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RECYCLING ON DISPLAY AT EPCOT

A display at Walt Disney World’s Epcot Center, Orlando, Fla., features information on paper recycling. The “Forests For Our Future” display, organized by the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI), opened in October of 1999 and will run throughout 2000 as part of the Innovations at Epcot exhibit.

Among the information entertainingly displayed at the “Forests For Our Future” exhibit are paper recycling technology and facts. “In the U.S. today, recycled paper makes up about one-third of the raw fiber used by paper companies,” TAPPI notes. “Soon, recovered paper is expected to become the paper industry’s number one raw material.”

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FROM PSI

Four $1,000 scholarships are available from Paper Stock Industries (PSI), a national chapter of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI). The scholarships will be awarded through the PSI Chapter/ ISRI Recycling Research Foundation.

Scholarships can be awarded to employees, children or spouses of an individual who has been employed for at least one year by a member firm of PSI. Chapter officers are not eligible. Applicants must complete an application and have at least a C+ average in high school and meet all of the qualifications for admission to a regionally accredited two or four-year post-secondary institution. Recipients will be selected by the PSI Chapter Scholarship Committee. The application deadline is May 31. More information can be obtained from PSI president Nini Krever at (561) 627-9191 or scholarship chairperson Wayne DiCastri at (612) 374-2280.

INSURANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE

Members of the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA), Fairfax, Va., can now research insurance options through the Universal Underwriters Group website at www.uuic.com. Options, including covering buildings, contents, crime, fleet auto, cargo, employee tools and business interruption, are all available at the site. Customers can build a customized policy to suit their needs.

Web surfers can choose the “Fast Track” option and search for insurance information according to business type. Quotes for polices can also be requested at the site, along with information on regional offices and links to groups and associations in the industry.

PACKEXPO.COM OFFERS ONLINE NEWSLETTER, E-COMMERCE

Recyclers hoping to keep tabs on what type of packaging will be preferred by tomorrow’s corporations and consumers may gain some insight through PackExpo.com, a weekly newsletter that is available online for those in the packaging industry.

The newsletter is edited by a packaging industry veteran, Ben Miyares. Those wanting to receive the newsletter need only visit the PackExpo site at PackEcpo.com and register to receive the weekly e-mail update.

PackExpo.com has also added a full-transaction e-commerce feature with online ordering and purchasing capabilities. The site was launched in October 1999 and is joint venture between Cendex Corp., Falls Church, Va., and the Packaging Machinery Manufactures Institute (PMMI), Arlington, Va.

“The addition of e-commerce gives PackExpo.com users the convenience and savings they’re looking for,” says Stuart Stafman, CEO of PackExpo.com “PackExpo.com will help lower transactional costs, streamline delivery processes and reduce inventory.”

BATTERY GROUP RECEIVES AWARD

The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. (RBRC), Gainesville, Fla., has been awarded an honorable mention from the campaign of the National Office Paper Recycling Project, an initiative of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

RBRC recycles nickel cadmium rechargeable batteries and was selected from 30 entries and recognized for its efforts in the Public Outreach category. “We are proud to accept this award from the United States Conference of Mayors, as it shows our dedication to the environment and the communities in which we are active,” says C. Norman England, RBRC president and CEO. Consumers can find a location to recycle nickel-cadmium batteries at the RBRC website at www.RBRC.org.