State Contacts
Click below for the contact information of the person leading and coordinating America Recycles Day efforts in your state. We are grateful to these individuals and their organizations or agencies for their leadership, commitment and hard work.
Alabama
Alabama Recycling Coalition
Karl Frost, 334-242-5322
karl.frost@adeca.alabama.gov
Alaska
Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling
Mary Fischer, 907-644-7968
Arizona
Arizona State University
Patricia Marsh, 480-965-8519
Arkansas
California
California Resource Recovery Association
Laurenteen Brazil, lbrazil@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us
Colorado
Colorado Association for Recycling
Amy Randell, 970-530-0677
Connecticut
Connecticut Recycling Coalition
Sotoria Montenari, 203-432-6852
Delaware
District of Columbia (D.C.)
Washington, DC Council of Governments
John Snarr, 202-962-3359
Florida
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
2600 Blair Stone Road
Mail Station 4570
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Shannan Reynolds, 850-245-8727
Georgia
Georgia Recycling Coalition
Gloria Hardegree, 404-634-3095
Hawaii
Solid Waste Solutions
John Harder, 808-623-3515
Idaho
Idaho Recycling Coalition
Robin Baumgartner, 208-432-9082
Illinois
Illinois Recycling Association
Mike Mitchell, 708-358-0050
Indiana
Indiana Recycling Coalition
Michelle Cohen, 877-283-9550
Iowa
Iowa Recycling Association
Teresa Kurtz,
tkurtz@iowarecycles.org
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kent Foerster, 785-296-1540
Kentucky
Solid Waste Coordinators of Kentucky
Wade Johnson, 859-873-0878
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
John Rogers, 225-219-3266
Maine
Maryland
Maryland Recyclers Coalition
James Wood, 888- 496-3196, jwood@friend.ly.net
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection
Regan Clover, 617-292-5707
Michigan
Michigan Recycling Coalition
Esther Seaver, 989-631-1668
Minnesota
Recycling Association of Minnesota
Ellen Telander, 651-641-4560
Mississippi
Missouri
Missouri Recycling Association
Mary Anne Phillips, 417-624-0820 ext.501
Montana
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Sandra Boggs, 406-841-5217
Nebraska
Nebraska State Recycling Association
Steve Andrews, 402-933-3059 ext. 12
Nevada
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
Chet Sergent (Northern Region), 775-687-9466
Kathryn Fergus (Southern Region), 702-486-2850 ext. 251
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Donald Maurer, 603-271-3713
New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Vicki Kerekes, 609-984-3438
New Mexico
New Mexico Recycling Coalition
English Bird, 505-983-4470
New York
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Debbie Jackson, 518-402-8705
North Carolina
Carolinas Recycling Association
Lisa Velesaris, 919-545-9050
North Dakota
North Dakota Solid Waste Management Association
Mary Aldrich, 701-293-8428
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Division of Environmental Quality
Tina Sablan, 670-664-8545
Ohio
Association of Ohio Recyclers
Diane Shew, Executive Director, 740-397-7652
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Recycling Association
Michael Patton, 918-584-0584
Oregon
Next Step Recycling
Lorraine Kerwood, 541-686-2366 ext.112
lorraine@nextsteprecycling.org
Pennsylvania
Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania
Jan Arnold, 800-769-7767
Puerto Rico
Coalición de Reciclaje de Puerto Rico
Antonio Rios, 787-604-9292
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
Sarah Kite, sarahk@rirrc.org
401-942-1430 ext.124
South Carolina
SC Dept. of Health & Environmental Control, Office of Recycling
Holly Storey, 803-896-4233
South Dakota
Recycling Association of Minnesota
Carolyn Trautman, Carolyn.trautman@rcgov.org
Tennessee
Department of Environment & Conservation
Christina Treglia, 615-532-9271
Texas
Recycling Alliance of Texas
Cis Myers, 512-473-3217
US Virgin Islands
Utah
Recycling Coalition of Utah
Brad Mertz, 801-491-0201
recyclebrad@msn.com
Vermont
Association of Vermont Recyclers
Peter Garrity, 802-454-8400
Virginia
Virginia Recycling Association
Kelley Hope, 804-359-8413
Erica Trout, ericatrout@msn.com
For Northern Virginia, see Washington DC
Washington
Kitsap Co. Public Works
Terri Washburn, 360-337-5777
West Virginia
Charleston Solid Waste Board
Paul Hayes, 304-926-0448
Wisconsin
Associated Recyclers of Wisconsin
Juanita Keller, 715-343-6311
Wyoming
State of Wyoming Dept. of Environmental Quality
Craig McOmire Cmcomi@state.wy.us
and
Jackson Recycling Center jrecycling@onewest.org
Heather Overholser