CMRA News

The Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA), Lisle, Ill., has welcomed several new members recently. Among the companies and government bureaus joining the CMRA are:

"The growth of the CMRA is directly proportional to the growth of interest in C&D recycling," says Tom Roberts, current president of the CMRA and president of Delta Recycling, Davie, Fla. "We expect this growth to continue, and look forward to serving these new members, as well as our long-time members."

Companies interested in joining the CMRA can contact the group at (630) 548-4510.

Progress is continuing in the development of the program for the 2004 C&D World show, the Annual Meeting of the Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA). The 2004 event takes place Jan. 25-28, 2004 at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans.

According to CMRA executive director William Turley, several speakers and presentations have already been confirmed for the show. Dr. Timothy Townsend of the University of Florida will offer an overview of state regulations affecting the C&D recycling industry. Results from the CMRA/Army Corps of Engineers study on recycling concrete with lead-based paint on it will be presented by Steve Cosper of the Corp’s Construction Engineering & Research Lab. Also planned is a panel on marketing fines from mixed C&D recycling facilities.

A new feature being planned for the 2004 meeting is a formal fundraising dinner Monday evening to kick off the development of the CMRA Response Fund. The Fund will provide resources to provide advocacy for C&D recyclers throughout the country.

For information on attending or exhibiting at the leading event for recyclers of concrete, asphalt, wood, gypsum and asphalt shingles, please contact the Conference Division of GIE Media, (800) 456-0707. For further program information, or to suggest a presentation topic for the meeting, contact the CMRA at (630) 548-4510.

CMRA MEMBERS CAN BUILD ONLINE DIRECTORY

A new feature within the www.CDRecycler.com Web site allows members of the Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA) to build a virtual membership directory that they can consult any time from their Internet connection.

CMRA Public Relations Committee chairman Rick Givan and other members of that committee will soon be contacting Association members for their permission to have their contact information posted online in a special "CMRA Members" section of the Business Cards area of the www.CDRecycler.com Web site.

Once CMRA members have their own Business Cards virtual networking section, they can look for fellow members in different parts of the country when searching for subcontractors or otherwise seeking information from outside their typical operating region. "Our association’s members tend to have a high degree of confidence in and respect for their fellow CMRA members," says William Turley, the group’s executive director.

Turley also believes that other visitors to the www.CDRecycler.com Web site seeking industry insiders will take advantage of the CMRA Members section of the Business Cards area when looking for a knowledgeable contractor.

The CMRA Business Cards initiative is just one of several cooperative steps that have recently been announced between the CMRA and the Recycling Today Media Group, publishers of C&D Recycler magazine and operators of the www.CDRecycler.com Web site.

Additionally, the two organizations will be boosting the number of links and the visibility of links between their two Web sites. The increased linking options should serve to steer CMRA members and prospective members to the www.CDRecycler.com Web site for breaking news. As well, regular visitors to the www.CDRecycler.com Web site and its monthly e-newsletter, C&D Update, will soon have more opportunities to link to the CMRA’s www.cdrecycling.org Web site.

"Having regular visitors to the www.CDRecycler.com Web site linking to our CMRA Web site provides us with an opportunity to boost our membership," says Turley. "Good things should happen as the industry’s leading news organization continues to work more closely with its leading trade association," he remarked.