The following document lists the recycling services available throughout the State of Missouri; it is maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Missouri Recycling Association (MORA)
Organizational History / Summary
Updated July 2009
MORA was formed when two regional recycling associations merged in 1993. The Ozarks Recycling Association (formed in Springfield, Mo.) and the Missouri State Recycling Association (formed in St. Louis, Mo.) decided to merge into one statewide organization devoted to waste reduction and recycling. MORA was the result of that merger.
MORA Conference History
2010 - May 24-26, Holiday Inn - CoCo Key Water Resort, Kansas City
2009 – June 8-10, Sheraton St. Louis City Center Hotel
2008 – May 12-14, Branson Hilton Convention Center, Branson (Joint Conf. w/ ARC)
2007 - June 5-7, Clarion Hotel, Kansas City
2006 – June 5-7, Embassy Suites/St. Charles Convention Center, St. Charles
2005 – May 4-6, Tan-Tar-A Resort, Lake of the Ozarks
2004 – June 8-10, Holiday Inn, Joplin
2003 – May 12-14, Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake of the Ozarks
2002 – July 15-17, MORA/IRA Joint Conference, Hyatt Regency Hotel at Union Station
2001 – May 14-16, Marriott Country Club Plaza Hotel, Kansas City
2000 – May 24-26, Ozark Mountain Conference, Clarion Hotel, Springfield
1999 – May 12-14, Marriott West – St. Louis
1998 – May 18-20, Best Western, Sedalia
MORA Grant History
Mo. Dept. of Natural Resources:
- Project Grant #98101 6/14/99 Conference Grant(1999)
- Project Grant #97059 - MRD Grant 1997-1998
St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District
- Project Grant #2006006 MORIC/Show-Me Recycling 2006-2008 $30,000
- Project Grant #2009014 – MORA Education & Outreach 2009-2010 $20,000
EPA Region 7
- X1-98776401 – MORIC/Show-Me Recycling – 10/2006 - $54,585
- Grant Expansion 6/08 – 6/30/09 - $14,585
Partners
Missouri’s 20 Solid Waste Management Districts, Dept. of Natural Resources – Solid Waste Management Program, EPA Region 7, and MORA members.
In 2009, MORA joined the Missouri Conservation and Environmental Alliance (MCEA). MCEA retains a lobbyist who provides weekly legislative reports, alerts us to relevant legislation, etc. Effective 2009 – MORA has a newly formed legislative committee that will be developing a legislative platform.
2009 MCEA Members Include: Audubon Missouri; Conservation Federation of Missouri; Green Building Council (St. Louis chapter); Missouri Coalition for the Environment; Missouri Park Association; Missouri Votes Conservation; Missouri Sierra Club; Missouri Recycling Association
National Recycling Coalition (NRC) – We have been an affiliate of the National Recycling Coalition for a number of years – paying an affiliation fee based on our membership #s. In 2008 our NRC membership dues were $6325. The future of NRC is uncertain as we wait for members to vote on the proposed NRC/KAB (Keep America Beautiful) merger in August 2009.