Missouri Recycling Association (MORA) Organizational History / Summary

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Updated July 2009

MORA was formed when two regional recycling associations merged in 1993. The Ozarks Recycling Association (formed in Springfield, Mo.) and the Missouri State Recycling Association (formed in St. Louis, Mo.) decided to merge into one statewide organization devoted to waste reduction and recycling. MORA was the result of that merger.

MORA Conference History

Year Dates City Location
2010 May 24-26 Kansas City Holiday Inn - CoCo Key Water Resort
2009 June 8-10 St. Louis Sheraton St. Louis City Center Hotel
2008 May 12-14 Branson Branson Hilton Convention Center (Joint Conference with ARC)
2007 June 5-7 Kansas City Clarion Hotel
2006 June 5-7 St. Charles Embassy Suites/St. Charles Convention Center
2005 May 4-6 Lake of the Ozarks Tan-Tar-A Resort
2004 June 8-10 Joplin Holiday Inn
2003 May 12-14 Lake of the Ozarks Lodge of the Four Seasons
2002 July 15-17 Kansas City MORA/IRA Joint Conference, Hyatt Regency Hotel at Union Station
2001 May 14-16 Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza Hotel
2000 May 24-26 Springfield Ozark Mountain Conference, Clarion Hotel
1999 May 12-14 St. Louis Marriott West
1998 May 18-20 Sedalia Best Western

MORA Grant History

Mo. Dept. of Natural Resources:

  • Project Grant #98101 6/14/99 Conference Grant(1999)
  • Project Grant #97059 - MRD Grant 1997-1998

St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District

  • Project Grant #2006006 MORIC/Show-Me Recycling 2006-2008 $30,000
  • Project Grant #2009014 – MORA Education & Outreach 2009-2010 $20,000

EPA Region 7

  • X1-98776401 – MORIC/Show-Me Recycling – 10/2006 - $54,585
  • Grant Expansion 6/08 – 6/30/09 - $14,585

Partners

Missouri’s 20 Solid Waste Management Districts, Dept. of Natural Resources – Solid Waste Management Program, EPA Region 7, and MORA members.

In 2009, MORA joined the Missouri Conservation and Environmental Alliance (MCEA). MCEA retains a lobbyist who provides weekly legislative reports, alerts us to relevant legislation, etc. Effective 2009 – MORA has a newly formed legislative committee that will be developing a legislative platform.

2009 MCEA Members Include: Audubon Missouri; Conservation Federation of Missouri; Green Building Council (St. Louis chapter); Missouri Coalition for the Environment; Missouri Park Association; Missouri Votes Conservation; Missouri Sierra Club; Missouri Recycling Association

National Recycling Coalition (NRC) – We have been an affiliate of the National Recycling Coalition for a number of years – paying an affiliation fee based on our membership #s. In 2008 our NRC membership dues were $6325. The future of NRC is uncertain as we wait for members to vote on the proposed NRC/KAB (Keep America Beautiful) merger in August 2009.