NRC Leaders to Testify Before Senate Committee

Thursday, July 11, Dobbins Callahan and Clifford Case, board members of the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) will testify before the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee during a hearing on the federal government’s role in recycling.

Callahan, of Collins & Aikman Floorcoverings, Dalton, Ga., chairs the NRC board of directors and the Buy Recycled Business Alliance. According to an e-mail from NRC Executive Director Kate Krebs to NRC members, Callahan will speak about obstacles in the federal system that impede recycled product manufacturers from selling to the government. Callahan will also propose solutions.

Case, a partner with the law firm Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, New York City, is a NRC founder and honorary lifetime board member. He will review the federal government’s poor performance to date in buying recycled.

Krebs wrote, “We are extremely pleased that the NRC has been asked to participate so fully, and to represent you and thousands of our members, during this important forum.”

She continued, “NRC members and their organizations have invested millions of dollars in collection, processing and manufacturing to ensure the success of recycling. Now we need the federal government to do its part. We believe this hearing is an important first step in getting the federal government to reinvigorate its commitment to recycling and buying recycled products.”

Callahan’s and Case’s full testimony will be available Thursday, July 11, on the NRC Web site, www.nrc-recycle.org.

The NRC, based in Washington, is a non-profit organization representing the diverse interests committed to the common goal of maximizing recycling to achieve the benefits of resource conservation, solid waste reduction, environmental protection, energy conservation and social and economic development.