2008 NRC Congress & Expo: The 411 on Recycling and Climate Change

During its 27^th Annual Congress & Expo, the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) launched new online educational tools illustrating the association between recycling and climate change.

“NRC wants to support its members in their educational and advocacy efforts regarding the value of recycling in reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” said Ed Skernolis, NRC director of policy and programs.

The Climate Change Web resources that we are introducing today, and which will be continuously enhanced and expanded, will hopefully provide a valuable information resource for those efforts.”

Global warming and climate change are issues that have been recently gaining worldwide attention; however, recycling has still not been recognized as a key part of the solution to dramatically cut down on emissions, according to the NRC. The association says it hopes to change that view through the introduction of these new resources.

Public attention to environmental issues has been invigorated by the development of domestic and global policy to address climate change.  In the debate on how best to go forward, NRC is working collaboratively with other organizations based in the nation’s capitol to ensure that the public and decision makers recognize the valuable role that recycling plays in reducing the demand on energy and material resources.

The NRC’ss next step in relation to climate change will be to establish a page with links to other useful Web pages for extended information on other aspects of recycling and climate change.  NRC will seek input from its state affiliates and members on how to improve the usefulness of the page as an education and advocacy tool.

More information on the National Recycling Coalition and its educational tools is available at www.nrc-recycles.org.