1. Manager’s Report

2. Financial Report 2011 Income Actual Budget CONFERENCE$39,190 ($38,500) GOLF (GREEN & VRA)$3,790 GRANTS$7,000 ($5,000) MEMBERSHIPS$7,025 ($10,000) Total Income$57,005 ($55,100) CD Interest About $130 ($100) Memberships$800

3. Financial Report 2011 Expenses CONFERENCE$22,353 GOLF$3,116 ADMIN$10,000 TRAINING/TRAVEL$1,466 OFFICE / WEB SITE$4,623 MEMBERSHIPS$1,645 GRANTS$2,075 Total Expenses To Date:$45,278 Admin, Annual Meeting, Grants $10,464 (Estimated) Income: $57,000$55,742 Yearly 2011 CD Rollover$28,063

4. Membership Report November 2009November 2010November 2011 Number of Current Members 157144124 November 2009November 2010November 2011 New Members 3223 Renewing Members 125121101 Expiring Members 541320 Member Specials 394725 Membership Income $8,730$9,970$7,025 Local Government- 44% Industry- 35% State/Fed agency- 4% Non-Profit- 9% Interested Citizen- 8%

5. A Look Back General Assembly Online Recycling Business Directory National & Regional Memberships Business Recycling workshops SERDC workshops America Recycles Day Website Stats 2011

6. General Assembly 2011 15 bills related to solid waste and recycling No action -3 plastic bag bills (5,10 cents tax, ban) -ABC store law -$100 penalty for each cigarette litter Action -Repeal of VRMDC -Department of Education recycling study HB 1521HB 1521 Water, Sewer, Waste, and Stormwater authorities are political subdivisions of the Commonwealth HB 1522HB 1522 Eminent domain for Water and Waste authorities HB 1597HB 1597 Secondhand metal articles; expands requirements imposed on purchasers HB 1624HB 1624 DEQ director can sign consent agreements when the Water Board is out of session HB 1703HB 1703 ABC stores must recycling packaging HB 2268HB 2268 VPPSA HB 2287HB 2287 Nonhazardous solid waste management facilities; annual fee HB 2344HB 2344 Cigarette butts HB 2520HB 2520 Repeal of the VRMDC and State Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Advisory Council SB 1007SB 1007 Solid waste fees SB1119SB1119 DEQ permit penalty fees SJ 346SJ 346 Department of Education recycling study

7. Policy Committee Discussion -Litter Control and Recycling Trust Fund to fund the Governor’s Budget for FY2012-2014 and Virginia’s General Fund -Other Boards such as VRMDC (Air, Water, Waste) General Assembly 2012

8. Online Recycling Directory 7 companies added (190 companies) -Pallets, Plastic, Reuse, Tires, Wood, Cardboard, Paper, Metal, Aggregate, Carpet, Ceiling Tiles, E-Waste www.vrarecycles.org

12. Affiliations/Memberships KAB State Recycling Partner KVB Member SERDC Member PSI Member Why become a partner? grant funds, networking with other states, KAB programs and events, education and advocacy at national level Resource Recycling Conference, KAB/NRC meeting, SERDC Symposium

13. Business Recycling Workshops Virginia Beach- 50 attendees SERDC workshops- 120 attendees Information gathering, discussion based Next steps: website, resources to businesses

14. America Recycles Day $2,000 grant received from KAB Prize Contest (Adult and Youth) Dec 1 st One Youth Grand Prize: new bike (value $150) and a $150 Environmental Grant for your school One Adult Grand Prize: $300 gift card to Greenhome.com 43 events registered in Virginia

15. America Recycles Day Online banner ads in 4 newspaper websites : Richmond Times-Dispatch Virginian-Pilot Bristol Herald Courier Roanoke Times http://preview.roanoke.com/VA_recycling_ass ociation/VA_recycling_12819398_728x90_JG.html

16. Website Stats 7,983 Visitors Website PageVisits What, Where, How Can I Recycle/ Recycling Directory 3,075 Conference2,188 What Where How Can I Recycle2,122 School Recycling Toolkit1,814 Business Directory729

17. Virginia Recycling Association Presented to the Members November 1, 2011