Oklahoma Recycling Association

Here in Atoka filming ?? the next episode of Okie Recycling Tour featuring Green Li-ion battery recycling program. Subscribe to our YouTube channel " RecycleOK" to get notified when video is published. Ellen Bussert Keima Borsuah #oklahomarecycling #Battery #batteryrecycling #Oklahoma #Atoka

November 15th is America Recycles Day! Take our America Recycles Day Pledge by emailing us at [email protected] with your name and city and let us know you took the pledge by 11/14. OKRA will publish the names of businesses and individuals who took the pledge to improve recycling and waste reduction in Oklahoma. This is a great way to celebrate America Recycles Day and encourage people around you to think and act more sustainably! We are also hosting a Lunch & Learn on November 15th to celebrate America Recycles Day. Click this link to register for this Lunch & Learn today- https://lnkd.in/gmtmbciP #oklahomarecycling #oklahomarecyclingassociation #okra #lunchandlearn #americarecyclesday

OKRA Advocacy workgroup paid a visit to the Oklahoma State Capitol on October 2nd! A cross section of the team presented to the Oklahoma House Government Modernization and Technology Committee on an interim study #24-075 –Addressing Oklahoma’s Solid Waste Management Challenges: e-waste, waste characterization, and waste diversion. This study Sponsored by Rep. Trish Ranson of Stillwater focuses on addressing critical issues such electronic waste (e-waste), battery recycling waste characterization, and strategies for landfill diversion. Thanks to Rep Trish Ranson for sponsoring this very important study Thanks to the presenters; Patrick Riley Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Katie Beitz Bietz Oklahoma State University Energy Management & Sustainability Jerry Schuber Sr. Schuber City of Broken Arrow Traci Phillips Natural Evolution Evolution Robert Pickens America Waste Control #ewaste #solidwaste #ewasterecycling Eric W. Pollard Keima BorsuahEllen Bussert

A fantastic round table session on topics including; how to talk to your legislator, glass recycling in oklahoma, community education and engagement, community recycling programs, zero waste events, e-waste and battery issues. Thanks to our amazing presenters Rep. John Waldron, Fenton. Rood , Natalie Sacket-Evans, MPA , Ofelia Ochoa , Traci Phillips OKC Beautiful Fertile Ground Cooperative

Kevin Hobbie talking about Lithium Ion battery recycling in Oklahoma

It's lunch time! Yay, many thanks to Fertile Ground Cooperative for making OKRA 2024 conference a Zero Waste event.

Talking glass with Michael Trimble from O-I Muskogee Oklahoma.

OKRA conference attendees were warmly welcome by Sydnee Krenek, MBA, GPC from the Office of the Secretary of Natural Resources, Cherokee Nation

A very powerful keynote address by Chaz Miller. Key takeaways from his presentation; recycling is real, recycling is not broken, recycling works, We need to tell the story.

We want to extend a huge THANK YOU to all of our conference sponsors. We can't begin to express how much your support means to us. Sustaining Sponsors: Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, The The Chickasaw Nation, and Oklahoma Compost and Sustainability Association Spotlight Sponsors: Batliner Recycling, Cherokee Nation, and Rehrig Pacific Company Metal Sponsor: Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Fiber Sponsors: American Waste Control, Choctaw nation, OK SWANA, National Evolution, and RiverCity Hydraulics Glass Sponsors: EcoWood Solutions and Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Solid Waste Program. We can't wait to see everyone at the conference tomorrow! ?? #okra #oklahomarecyclingassociation #okraconference2024 #conference #thankyousponsors