P.O. Box 20444 Indianapolis, IN 46220-0444 Not-For-Profit Corporation Phone & Fax: 317-283-6226 e-mail address: [email protected] January/February 1998 Newsletter Co-Editors: Diane Mellinger, Jeff Myers, and Rudy Osenbaugh

Coalition News

IRC Consensus Process in Action
Heads Up!
IRC Annual Conference Preview

IRC Consensus Process in Action:
Two Consensus Positions Adopted

by Diane Mellinger

Based on the IRC's consensus process in place, the Issue Task Force worked during the late summer and fall of 1997 to obtain a consensus regarding two issues. The proposed consensus positions were distributed to 158 Coalition members, representing business, government and public interest sectors in November, 1997. Based on vote tallies, the Coalition Board gave preliminary approval of the statements at its November 20, 1997 Board meeting. The Coalition's Position Quality Assurance (PQA) committee recommended final passage on December 1, 1997.

The committee based their recommendations on the less than 25% level of negative response in any of the membership categories to either of the policies. PQA members found that all requirements were fulfilled regarding the required procedure, and that the resulting policy statements did not conflict with any previous positions by the Coalition or the Coalition's bylaws or mission statement.

The Coalition Board approved the following:

CONSENSUS POSITION REGARDING HEA 1339 AND IDEM'S POLICY TO DEVELOP NON-RULE POLICIES IN 1997:

• The Indiana Recycling Coalition, Inc. supports the procedures that were used by IDEM in developing the non-rule policy and agrees that the process provided all stakeholders the ability to comment.
• The Indiana Recycling Coalition, Inc. supports the new non-rule policy for IDEM's source reduction and recycling grants program, as it relates to HEA 1339.

Indiana Recycling Coalition, Inc., agrees that the eligibility requirements for business grants should remain the same as those requirements currently in place, as of November, 1997. Additional considerations:

• Efforts should be made to build awareness of current grants, and their successes. Additionally, more emphasis should be placed on the benefits, and increased promotion of the grants program.
• Review the Indiana Department of Commerce and IDEM's grant programs to see if needs are being met; based on this evaluation then investigate the need for alternative funding options if needed.

Additional considerations:

• State agencies should be required to prepare solid waste plans. This could/should be a condition to receive a grant. It also may be a grant project itself.
• Procedures need to be reviewed, and a system established to simplify government agencies access to grants.

Special Thanks to IRC Members who Participated in this Process.





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Heads Up!

Nineteen newspapers and magazines recently contained a full page ad and sample of the envelope material "Tyvek", created and marketed by DuPont. DuPont acknowledges that Tyvek is not recyclable mixed inwith paper products, but is willing to accept their Tyvek ad pages directly from consumers who will pull the ads out of the publications and mail to: DuPont Tyvek, DMP LR2E5, Box 80705, Wilmington, Delaware 19880-0705.

The publications carrying the ads -- mostly during the month of November, 1997 -- include newspapers: USA Today, Investor's Business Daily, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's; and the following magazines: Business Week, Forbes, Architectural Digest, InstitutionalInvestor, National Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg Personal, Smithsonian, US News & World Report, National Review, Harper's, Art News, Ivy League Network, Roll Call, and Economist.



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IRC Annual Conference Preview

WHAT?	The Ninth Annual Conference of the Indiana Recycling Coalition
WHO?	YOU are invited to attend numerous educational workshops, panels and roundtable discussions during the two day conference. Exhibit space is available for recycling and composting educators, collectors, processors, marketers, and manufacturers of new products, along with related service providers. The Coalition's Annual Meeting and a Recognition Program for winners of the Governor's Awards for Excellence in Recycling is planned. Our second Recyclers' Auction will also be featured.
WHEN?	Tuesday, April 28, and Wednesday, April 29, 1998
WHERE?	Indianapolis Marriott, located at 7202 E. 21st Street, Indianapolis
WHY?	For education, networking and fun as we work together to make recycling everybody's business!

If recycling is YOUR business, we invite you to become a financial donor for the Annual Conference to help offset conference costs and help the IRC raise funds to continue our programs throughout the coming year. There are many levels of support to choose from, for recyclers of all kinds. For information, call Brook Edwards, Conference Chair, at 765/675-6200 or email at [email protected] OR Janet Fox Neltner, IRC Executive Director at 317/283-6226 or via email at [email protected] OR check out our web site at www.papertrail.com/irc/

For information and how to apply for the Governor's Awards for Excellence in Recycling, call Leslie Krampf at IDEM's Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance at 317/232-8172 or check www.ai.org/idem/oppta/. Nominations are due February 27, 1998.

For more information on the 1998 Governor's Awards for Excellence in Recycling, see page 7.

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