Important Announcements

>> Next Board Meeting – July 28th <<

@ 3615 West Broadway Blvd, Sedalia, Mo 65301

>> Next Grant Call Due Date – October 1, 2020 <<

*while the Oct 1 2020 grant call is not officially open,

click to view our preliminary Guidance Document

we anticipate using for this call*

Past Board Meeting Agendas

• May 26, 2020 – Board Meeting Agenda
• March 2, 2020 – Board Meeting Agenda
• December 12, 2019 – Board Meeting Agenda
• September 26, 2019 – Board Meeting Agenda
• July 18, 2019 – Board Meeting Agenda
• May 16, 2019 – Board Meeting Agenda

Past Meeting Minutes

• March 2, 2020 – Executive Board Meeting Summary
• December 12, 2019 – Executive Board Meeting Summary
• September 26, 2019 – Executive Board Meeting Summary
• July 18, 2019 – Executive Board Meeting Summary 
• May 16, 2019 – Executive Board Meeting Summary
• March 7, 2019 – Executive Board Meeting Summary
• December 11, 2018 – Executive Board Meeting Summary
• September 21, 2018 – Executive Board Meeting Summary
• August 21, 2018 – Executive Board Meeting Summary
• July 24, 2018 – Executive Board Meeting Summary
• May 15, 2018 – Executive Board Meeting Summary
• April 27, 2018 – Executive Board Meeting Summary

Forms & Grant Packages

FY 2021 District Grant Application Instructions and Guidance Document

Next Grant Call Due Date – October 1, 2020

*while the Oct 1 2020 grant call is not officially open,

click to view our preliminary Guidance Document

we anticipate using for this call*

Industry Articles

• FEBRUARY 2020  //  PAPER AND PLASTIC EXPORT NUMBERS TAKE HISTORIC DIVE
• JANUARY 2020 // 2020 COULD BE THE YEAR OF LEGISLATIVE BOOM – OR BUST – FOR NATIONAL RECYCLING POLICY
• AUGUST 2019  //  U.S. RECYCLING INDUSTRY IS STRUGGLING TO FIGURE OUT A FUTURE WITHOUT CHINA
• JUNE 2019 // RECYCLERS CRINGE AS SOUTHEAST ASIA SAYS IT’S SICK OF THE WEST’S TRASH
• JUNE 2019 // CHART OF THE DAY: THESE COUNTRIES CREATE MOST OF THE WORLD’S CO2 EMISSIONS
• MAY 2019 // INSIDE THE LONG WAR TO PROTECT PLASTIC
• APRIL 2019 // PHILIPPINES THREATENS ‘WAR’ AGAINST CANADA IF IT DOESN’T REMOVE TRASH
• DECEMBER 2018 //  KIWIS’ RECYCLING IS PILING UP IN MALAYSIA AND BEING BURNT IN SECRET, ENVIRONMENTALISTS SAY
• DECEMBER 2018 //  SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING (AND CHINA) THROWING RECYCLING MARKETS INTO CHAOS
• DECEMBER 2018 //  CHINA’S IMPORT BAN ON PLASTIC WASTE PUSHES JAPAN AND OTHER RICH NATIONS TO RETHINK TRASH OPTIONS
• NOVEMBER 2018 //  BUDGET BUSTERS: RECYCLING EXPENSES GROWING
• NOVEMBER 2018  // SWAMPED WITH PLASTIC WASTE, MALAYSIA STRUGGLES AS GLOBAL SCRAP PILES UP
• NOVEMBER 2018  // ECOWASTE HAILS KOREAN GOV’T ACTION ON TRASH SHIPMENTS
• NOVEMBER 2018 //  MALAYSIA – THE NEW DUMPING GROUND FOR THE WORLD’S PLASTIC WASTE
• OCTOBER 2018 //  MARKET FORCES PUT AMERICA’S RECYCLING INDUSTRY IN THE DUMPS
• OCTOBER 2018 // What Chinese Import Policies Mean for All 50 States, October 5, 2018
• JULY 2018 //  THE DIRTY TRUTH IS YOUR RECYCLING MAY ACTUALLY GO TO LANDFILLS
• JUNE 2018 //  IMPORTANT RESTRICTIONS RIPPLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA
• JUNE 2018 //  CHINA: WASTE RESTRICTIONS WILL SPUR US JOB GROWTH
• MAY 2018 //  RECYCLING IS BIG BUSINESS, BUT IS IT PROFITABLE?
• MAY 2018 // WHAT CHINESE IMPORT POLICIES MEAN FOR ALL 50 STATES
• APRIL 2018 //  AMID TRADE FEUD, RECYCLING IS IN DANGER OF LANDING ON TRASH PILE
• APRIL 2018 //  CHINA TRASH BAN IS A GLOBAL RECYCLING WAKE UP CALL
• APRIL 2018  // UPDATE: CHINA SEIZES 110,000 METRIC TONS OF ‘SMUGGLED WASTE,’ ARRESTS 52 SO FAR IN 2018
• APRIL 2018 //  WASHINGTON STATE RECYCLING MARKET ISSUES FINALLY COME INTO FOCUS
• APRIL 2018 //  CHINA’S BLOCK ON TRASH IMPORTS FORCES AUSTRALIA TO BURY RECYCLING
• APRIL 2018 //  WASTE MANAGEMENT: THE EFFECTS OF CHINA’S RECYCLING IMPORT BAN

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Announcement Archive

July 24, 2018 – Open Meeting Notice and Proposed Agenda

August 21, 2018 – August Meeting Agenda

August 22, 2018 – Grant Training