at no cost,” said Sean Burchill, regional account manager for Call2Recycle. “Washington State is dedicated to conserving resources, reducing waste and decreasing potential harm from exposure to hazardous materials, and working with these two organizations to educate their communities is essential.”
In this webinar, attendees will learn:
- How the Northwest Product Stewardship Council efforts are promoting environmental sustainability
- How two Washington State communities integrate product stewardship principles into their hazardous waste recycling programs
- Creative ways to design a cost-effective and efficient battery recycling program
- What Call2Recycle’s program can offer municipalities
Join King County, the City of Spokane and Call2Recycle for this webinar on November 17, 2011. Register today or find out about upcoming webinars in the series at call2recycle.org/webseries.
About King County
Located on Puget Sound in Washington State, and covering 2,134 square miles, King County is nearly twice as large as the average county in the United States. With more than 1.9 million people, it also ranks as the 14th most populous county in the nation. In 1991, local governments and agencies established a partnership as the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County. The program brings together resources from four government agencies and 37 suburban cities to help citizens, businesses, non-profit organizations and government agencies reduce the threat posed by the production, use, storage and disposal of hazardous materials. The partners are the King County Water and Land Resources Division; King County Solid Waste Division; Seattle Public Utilities; Public Health—Seattle & King County; and the Suburban Cities Association.
About City of Spokane
The City of Spokane is home to some 195,500 residents; there are around 418,000 residents in the metropolitan area. Spokane is located in the heart of the Inland Northwest, and it serves as a shopping, entertainment, and medical hub for an area that includes Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon, North Idaho, Western Montana, and southern portions of Alberta and British Columbia. In October of 1990, the City of Spokane, in compliance with Washington State Law and the Spokane Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan, started a curbside recycling program. The City of Spokane provides 18 gallon blue bins to each residence for designated recyclable materials. This program services about 6,000 residents daily.
About Call2Recycle® Call2Recycle is the only free battery and cell phone collection program in North America. Since 1994, Call2Recycle has diverted more than 60 million pounds (27 million kilograms) of rechargeable batteries from local landfills and established a network of 30,000 recycling drop-off locations. Advancing green business practices and environmental sustainability, Call2Recycle is the most active voice promoting eco-safe reclamation and recycling of rechargeable batteries and cell phones. Learn more at call2recycle.org, call2recycle.ca or 877.723.1297. Become a follower or fan at twitter.com/call2recycle or facebook.com/call2recycle.
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