Greetings:

Please take a few minutes to give your input on the White paper on greater collaboration among higher education institutions and the Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) industry.

The full text of the one-page draft of the White Paper is availble at http://nrcrecycles.org/white-paper-nrccc-smm-summit/

Thank You.

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1. 1. What role(s) best describe your position?

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2. Please rate the importance of recomendations

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1. Include campus SMM infrastructure, operations, and outreach in funding priorities
2. Facilitate campus workshops and training at state and regional conferences
3. fund and promote student-led projects and student leadership trainings to advance SMM infrastructure and program development.
4. Expand intra-collegiate and external networks
5. Offer ratings, standards and resources that campuses and similar institutional facilities can use to plan, implement, measure, report, compare, and progress with
6. Fund university research and development programs to investigate problem materials, improve product design and develop recycling sector innovation.
7. Renew the Jobs Through Recycling grant funding program
8. Accredit SMM coursework and advance training/certification programs
9. Support local and national intern recruitment and referral programs
10. Fund and promote student scholarships

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3. Are there additional recommendations you can suggest?

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4. Please add any comments or suggestions here

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5. May we list you and/or your organization as an endorser this white paper?

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6. Would like to be kept updated on the project through periodic e-mails?

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7. Please provide contact information

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