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MORA MRD/ARD 2009 Press Release

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MORA announces winners of the 2007 Missouri Recycles Day Poster Contest, an event held in conjunction with Missouri Recycles Day. Winners were selected from over 4,500 entries submitted statewide.

Dorothy Wunderlin of Joplin accepted the "Outstanding Recycling Education Program" award at the Missouri Recycling Association annual conference in Kansas City on June 6, 2007.

MORA organizes events for Missouri/America Recycles Day 2007. Get detailed information and instructions for celebrating Missouri Recycles Day on November 15th.

MORA announces winners of the 2006 Missouri Recycles Day Poster Contest, an event held in conjunction with Missouri Recycles Day. Winners were selected from over 4,000 entries submitted statewide.

Date Article
January 2012 Business going green: Companies save money employing pollution prevention engineering interns
December 27, 2011 Lisa Jackson, head of the EPA, walks Dr. Oz through the simple steps that you can take in your own home to help ensure water safety. (forward to the 3 min. 55 sec. mark)
December 19, 2011 Joplin, Mo., gets money for remediation plans
June 9, 2011 Construction and Demolition Forum – September 25-27 – Baltimore Area
November 19, 2009 Missouri receives federal dollars for "green" jobs training
November 10, 2009 Deffenbaugh Industries: Lee's Summit Elementary Named Top Recycling School in Lee's Summit R-7 School District for 2008-2009 School Year
October 6, 2009 MOre Recycling Efforts at Missouri State Fair Nets Significant Gain Over Last Year
September 28, 2009 Giving nontraditional workers a chance
September 2009 inside glass packaging (monthly publication by the Glass Packaging Institute)
August 20, 2009 Recycle Glass Week (via Glass Packaging Institute)
May 8, 2009 NRC cancels exposition, proposes KAB (Keep America Beautiful) partnership
April 23, 2009 The added benefits of recycling
April 22, 2009 On Earth Day: Keeping Up With 'Green' Bills
April 17, 2009 MU Adds New Sustainability Coordinator Position, Committee
March 30, 2009 Waste & Recycling News Features AbitibiBowater Inc. and Donna Utter, MORA Board Member
February 27, 2009 Energy efficiency efforts will get $130 million boost in Missouri
January 30, 2009 First Lady Georganne Nixon toured sheltered workshops in Fulton (Kingdom Projects) and Hannibal (Northeast Missouri Sheltered Workshop) to discuss the importance of these facilities for Missourians with developmental disabilities and for the community at large. Click here for article.
January 29, 2009 House passes stimulus package, clean energy spending
January 13, 2009 Recycling Committee of Jefferson City Downtown Association Wins National Grant
January 10, 2009 Governor Jay Nixon names Mark Templeton as Director of the Department of Natural Resources. Read the news article here.
January 10, 2009 Recycling Committee of Jefferson City Downtown Association Wins National Grant (PDF)
December 22, 2008 Missouri Botanical Garden article in the December issue of Waste News - Page 3. Article titled "St. Louis garden operates extensive recycling program."; View the article here.
December 12, 2008 Report establishes link between recycling, climate, energy
December 7, 2008 Recycling Industry Ailing Amid Economic Downturn
November 21, 2008 Missouri budget tanks, no one knows how much
October 15, 2008 E-Waste: The Dirty Secret of Recycling Electronics (BusinessWeek)
July 10, 2008 National Recycling Coalition Announces Leadership Changes
March 28, 2008 Cardinals to enlist homeless in recycling effort
Jan. 5, 2008 Computer Recycling Center (CRC) recycles over 1.4 Million Pounds of E-Scrap
Nov. 26, 2007 Mid-America Regional Council: Missouri Recycling Association Announces Missouri Recycles Day Poster Contest Winners
Sept. 5, 2007 Coca-Cola Sets Goal To Recycle or Reuse 100 Percent of its Plastic Bottles In The U.S.