College and University Recycling Coalition

The College and University Recycling Council (CURC) was formed in 1992 and became a technical council of the National Recycling Coalition in 1995. CURC is a network of campus-based recycling professionals who face similar challenges and opportunities in managing college and university programs.  CURC is a network of campus-based recycling professionals who facilitate information exchange on operating recycling and waste reduction programs at North American institutions of higher learning. CURC also helps to support creating linkages with the academic resources on campuses. Among CURC's benefits are: CURC WEB, college and university recycling information and opportunities for benchmarking other schools, electronic resources for sharing information, getting feedback, and finding a product or service vendor. Regional workshops, which bring the expertise of CURC members to schools that could not otherwise attend a national conference. Information toolkits and white papers to help analyze and resolve problem issues on your campus.

CURC is currently in the process of becoming a stand alone 501(C)3 organization.

NEWS and UPDATES

The new CURC By-Laws are posted below.

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CURC is holding a pre-conference workshop and sessions within the conference, at the upcoming AASHE (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) Conference, being held in Denver, Colorado October 10-13, 2010. Go to: http://conf2010.aashe.org/

for more details on the conference.  You must be attending the AASHE conference to participate in the CURC workshop.
 
CURC Workshop at AASHE
Sunday, October 10, 2010
8AM-Noon, Denver Convention Center
Continental Breakfast and break refresh
Cost: $50
 
Description:
The College and University Recycling Coalition is hosting a half day interactive workshop on collegiate recycling topics.  The workshop will begin with an in-depth overview of collegiate recycling programs.  This will be followed by facilitated discussions lead by collegiate recycling experts on a variety of sustainable waste management topics.  Participants will have an opportunity to share best practices and trouble shoot challenges to starting, growing and maintaining collegiate recycling efforts.  Discussions will include integration of waste prevention into campus sustainability goals.  Continental breakfast included.

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Recent CURC meeting minutes have been posted on the Resources Page.