Since 1981 & FirSt in the nation

Report

Northeast resource recovery associatioN

2013Annual

My Esteemed Colleagues,

Change continues to be the defining status of the waste manage-ment field. The complexity of management issues requires cre-ative thinking to protect the environment as well as maintain fiscal responsibility. Your Association is a master of managing change. Thinking back on all the ways NRRA has adapted over the years is to witness evolution and reinforces the tenant- survival of the fittest. Rather than being slow and plodding, NRRA is nimble and agile. Rather than being monolithic and bureaucratic, NRRA is flexible and accommodating.

The partnership between you the members and the most excel-lent staff is a hallmark of how a coop should operate. NRRA is here to serve your needs. Your changing needs. Adapt and survive. Some would consider what NRRA does to be radical. The private sector is perfectly capable of supplying municipalities everything they need. Why do we even need the NRRA? This to me strikes at the heart of the matter. This isn’t about maximizing corporate profits. It’s about providing a platform to facilitate the public/private partnerships that deliver efficient, economical and environmentally sensitive waste disposal to NRRA members. NRRA is here to provide the opportunity for peer-to-peer net-working, assist in evaluating information to reach good decisions, and on a funda-mental level, help move your stuff- be it recycling or trash because otherwise the stuff tends to pile up. This is done thoughtfully and cheerfully by a dedicated staff of professionals that I’m proud to be associated with. You should be proud too. You are the Association. Without your time, energy, creativity and participation the NRRA would be unable to adapt..and survive.

Change is a comin’. We’re ready for it. NRRA will be your partner in the decades to come just as we’ve been for decades past. Thank you for your faith. Your Asso-ciation will continue to work hard to earn your trust. If Darwin were around today he would look at NRRA and give us a thumbs up.

Respectfully,

From your

PRESIDENTOver 30 years ago, four New

Hampshire municipalities joined forces to form the first-in-the-nation municipal recy-cling cooperative. The goals of NRRA were to pool recyclable commodities in order to maxi-mize pricing, provide educa-tional and networking opportu-nities to members and to help communities stay on the cut-ting edge of the latest recycling trends. Having far surpassed those goals, NRRA now serves more than 400 municipal and business members throughout greater New England. Unlike traditional brokers, NRRA does not charge a costly brokerage fee to members to market their recyclables but rather a mini-mum NRRA fee is collected to reinvest into recycling and solid waste services for members!

members helpiNg members

Duncan P. Watson, President

Roger Rice, Treasurer

Our finances continue to be in very good shape in large part due to the diligence of our Executive Director and the entire staff. The key has been to keep up with and

stay ahead of the changes in our market place. We were for-tunate that Michael moved the NRRA into single stream and MSW in past years. The capital reserve fund, created for long term building maintenance and upkeep expenses, is still funded for a strong position of just over $50,000. This year expansion opportunities in the industry included electronics, single stream and MSW. At the same time, the Association remained true to its roots and completed the year with a record 81,337 tons of reprocessed resources. In addition to the figures listed on the next page, the NRRA collected and returned over $8,600,000. in revenue to participating members for their recycled materials.

The strength of the NRRA is the volume pricing it is able to capture for its mem-bers when we all work together. We look forward to working with you in 2014 to produce another successful year for all of us !

Respectfully submitted,

From your

TREASURER

NRRA’s Cooperative Partners:

REVENUES

Membership $66,197 6.4%

Conference $123,028 11.9%

Consulting/Contracts $189,722 18.3%

Compost Bin Sale $23,854 2.3%

Rural Development & EPA Grants

$76,960 2.4%

Co-op Marketing Fees $542,969 52.4%

Interest Income $405 0.0%

Fundraising/Donations $4,385 0.4%

Lease Income $37,596 3.6%

Technical Assistance/CLUB Grants

$23,700 2.3%

Total Income $1,037,181 100.0%

OPERATING EXPENSES

Salaries/Fringe* $639,945 66.3%

Consulting Services** $79,001 8.2%

Mortgage/Utilities $50,204 5.2%

Printing/Copying/Postage $8,263 0.9%

Accounting/Legal $20,933 2.2%

Supplies $9,691 1.0%

Publications/Dues/Fees/FR $4,471 0.5%

Depreciation $22,272 2.3%

Fundraising (Direct Expenses) $3,645 0.4%

Travel/Meetings $7,870 0.8%

Conference $62,244 6.5%

Office Equipment (Expense) $14,994 1.6%

Insurance $6,488 0.7%

Compost Bin Sale (Direct Expenses)

$19,164 2.0%

Bldg./Grounds/Equip. Maintenance

$8,895 0.9%

Property Taxes $6,493 0.7%

Total Operating Expenses $964,573 100%

Net Surplus (loss) $72,609

Congratulations to our 2012-2013 Recycling Award Winners:

Carroll, NH - “Most Tonnage Recycled Through NRRA Per Capita (Population under 1,000)”Washington, NH -“Most Tonnage Recycled Through NRRA Per Capita (Population from 1,001 to 5,000)”Wolfeboro, NH & Franklin, NH - “Most Tonnage Re-cycled Through NRRA Per Capita (Population from 5,001 to 10,000)”Merrimack, NH - “Most Tonnage Recycled Through NRRA Per Capita (Population over 10,000)”PolyRecovery of Portsmouth, NH - “NRRA’s 2013 Business Recycler of the Year”Hypertherm, Inc. of Hanover, NH - “NRRA’s 2013 Manu-facturer of the Year”King Arthur Flour of Norwich, VT - “NRRA’s 2013 Retailer of the Year”Fred Garofalo of Lisbon, NH & Lois Kilnapp of Bradford, NH - “2013 Rookies of the Year”Andrea Sanford of Ludlow, VT - “NRRA’s 2013 Volunteer of the Year”ReSOURCE of Burlington, VT & Addison County Solid Waste Management District of Middlebury, VT - “Ver-mont E-Cycles 2013 Top Collection Sites”Roger Rice of Lee, NH - “2013 Sami Izzo Recycler of the Year Award”

The 32nd Annual Conference & Expo

Thank You Again to our 2013 Conference Sponsors!

silver spoNsorsALCOAAlexander Industrial

Technologies, Inc.Allied Waste Antioch University -

New England

B.D.S. Waste Disposal,Inc.

Blue Bag OrganicsBusch Systems Intl. Inc.Casella Resource SolutionsCoca-Cola Bottling

Company of NEEQ NortheastMaguire EquipmentNH Kelman Inc.New England Baling

Wire, Inc.Northstar Recycling

CompanyOPR Systems, Inc.PaintCare® Recycling Mechanical

of NE, LLCRMG Enterprise LLCSchnitzer Steel IndustriesSustainable GenerationUNTHA AmericaWinCycle

This year, the conference attracted over 500 attendees. As always, the conference featured many cutting edge workshops as well as the 4th Annual School Recycling Conference which included workshops, activity booths and the popular Mini TOLD (Trash On the Lawn Day). NRRA thanks the at-tendees, speakers, volunteers, exhibitors and sponsors for their continued support of this important educational event.

Please note: These are preaudited figures. *Indirect program costs are included in Salaries/Fringe**Direct program costs are included in consulting services

FYE - 2013 TREASURER’S REPORT

platiNum spoNsorsEmpire Recycling LLCNew Hampshire the

Beautiful, Inc. gold spoNsorsBestway Disposal ServicesERRCO/ LL&S, C&D

RecyclingGood Point RecyclingMassRecycle NH Department of

Environmental ServicesInterstate Refrigerant

Recovery Inc.

NRRA’s Cooperative Partners:Printed on Recycled Paper

I would like to thank all of the towns and businesses for their continued support and efforts in making NRRA and our recycling efforts a success.

2013 was an interesting year for NRRA. Although the markets are consistently changing, pricing has remained somewhat stable. This has allowed towns to budget accordingly and stay consistent with the revenues generated from recyclables.

I encourage every town and community to become a member of NRRA. The committed staff continues to pro-vide beneficial service to all of its members. In the past, municipalities have fallen victim to private companies and higher costs. NRRA keeps purchasers of goods honest and typically the yield per ton for recyclables through NRRA is more than one can do directly on their own. NRRA now serves more than 400 municipal and business members throughout greater New England. NRRA does not charge a costly brokerage fee to members to market

their recyclables but rather a minimum NRRA fee is collected to reinvest into recycling and solid waste services for members. Heading to 2014, competition across New England has noticeably lowered tipping fees. If you have a contract nearing its conclusion, please do your research, compare pricing and talk to NRRA about your options. Banding together benefits all of us.

Don’t forget that by attending two MOM meetings the NH DES will give you the required continuing education credits for your Solid Waste Certification. I encourage you to attend the monthly MOM meetings for the education credits, but also because we value your input. See you all in 2014!

Your MEMBERS/OPERATIONS MARKETING COMMITTEE REPORT

Michael Faller, Chairperson

Paper Mixed GlassSingle

StreamScrap Metal C & D Electronics

CommingledContainers

MSW PlasticsTin &

AluminumCans

Tires

2011-2012 28777 11116 11841 8865 6165 4540 2415 1761 1215 1159 1036

2012-2013 28230 14016 11237 8353 6090 4079 3576 1835 1774 1318 829

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2013: 81,337 tons2012: 78,888 tons2010: 73,206 tons2008: 68,256 tons2000: 47,132 tons1996: 22,394 tons1990: 17,571 tons1988: 5,789 tons

NRRA OFFICERSDuncan P. Watson, PresidentJames Tessier, Vice President

Charles Kelley, SecretaryRoger Rice, Treasurer

NRRA TRUSTEESRoger Guzowski

John M. Halstead, PhD David E. Hartman

John Hurd Susy MansfieldGordon Martin George MurrayMichael Faller

Mark RichardsonDennis Patnoe

Sarah Silk Robert J. Wolf, Esq. JD/MBA

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Mike DurforExecutive Director

Paula DowAdministrative Manager

Caitlin MeaneyPrograms Coordinator

Stacey Leonard MorrisonClerical Assistant Norm Staunton

VT E-Waste Program Director Mary Jane (MJ) Poch

Volunteer

FiNaNceColleen ConwayFinance ManagerBeverly Pfeifer

Accounts ManagerDonna VillemaireFinance Assistant

member servicesBonnie Bethune

Member Services ManagerAdam Clark

Member ServicesMarilyn Weir

Member Services

From YourEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mike Durfor, Executive Director

This has been another year of outstanding milestones for NRRA, its membership, and resource recovery.

NRRA completed the 15 month extension of the contract with the State of Vermont to implement, manage and administer the new state-wide e-cycles program. This contract ended on September 30, 2013 after over 4,877,000 lbs. of electronics were collected and recycled properly.

NRRA set another new record for volume and moved over 81,000 tons of recyclables to market over the last year.

We continued holding NH DES continuing ed. certified workshops and meetings for all operators to get new and up-to-date information to be able to maintain their certifications. In addition, NRRA was pleased to receive a contract for recycling training to assist EPA Region 1 staff bring up to date market information to the New England Region.

NRRA has recently been awarded several new long term municipal contracts for MSW and C&D material management, which are natural additions to all the recyclables it handles. While NRRA is able to arrange for competitive movement of MSW, it also reviews existing member contracts and makes recommendations, which is especially valuable given the recent developments in the overall MSW marketplace. Those members who are now contract-ing with NRRA for all of their material movement needs receive a “one stop shop” annual report. This makes their reporting requirements to the munici-pality itself as well as the state both professional and streamlined - a real and very tangible benefit of membership.

The NRRA School CLUB’s new school outreach programs and materials, as well as a new and improved website, are working extremely well; and I encourage each of our members to let the schools in your town know what a great resource this is for students, teachers, and facility managers.

The outstanding support by NH the Beautiful cannot be overstated for this important educational effort, including the popular Annual School Recycling Conference. Look for the School CLUB on Facebook!

Last June’s conference focused on the resurgence in organics, and this year we are examining the entire flow and management of the materials at facilities with a great line up of workshops. We are hoping you will join us next June for our “Rooted in the Past ... Reaching for the Future” event.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, the staff and your fellow members, we thank you for your ongoing support. Together we do make a difference!

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sSOLID WASTE DISTRICTSAddison County SWM District - VTAndroscoggin Valley RRDDBCEP Solid Waste DistrictChittenden Solid Waste DistrictCoos County Recycling Greater Upper Valley SWMD - VTLondonderry Solid Waste Group-VTMad River Resource Management Alliance-VTNE Kingdom WMDPemi-Baker Solid Waste DistrictS. Windsor/Windham CountiesSouhegan Regional Landfill DistrictHopkinton-Webster SWDWilton SWDWindham VT Solid Waste Mgt. District

MUNICIPALITIES

Cities

City of Berlin, NHCity of Claremont, NHCity of Dover, NHCity of Franklin, NHCity of Keene, NHCity of Lebanon, NHCity of Manchester, NHCity of Nashua, NH

towns

Town of Acworth, NHTown of Alexandria, NHTown of Allenstown, NHTown of Alstead, NHTown of Alton, NHTown of Amherst, NHTown of Andover, NHTown of Andover, VTTown of Antrim, NHTown of Ashby, MATown of Ashland, NHTown of Athens, VTTown of Averill, VTTown of Baltimore, VTTown of Barnet, VTTown of Barnstead, NHTown of Bartlett, NHTown of Bedford, NHTown of Belmont, NHTown of Bennington, NHTown of Bloomfield, VTTown of Boscawen, NHTown of Bow, NHTown of Bradford, NHTown of Brattleboro, VTTown of Brentwood, NHTown of Bridgewater, NHTown of Bridgewater, VTTown of Brighton, VTTown of Bristol, NHTown of Brookline, NHTown of Brookline, VTTown of Brunswick, VTTown of Burke, VTTown of Campton, NHTown of Canaan, NH Town of Canaan, VTTown of Candia, NHTown of Canterbury, NHTown of Carroll, NHTown of Cavendish, VTTown of Charlestown, NHTown of Chester, NH

Town of Chester, VTTown of Chesterfield, NHTown of Chichester, NHTown of Clarksville, NHTown of Colebrook, NHTown of Columbia, NHTown of Concord, VTTown of Conway, NHTown of Cornish, NHTown of Croydon, NHTown of Dalton, NHTown of Danbury, NHTown of Danville, VTTown of Deerfield, NHTown of Derby, VTTown of Derry, NHTown of Dorchester, NHTown of Dover, VTTown of Dublin, NHTown of Dummer, NHTown of Dummerston, VTTown of Dunbarton, NHTown of Durham, NHTown of East Haven, VTTown of Easton, NHTown of Effingham, NHTown of Eliot, METown of Ellsworth, NHTown of Enfield, NHTown of Epping, NHTown of Epsom, NHTown of Errol, NHTown of Fairlee, VTTown of Farmington, NHTown of Fitzwilliam, NHTown of Francestown, NHTown of Franconia, NHTown of Freedom, NHTown of Fremont, NHTown of Gilmanton, NHTown of Goffstown, NHTown of Gorham, NHTown of Goshen, NHTown of Grafton, NHTown of Grafton, VTTown of Granby, VTTown of Grantham, NHTown of Greenfield, NHTown of Greenland, NHTown of Greenville, NHTown of Groton, MATown of Groton, NHTown of Groton, VTTown of Guildhall, VTTown of Guilford, VTTown of Halifax, VTTown of Hampstead, NHTown of Hampton Falls, NHTown of Hampton, NHTown of Hancock, NHTown of Hanover, NHTown of Harrisville, NHTown of Hartford, VTTown of Hartland, VTTown of Henniker, NHTown of Hill, NHTown of Hillsborough, NHTown of Hinsdale, NHTown of Holderness, NHTown of Holland, VTTown of Hollis, NHTown of Hopkinton, NHTown of Irasburg, VTTown of Jackson, NHTown of Jaffrey, NHTown of Jamaica, VT

Town of Jefferson, NHTown of Kirby, VTTown of Lancaster, NHTown of Landaff, NHTown of Landgrove, VTTown of Lee, NHTown of Lemington, VTTown of Lempster, NHTown of Lincoln, NHTown of Lisbon, NHTown of Litchfield, NHTown of Littleton, NHTown of Londonderry, NHTown of Londonderry, VTTown of Loudon, NHTown of Ludlow, VTTown of Lunenburg, VTTown of Lyman, NHTown of Lyme, NHTown of Lyndeborough, NHTown of Lyndon, VTTown of Madbury, NHTown of Madison, NHTown of Maidstone, VTTown of Marlboro, VTTown of Marlborough, NHTown of Marlow, NHTown of Mason, NHTown of Meredith, NHTown of Merrimack, NHTown of Middleton, NHTown of Milan, NHTown of Milford, NHTown of Milton, NHTown of Monroe, NHTown of Mont Vernon, NHTown of Moretown, VTTown of Morgan, VTTown of Moultonborough, NHTown of N. Berwick, METown of New Boston, NHTown of New Durham, NHTown of New Hampton, NHTown of New London, NHTown of Newark, VTTown of Newbury, NHTown of Newbury, VTTown of Newfane, VTTown of Newfield, METown of Newmarket, NHTown of Newport, NHTown of Newton, NHTown of North Hampton, NHTown of Northfield, NHTown of Northumberland, NHTown of Northwood, NHTown of Norton, VTTown of Norwich, VTTown of Nottingham, NHTown of Orford, NHTown of Ossipee, NHTown of Peacham, VTTown of Pelham, NHTown of Pembroke, NHTown of Peru, VTTown of Peterborough, NHTown of Piermont, NHTown of Pittsburg, NHTown of Pittsfield, NHTown of Plymouth, NHTown of Plymouth, VTTown of Pomfret, VTTown of Putney, VTTown of Randolph, NHTown of Raymond, NHTown of Reading, VT

Town of Readsboro, VTTown of Rindge, NHTown of Rockingham, VTTown of Rollinsford, NHTown of Rumney, NHTown of Rye, NHTown of Ryegate, VTTown of Salisbury, CTTown of Salisbury, NHTown of Sanbornton, NHTown of Sandown, NHTown of Sandwich, NHTown of Seabrook, NHTown of Sharon, CTTown of Sharon, VTTown of Sheffield, VTTown of Shelburne, NHTown of South Hampton, NHTown of Springfield, NHTown of Springfield, VTTown of Stark, NHTown of Stewartstown, NHTown of Strafford, NHTown of Strafford, VTTown of Stratford, NHTown of Stratham, NHTown of Stratton, VTTown of Sugar Hill, NHTown of Sunapee, NHTown of Sutton, NHTown of Sutton, VTTown of Swanzey, NHTown of Tamworth, NHTown of Temple, NHTown of Thetford, VTTown of Thornton, NHTown of Tilton, NHTown of Townshend, VTTown of Troy, NHTown of Tuftonboro, NHTown of Unity, NHTown of Vernon, VTTown of Vershire, VTTown of Waitsfield, VTTown of Wakefield, NHTown of Walpole, NHTown of Wardsboro, VTTown of Warner, NHTown of Warren, NHTown of Washington, NHTown of Waterford, VTTown of Waterville Valley, NHTown of Weare, NHTown of Weathersfield, VTTown of Webster, NHTown of Wellesley, MATown of Wentworth, NHTown of West Fairlee, VTTown of West Windsor, VTTown of Westminster, VTTown of Westmore, VTTown of Westmoreland, NHTown of Weston, VTTown of Wheelock, VTTown of Whitefield, NHTown of Whitingham, VTTown of Wilmington, VTTown of Wilmot, NHTown of Wilton, NHTown of Windham, VTTown of Windsor, VTTown of Winhall, VTTown of Wolfeboro, NHTown of Woodstock, VT

BUSINESSESABLE Waste Management, Inc.All American Recycling Corp.AMENICO - American Energy Ind. Co., LLCAmerican Retroworks Inc.Amerigas Propane, LPAmoskeag Beverages, Inc.Anheuser-Busch, LLCBarn Store of New England LLCBDS Waste DisposalBestway DisposalBFI HooksettBond Auto PartsChannel MarineCK ProductionsComputer Recycling of ClaremontCPRC Group, LLCDave’s Motorboat Shoppe, LLCDC Slocomb Co., LLCElectronic Recyclers International, Inc.Elektrisola, Inc.Empire Recycling LLCEvergreen Recycling Inc.Fidelity/CBREGamlin RenovationsGreat Rate Container Service, L.L.C.Green Mountain FurnitureGreen’s MarineGreenleaf Waste & RecyclingH2O Waste Disposal Services LLCHarding Metals, Inc.Health DialogInsulectroIrwin Corporation dba Irwin MarineJFE Transport LLCLakeport Landing MarinaLiberty Tire Recycling, LLCLynch RecyclingMarlborough Greenhouses, Inc.Martindale Associates, Inc.Martyco Dumpster, LLCMD’s Trash RemovalMeredith MarinaMorgan Press, Inc.Naughton Recycling Center, LLCNew England Baling Wire, Inc.New England Quality Service, Inc.NH Automobile Dealers Assoc.NH Marine Trade AssociationNorth Coast Services, LLCNorth Shore Recycled FibersNortheast LogisticsNortheast Material Handling Inc.Northeast Scale Co., Inc.Northstar Recycling CompanyOPRSystems, Inc.Pike Industries, Inc.Pilgrim Foods Div Old Dutch Mustard Co.Pinard Waste Systems, Inc.Plastics Forming EnterprisesRecycled Asphalt ShinglesRecycling Services, Inc.Rehrig Penn LogisticsResource RecyclingReverse Recycling Inc.Rindge Energy LLCRMG EnterpriseRochester Shoe Tree CompanyRuggiero Trash RemovalSave That Stuff, IncSchnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. -MRB-NESeacoast Furniture, LLC

Seacoast Volkswagen, Inc.SeaView Technologies, Inc.Shep Browns Boat BasinSilver Sands Marina, Inc.The Keeney Manufacturing CompanyThomas Hodgson & Sons, Inc.Thurston’s MarinaUnited Sign AssociatesURT/Universal Recycling Tech., LLCWaste Management Inc. - RochesterWatts RegulatorWest Alton MarinaWest Shore MarineWinnisquam Marine, Inc.Woodstock Recycling & Refuse CorpZero Waste and Recycling Services, Inc.

INDIVIDUALSHeather AchillesThomas E. ArmstrongDorothy BerthiaumeSharon Byrne-KishidaMary Ann ConroyChad ContonioMary DelahantyMark DraperPeter EngelJohn M. Halstead, Ph.D.Robert KerryMitch KesslerRichard KleimanRonald B. Laurence, P.E.Donna LimoliSusy MansfieldGregory J. McVeighRobert NugentJohn PhetteplaceMark Zhang

GOV’T, SCHOOLS & NON-PROFIT

Audubon Society of New Hampshire Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation CenterDartmouth CollegeDartmouth Hitchcock Medical CenterDonation DepotEarth ShareEpsom-Chichester Lions ClubGrace Capital ChurchKeene State CollegeLocal Government CenterLondonderry School DistrictLothrop Elementary SchoolLRG Healthcare/Franklin HospitalMaine Resource Recovery Assn.Massachusetts Water Resources AuthorityMassRecycleMerrimack County Facility-Recycling Dept.NH Dept. of Environmental ServicesNortheast Recycling Council, Inc.Northern Berkshire SWMDPlanet AidSalvation Army Adult Rehab. CenterSouthern NH UniversityStonehill CollegeUMASS - AmherstWindsor Good News dba WinCycle

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NRRA School Recycling CLUBThe NRRA School Recycling CLUB has been busier than ever and the past year was full of successes! The 4th Annual School Conference had record attendance, nationally recognized speakers, fun hands-on activity booths and the ever popular Mini TOLD (Trash On the Lawn Day).

The CLUB has continued to provide workshops that are available for purchase to any New England school. The CLUB’s workshops and technical assistance programs are all experiential and hands on and serve as a much needed tool for educating K-12 students about consumer behavior, waste diversion and reduction, the resulting impacts on climate change and what personal action they can take to change it. Through these workshops, NRRA educators offer the opportunity to link these priorities to curriculum standards.

2013 also marked the start of the CLUB working with the Manchester, NH School District on a pilot school recycling program. With funding from NH the Beautiful the CLUB has been able to work in three Manchester, NH schools. All three schools have received new custom recycling bins. Throughout the year they will also receive educational programs, lobby signage supporting school recycling, Clear-Stream containers for cafeteria recycling and have access to CLUB educational resources. The CLUB will also be evaluating each school’s recycling rates and pick-up sched-ule throughout the year. Moving forward NRRA and the CLUB hope to continue to work with the Manchester, NH School District and their 20 other schools as well as take this experience and knowledge into other school districts throughout New England.

Be sure to check out our website, www.schoolrecycling.net or our Facebook page for more information. You may also contact us at theclub@nrra.net or call 603.736.4401 ext. 17 with any questions. Thanks for another great year at the CLUB!

Congratulations to our 2012-2013 School Recycling Award Winners:

School Recylers of the Year Hollis Primary School of Hollis, NHElementary Student Recycler of the Year Mason Thyng of Henry W. Moore Elementary School, Candia, NHHigh School Student Recyclers of the Year Ben Page & Josh Letourneau of Campbell High School, Litchfield, NHRecyclers of the Year – Teacher/Educator Award Sally Russell & Sara MacIver of Mildred C. Lakeway Elementary School, Littleton, NH and Ken Olsen of Greenland Central School, Greenland, NH Best Recycling Event Weston Elementary School, Manchester, NHOutstanding Community Involvement Charlestown Middle School Recycling Group, Charlestown, NHOutstanding Recycling Innovation in a School Bicentennial Green Team, Bicentennial Elementary School, Nashua, NHRookie Recyclers of the Year Shapleigh Sharks Green Team, Shapleigh School, Kittery, ME

Caitlin Meaney, CLUB Coordinator

What Does NH the Beautiful Do for New Hampshire?

In the past year alone, New Hampshire the Beautiful has provided an enormous amount of support for recycling and anti-litter programs by:

*Donating 67,650 blue bags for litter pick up to commu-nities & NH Departments of Transportation to assist in

keeping NH roads and community areas litter-free

*Awarding a total of $ 62,360 in recycling grants to 26 NH municipalities to help increase the efficiency of their recy-

cling programs

*Providing over $ 25,000 in funding to the NRRA School Recycling CLUB to educate our future generations of

recyclers

*Subsidizing the cost of 1,025 recycling bins and 68 Clear-Stream recycling containers for schools and communities

throughout the state*Granting $ 14,433 worth of recycling signs to NH transfer

stations and schools

*Maintaining three RecycleMobiles used by communities throughout the year for various public events

NH the Beautiful, Inc. (NHtB) is a private non-profit charitable trust founded in 1983 and supported by the soft drink, malt beverage, and grocery industries of New Hampshire. By offering municipal recycling grants, signs, anti-litter programs, and technical assistance to recycling programs, NHtB is a unique organization that represents a voluntarily-funded alternative to expen-sive legislation intended to achieve the same end results. New Hampshire the Beauti-ful also provides support to the NRRA School Recycling CLUB.

NRRA administers the programs for NH the Beautiful (www.nhthebeautiful.org) and has since 2006.