Save the Date! 2012 MORA Conference

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SAVE THE DATE
MORA Annual Conference
in partnership with the
Composting & Organics Association of Missouri (COAM)

Sept. 10-12, 2012

Hilton St. Louis Frontenac
1335 South Lindberg Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63131

MORA 2012 Awards Application

Nomination Deadline: July 30, 2012

MORA Awards Committee is seeking nominations for our Annual Recycling Awards. Each year, MORA recognizes outstanding recycling and waste reduction efforts of individuals and organizations in Missouri. Award winners will be recognized during the annual conference at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac in St. Louis on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 during the awards banquet.

This year we are pleased to add a category to recognize our partnership with the Composting and Organics Association of Missouri (COAM) for the 2012 Annual Conference.

Download the Awards Application

Online Conference Registration

You can now register for the 2012 MORA Conference online. Visit the following forms to complete your registration:

Conference Documents

Sponsors

Sponsor Level
St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District Logo St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District Diamond
AbitibiBowater AbiBow Recycling, LLC
www.paperretriever.com
www.ecorewards.com
Silver
Pioneer Trails Regional Planning Commission Logo Pioneer Trails Regional Planning Commission Silver
Region M Solid Waste Management District logo Region M Solid Waste Management District Silver
Southwest Missouri Solid Waste Management - Region N Silver
St. Louis County Health logo St. Louis County Department of Health Silver
Universal Lubricants logo Universal Lubricants Silver
EPC, Inc. logo EPC, Inc. Bronze
Komptech USA logo Komptech USA Bronze
Missouri Organic logo Missouri Organic Bronze
St. Louis Composting logo St. Louis Composting Bronze

Exhibitors

3:58 pm, 1/08/2012

Important Legislative Items

For a full list of bills of interest, please visit the MORA legislative page (members only).

SB778
Richard (S32)
NO TITLE (5257S.02I)

Current law requires an annual adjustment for inflation to the $1.50 and $1 per ton fees charged by operators of solid waste sanitary landfills, demolition landfills, and transfer stations, except no adjustment is allowed during the years 2005 through 2014. This act removes the 2014 end date, effectively disallowing an inflation adjustment to these fees any time after October 1, 2005.

Committee: Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment
Last Action: 3/20/2012 - Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee


SB849
Purgason (S33)

Modifies provisions relating to solid waste management.

Committee: Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment
Last Action: 3/1/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee


HB1795
Ruzicka (132)

Changes the laws regarding newspaper recycling, solid waste and safe drinking water fees, environmental control, and asbestos abatement and establishes the Renewable Energy Pilot Program for State Parks

Last Action: 4/12/2012 - Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)


HB1905
Ruzicka (132)
NO TITLE (6145L.01I)

Modifies provisions relating to solid waste management

Last Action: 3/22/2012 - Referred: Tourism and Natural Resources


HB1162
Solon (055)
SOLID WASTE SERVICES (4380L.01I)

Requires a city or political subdivision which intends to expand solid waste collection services into certain areas to put the intent to a vote of the people in the expanded area.

Fisher (125) , et al
Last Action: 3/28/2012 - Public Hearing Completed (H)


HB1163
Solon (055)
TRASH COLLECTION SERVICES ACT (4061L.01I)

Establishes the Freedom to Choose Trash Collection Services Act which requires voter approval of any contract with mandated haulers of trash collection except in North Kansas City, Kansas City, and St. Louis

Fisher (125) , et al
Last Action: 3/28/2012 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

Interested in joining MORA’s legislative committee? Contact Angie now!

Legislator Lookup and Bill Tracking

The Missouri General Assembly Link:
www.moga.mo.gov/

How to Find Your Legislator:
www.senate.mo.gov/llookup/leg_lookup.aspx

House & Senate Joint Tracking Bill:
www.house.mo.gov/billcentral.aspx

9:30 pm, 4/30/2012

FREE Webinars

Policies to Prevent Pharmaceutical Waste: Initial Prescription Limitations and Pro-rating Co-pays

PSI & Practice Greenhealth logos

Thursday, May 17, 2012
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET

Register here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/484377126

Overview:

When patients receive a new prescription they usually fill a full 30-, 60- or 90-day prescription before they know whether the medicine will work for them. Currently most co-pay structures require patients to pay a flat fee, or a percentage, of the total prescription cost each time they fill or renew a prescription. When a patient stops taking medication for any reason, the remainder goes to waste and cannot be redistributed. Limiting the initial prescription size or pro-rating the patient's co-pay for medications can therefore reduce waste. In Maine, an initial prescription limitation policy is already being implemented. This policy, put in place in 2009, limits initial prescriptions to 15-day supplies for certain drugs. As part of their Drug Utilization Management and Fraud, Abuse, and Waste Control Program, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently issued a new rule which creates a financial incentive for Medicare Part D beneficiaries to ask their prescribers for less than a month's supply when appropriate. Under the new policy patients would have the option to pay a lower, pro-rated cost when the prescription is dispensed, which reduces costs and waste.

Moderator:

Sierra Fletcher, Director of Policy and Programs, Product Stewardship Institute

Speakers:

  • Jennifer Palow, Acting MIHMS Project Manager, Director of Operations, Office of MaineCare Services
  • Tracey McCutcheon, Deputy Director, Medicare Drug Benefit & C&D Data Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • Lisa Vanston Thorpe, Esq., U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare Drug Benefit and Part C & D Data Group Division of Drug Plan Policy and Quality

Solid Waste Management and Recycling Educational Series

How to Negotiate Your Contract with Waste Haulers

Thursday, May 24, 2012
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Register here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/506158114

DESCRIPTION:
The key to an effective working relationship between a contract administrator and a collection contractor is a clearly written and executed contract. Learn tips from industry experts on how to write and negotiate an effective contract with refuse and recycling haulers, while keeping costs under control and increasing recycling. This webinar will also give you each of the speaker's first hand practical experiences on how to more effectively negotiate waste, recycling and composting contracts with haulers. Both speakers have reduced costs and significantly improved on diversion rates. It will also expand on the issues discussed in EPA's March 12, 2012 webinar on Zero Waste Contracting by discussing more about reducing costs while also increasing waste diversion.

AUDIENCE: The webinar is intended for anyone who contracts out their solid waste services, including commercial entities, institutions, and governments.

BIOS:

Robin Ennis, Chief of Collections, Division of Solid Waste Services in Montgomery County. With over 210,000 single family homes, it is the largest County in the State of Maryland. Robin is a senior member of the faculty for the Solid Waste Association of North America, teaching certification courses in Collections, Recycling, MSW Management, and Landfill Operations. She is also the Immediate Past President of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of SWANA. Over the past four years Robin has effectively negotiated and executed thirteen contracts with private sector haulers to collect refuse and recyclables. To further the County's commitment to sustainability, the new contracts required the deployment of 125 new trucks powered with compressed natural gas. This undertaking not only improved the County's air quality as expected, but resulted in an annual savings of $1 million.

Amy Krause, Support Manager and Recycling Specialist for S. Freedman & Sons., a restaurant and janitorial supply distributor located in Landover, MD. She has assisted 27 business customers with various levels of waste reduction and recycling program implementations, including reviewing and negotiating contracts with local haulers. Her clients include types of businesses, from small family owned restaurants to large K through 7th grade private schools. She began her passion for waste reduction 5 years ago when she worked very closely with the Catholic Charities Organization. During that time she developed relationships with many local haulers and continues to participate in any trainings and organized discussions to enhance her knowledge. She has saved clients over $170,000 in waste expense costs, while improving recycling rates and reducing waste going to the landfill.

3:10 pm, 5/06/2012

NRC Webinar Series

Product Stewardship – Who really pays?

June 11, 2012
Register Here

The goal of product stewardship is to ensure that all those involved in the lifecycle of a product share responsibility to reduce health and environmental impacts. Producers bear the primary financial responsibility, but who really pays?

Speakers:
TBA

10:14 pm, 2/07/2012

Seats Limited: Plastic Recycling Web Seminars

Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers logo

Plastics Recycling: Education Without Numbers

July 31

True or false - the little numbers on the bottom of a bottle were put there to help communicate with the public? False! The Resin Identification Code is an industry tool to identify the plastic container's past, not future. So what's a community to do when it comes to easily discussing plastic recycling with local residents? This web seminar will highlight new graphics and language designed to help communities in their recycling education and outreach. All attendees will receive free graphics and language to put to use in their programs.

Plastics Recycling: Moving Beyond Bottles

September 25

The public is anxious to recycle more types of plastic packaging but before a community can commit to program expansion, it needs to evaluate market concerns specific to the region. This web seminar will outline steps, tools, and evaluations communities should use as they decide when and how to move beyond bottle collection.

Click here for more info and to register

9:13 pm, 3/21/2012