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Advancing Waste Reduction and Recycling in the Carolinas Since 1989
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Call to Action: Protect Recycling in North Carolina
Dear Members and Friends of the Carolina Recycling Association:
A vital piece of North Carolina's recycling success is in jeopardy as we speak, but you can help by making your voice heard. The North Carolina State Senate has just approved a budget that proposes to eliminate the Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service (DEACS) from the Department of Environmental Quality. The North Carolina House will now consider and pass its own version of the budget, and then conference with the Senate to pass a final State budget to submit to Governor Roy Cooper. Erasing DEACS from the map will be a giant leap backwards for all aspects of the recycling industry in NC and beyond. It is imperative to contact members of the NC House immediately to educate them on why they should continue to fund and support NC DEACS.
Considering the billions of dollars coming into the State's economy from recycling, keeping DEACS as a support structure that has a real return on investment for our state is an intelligent investment of state dollars. Therefore, in accordance with CRA's mission to advance waste reduction and recycling in the Carolinas, and with the utmost respect for our members and friends from all corners of the industry, we are asking you to take action. Please contact the North Carolina House of Representatives to request that DEACS and its programs remain fully funded, and that the House adamantly support this funding in conference.
In order to assist you, we have provided a website with more info on this important effort, talking points to use when calling legislators, a form letter that you may edit and mail or email your representatives and key contacts in the legislature. Nothing will have more impact than sharing your own accounts of how DEACS has helped you, your business, and your community, so we encourage you to personalize your communications with legislators.
We hope you will consider the implications of a North Carolina without DEACS, and move quickly to do your part in protecting North Carolina's state environmental assistance program. Thank you for your time and attention to this issue that so deeply affects all of us.
Sincerely,
The Carolina Recycling Association
It is critical to contact legislators NOW
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Time is of the Essence to Keep NC DEACS Funding Intact
- Visit, Call, or Write your representative ASAP
- Contact at least ONE key legislator
- Post and comment on Social Media
- Email this alert to local media contacts to help inform citizens
- Share this information with friends, family and colleagues
For more information, click here to visit our website
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Special Thanks to Our 2017 Sponsors!
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CRA Staff
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Mary McClellan
Executive Director
336.972.3565
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Jenn Cooper
Programs + Systems Manager
877.972.0007
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Diane Davis
Conference Chair
704.467.7774
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CRA Board of Directors
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President
Vice President
Tonya Randell
More Recycling
Secretary
Amanda Fairley
Waste Management
Treasurer
Wes Westbrooks
BMW Manufacturing
Board Development Chair
Paul Hanna
MetalTech Systems
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Malinda Barkley
Republic Services
Mandy Barnette
Pratt Industries
Chad Beane
Moore County Public Works
Lynn Bestul
Amanda Kain
Catawba County
Sierra International Machinery
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Brian Moore
City of Concord
Amy Preble
UNC - Chapel Hill
Lisa Rider
Onslow County
Karen Terry-Johnson
Enviro Source Solutions, Inc.
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*You may email CRA Staff or Board by clicking on his/her name
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