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NRC_Markets_Meeting_Pre-Survey-Atlanta

Background

This pre-meeting survey is gathering information to help make sure key issues are discussed at the upcoming NRC Recycling Markets meeting in Atlanta and to help make the meeting run as productively as possible.  Your input is very important to the meeting, and we appreciate the minutes you spend helping us with these questions.  Thank you!
1.Your name (optional)
2.Your email (optional)
3.Your organization, phone and other contact info (optional)
4.State(s) you mostly work in / cover
5.Specify state(s) if needed
6.What role(s)?  Answer all that apply.
7.From your perspective, what problems do you see in Recycling Markets at the local or national level? Please be specific.
8.Please respond about the local perspective-what should we know with regard to the following topics?
9.Is there end-use capacity in your region that has closed or is not fully utilized?  Or is growing?  (specify in the next question)
10.Are there recycling businesses that have closed or are not fully utilized?  Or are growing?  Check all that apply (specify in the next question)
11.Regarding your previous answer...  Please specify the end-use capacity in your region that has closed or is not fully utilized or is growing?  What plant / industry / materal?  Please describe.
12.Regarding the previous question - Are you aware of recycling businesses that have closed or any which are growing in the area?  Please specify examples.
13.Are there materials that you see as either being limited in this region, or overabundant?  Check all that apply (specify material and direction in the next question)
14.Regarding the previous question - Which materials do you see as being either limited in this region or abundant / overabundant? (specify material and direction)
15.What has worked well in (local or state-level) market development from your experience?  Please provide one or more specific examples if you can.  
16.What elements of a business development strategy do you think are possibly workable here and why?  Have you seen successful examples?
17.What do you see as the most important barriers to local market development?  Does that vary by material?
18.What regulations may act as barriers to local / regional market development?  That may include solid waste, air, water, building codes, etc.
19.Are there policies in place that hinder or help business development?  What are they?
20.Can you think of examples of policies elsewhere that assist in smoothing the way for recycling end market development?
21.Thank YOU !  Please feel free to make any other comments below.