Recycle 417

05/20/2026

The 9Rs of Circularity provide a practical blueprint for this shift:

1️⃣ Refuse – Eliminate unnecessary consumption at the source
2️⃣ Rethink – Redesign systems for efficiency and longevity
3️⃣ Reduce – Minimize resource use without reducing value
4️⃣ Reuse – Extend the life of products through repeated use
5️⃣ Repair – Restore instead of replace
6️⃣ Refurbish – Upgrade existing products for renewed value
7️⃣ Remanufacture – Rebuild products using recovered components
8️⃣ Repurpose – Transform old materials into new functions
9️⃣ Recycle – Recover materials when no other option remains

Each step moves us further away from extraction and closer to regeneration.

05/18/2026

How can we work together regionally? Grant Call: The National Household Wasted Food Prevention Project (NHWFPP) will develop, launch, and implement a coordinated, nationwide effort to reduce wasted food in households by 10% per capita nationally and by 20% per capita in communities supported through grants by 2030. To this end, two grant opportunities are now available:
🔹 Innovator Grants ($75K–$300K): Support focused creative, locally tailored strategies to motivate target audiences to prevent wasted food.
🔹 Catalyst Grants ($300K–$750K): Support larger-scale projects to implement household wasted food prevention strategies across a variety of communities.

Eligible applicants include nonprofits, tribal and local governments, U.S. territories and states, and higher education institutions.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) will award around 15 or more grants focused on wasted food prevention — helping households buy, store, prepare, and use food in ways that prevent food from being thrown in the trash.This initiative will target parents of children under 18, and young adults ages 18 to 35.

Applications are due September 1. To learn more:
➡ Visit the landing page: grants.endingwastedfood.org
➡ Join the info webinar: Thursday, May 28, 2-3 PM ET —tinyurl.com/RFAwebinarEWF

05/17/2026

Food is medicine

05/16/2026

Plastic pollution: You know there’s a real problem here, but where on Earth do you even start to try to fix it?

05/15/2026

Missouri Senate Bill 1586 did not pass this session and has officially died for the year.

We know this issue is far from over, and we fully expect to see similar legislation return next session. The Missouri Recycling Association will continue monitoring developments closely and advocating for the waste management districts that serve communities across our state.

Today, however, we want to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who took the time to contact legislators and share concerns about this bill. We truly believe your outreach and engagement made a real difference in the outcome.

Thank you for standing with Missouri’s recycling and waste management community. We will keep everyone informed as this issue returns next year.

04/25/2026

Do you have old ni****ne v**es or unused prescription medications at home? The Drug Responsbility Education and Advocacy Movement (DREAM) is partnering with us to provide four free recycling locations for you to safely dispose of v**es and medications today, April 25!

Stop by before 2 p.m. at one of these sites: Sam’s Club (745 E. Camino Alto Dr.), Alps Pharmacy (2650 W. Kearney Street), Mercy Pharmacy (1965 S. Fremont Ave.) or the Republic Branch Library (921 N. Lindsey Ave.)

Thank you for helping us keep hazardous and pharmaceutical waste out of our landfill and the environment.

04/22/2026

04/09/2026

Do you have old v**es lying around? The GLO Center is partnering with Solid Waste Management District O to bring you a safe, free recycling option!

Many people don’t know that the batteries, electronic components, e-liquids and plastic in v**es should never go in the regular trash. 🗑️ These devices can start fires and leak toxins into the environment.

Unfortunately, recycling v**es can be inconvenient. This pilot program from District O makes safe v**e disposal more accessible for residents of Springfield!

Drop used v**es off at the GLO Center during their regular hours (Monday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

🔗 To learn more about the program, visit https://www.recycle417.com/v**e-disposal.

02/14/2026