Measure Georgia-Progress Update

Top 5 Reasons Measure Georgia Matters We live in a data driven world; numbers make credible facts. While we have a great recycling infrastructure in Georgia, anecdotal information does not resonate with policy and decision makers without metrics to quantify it. State resources have waned in recent years with respect to waste reduction and recycling; a successful response will give us the economic data we need to garner support. If you are a local government, processor /MRF, or manufacturer/end-user of recycled materials in Georgia, your participation is the key to collecting this vital data. Aggregate reporting within each of the 3 sectors described above will give us robust data to use in sustaining resources for programs and solidifying our industry’s role in economic development. So, if you are not participating, please contact us to get signed up; we can’t improve what we don’t measure—we need your input for a successful outcome; it’s easy and proprietary.

Thank you to these local governments that are participating in the Measure Georgia Program Athens-Clarke County City of Atlanta Augusta-Richmond County Bartow County Camden County Keep Carroll Beautiful Columbus Consolidated Crawford County Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Management Authority DeKalb County Keep Albany- Dougherty Beautiful Douglas County Keep Elbert County Beautiful Forsyth County Gwinnett County Hall County Laurens County Liberty County Macon-Bibb County City of Monroe City of Newnan Keep North Fulton Beautiful Rome Floyd Recycling Center Roswell Recycling Center Keep Smyrna Beautiful City of Snellville City of Valdosta Keep Vienna Beautiful Keep Walton Beautiful Pledged; need account set up

Local governments, to do your part to make sure Georgia counts TODAY Complete a pledge form and turn in to the Georgia Recycling Coalition Set an Appointment w/Ashley DeVries of Emerge to set up your account! OR, (we will remind you to get started by ing a link to you when you get back to your office) WHEN YOU GET BACK TO YOUR OFFICE Go to and start entering your datahttps://connect.re-trac.com/register/measuregeorgia_localgov Make sure the processors and markets that take your recyclables are participating in the Measure Georgia – MRF/Processor Program and the End User/Manufacturer Program

Those willing to be recognized include: Shaw Industries ERTH Products LLC USAgain LLC Metro Green Recycling (Dalton Whitfield & Hall Co MRFs reporting-noted on gov’t page) TOTAL Now: 9 (including 2 major paper companies) Thank you to participating MRF/processors and Manufacturer/end users.

Processors and end users, to do your part to make sure Georgia counts TODAY Complete a pledge form and turn in to the Georgia Recycling Coalition Set an Appointment w/Ashley DeVries of Emerge to set up your account! OR, we will remind you to get started by ing a link to you when you get back to your office. WHEN YOU GET BACK TO YOUR OFFICE We will send you a link to get started with training dates if you need help

It’s another Metrics Monday….. This week’s Champions are…. Previous local gov’t champions: Bartow County, City of Atlanta, City of Monroe Hall County Resource Recovery, Keep Albany Dougherty Beautiful Keep North Fulton Beautiful, Macon-Bibb County, Keep Carroll Beautiful Keep Newnan Beautiful, Keep Walton Beautiful & City of Snellville Dalton-Whitfield SWA, Rome Floyd Recycling Previous End Users (Manufacturers): US Again, LLC; ERTH Products LLC; Shaw Industries

ASK Yourself…do you count….? Have you pledged? Have you read why Measure GA is important? Have you been to the web site to set up your account? Have you reported Q3 and Q4 2014? Have you reported Q1 and Q2 2015? YOU SHOULD BE NEXT! Did you hear? GRC invited to speak at the national Resource Recycling Conference in September on our Measure Georgia program…..get those tons in the system so we look good! Check out the Measure GA Facebook page: MeasureGA?fref=ts MeasureGA?fref=ts