NRRA Thanks Duncan Watson for Board Service

The NRRA Board of Trustees and staff would like to recognize and thank Duncan Watson for his service to the Board.  Duncan recently resigned from the Board of Trustees after serving on the Board for nearly 24 years.  For a number of those years, he held the offices of President and Vice President.   

Duncan currently serves as the Assistant Director of Public Works for the City of Keene, NH.   He has been with the Department of Public Works since 1992.  Duncan runs the Solid Waste Division which features the largest municipally operated materials recovery facility in the State of New Hampshire processing upwards of 8,000 tons of recyclables per year, a 30,000 ton per year Transfer Station, an award winning Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility, and an organics composting operation. During his tenure in the Solid Waste Division, the City of Keene was named the best Municipal Recycling Facility in the State.

Duncan has been a steady presence on the NRRA Board and has helped the organization weather many changes in the materials management industry, including China's National Sword.  In recognition of his service to NRRA, Duncan was previously awarded NRRA's highest honor, the Sami Izzo Lifetime Achievement Recycler of the Year award.

NRRA Executive Director, Reagan Bissonnette, says "Duncan has helped champion and steward NRRA through many changes, both positive and challenging, during his time on the board.  We appreciate his dedicated service to NRRA and look forward to continuing to work with the City of Keene as a member and key partner of NRRA."