SERDC Launches Interactive Map of Material Recovery Facilities Across the Southeast.  Building on the sucess of the 2010 interactive Map of Manufacturers Who Use Recycled Feedstock, SERDC has taken the quantification of material flow another step further.  Through a partnership with EPA Region 4, a new map has been added to SERDC's online library to identify the MRF's across the region.  View the map.

Recycling & The Economy:  A Symposium for the Southeast  SERDC hosted a 2-day Symposium in Memphis October 26-27.  The hard hitting program focused on jobs, the recycling industry, and manufacturing in the Southeast.  Click here for more information.

SERDC Issues Position Statement on Degradable Additives to Plastic Packaging.  The Southeast Recycling Development Council (SERDC) opposes the use of degradable additives in plastic packaging.  Click here to view the statement.

Boosting Recycling - A Virginia Markets Development Workshop Series More than 120 recycling officials registered for these September 2011 market development events.  Click here to download the workshop presentations.  Findings will be presented at the November 1st VRA Meeting.

SERDC Launches Interactive Map of Manufacturers Using Recycled Feedstock SERDC unveiled the conclusion of a two-year study documenting the heavy regional presence of manufacturers that depend on postconsumer recycled glass, plastic, paper, aluminum, and steel to make consumer and industrial products.  The economic data is presented in an interactive, online map detailing the location of the 206 facilities. Also developed were individual statistics for the eleven SERDC states, quantifying specific manufacturing figures. View the map

Summer Webinar Series  Presentations from the Summer 2011 Series are available for download at SERDC's Workshop Materials site.

Recycling Day at TN State Legislature - Held April 26, 2011 SERDC, in collaboration with the Tennessee Recycling Coalition, hosted the inaugural “Tennessee Recyclers Day” with a networking breakfast on April 26 at the State Legislature in downtown Nashville.  This event was designed to inform legislators about the recycling industry’s steady contributions to the state’s economy as well as the resulting conservation of natural resources and energy.  Click here for full release on the event.

SERDC Presents  Demand for Recycled Feedstock Research to the SC Legislature  March 9, 2011.  Recycling Legislative Day at the South Carolina Statehouse.  

SERDC Recycling Summit - The Measure of Success  November 7-10, 2010.  Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa in Point Clear, Alabama.  The annual membership meeting was held in conjunction with Alabama Recycling Coalition & Mississippi Recycling Coalition. 

2010 Mississippi Recycling Workshops - Focus on Economic and Collection Efficiency Click here to download a PDF version the workbook from the event.  Please save digital file and print only the pages you need.   Interested in downloading our speaker presentations? Click on the speaker name:  April Carlock, Caraustar; Steve Carreras, NURRC; Billy Jefcoat, KW Plastics.  Held in partnership with MDEQ and MRC.

November KY Conference, Green Prosperity: Recycling and a Sustainable Southeast  With a focus on the relationship between recycling and energy use, SERDC hosted a day and a half conference in Lexington, KY November 3-4, 2009. 

ADECA Grant, July 2009 Alabama Recycling Workshops:  In July SERDC hosted three recycling workshops in Alabama geared towards networking and specific problem solving.

Web Seminar, EPA Waste Academy:  In June SERDC partnered with EPA to discuss recycling's impact on the economy.

ADECA Grant, January 2009 Alabama Workshops:  Over 100 recycling officials attended SERDC's four recycling workshops.  These sessions were in partnership with ADEM and ARC. 

2008 Summit, Point Clear, AL: November's debut Summit was a huge success with more than 300 attendees. 

EPA Region 4 Grant Funding:  Successful secured over $50,000 in grant funding to map and profile the recycling industry in the Southeast.

Alabama Department of Economic & Community Affairs (ADECA) Grant Funding:  Successfully secured over $50,000 in grant funding to support recycling work in Alabama and surrounding markets feeding that state.

SERDC Working with State Recycling Organizations on Recycling Days at State Legislatures. SERDC is helping provide an opportunity to network and to inform legislators about the recycling industry's steady contributions to the participating state's economy as well as the resulting conservation of natural resources and energy.

SERDC Recycling Summit 2012  October 1-4, 2012.  Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa in Point Clear, Alabama.  Check back for details as planning is already underway.

Where's Will? SERDC is travelling the region speaking to regional decision makers about the economic importance of recycling.  It's a hard job, but Will's gotta do it.  Check out the SERDC blog to see where Will has been recently.

SERDC's 2011 Operational Highlights  This PDF highlights SERDC's 2011 projects, goals, and deliverables. 

SERDC Research Project on the Demand for Recycled Feedstock Featured in Resource Recycling Magazine  March, 2011.  Supply, meet demand: An ambitious project is looking to bring recycling feedstock to materials end-users for an entire region – going into the bin and back again.  Click here to view article.

Alcoa Recycling Bin Distribution Partnership  SERDC has requested an allocation of bins to be used on a per state, and is working with its partners to meet their specific needs.

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