Paul Dunn – District 2
Term Expires March 2011
Paul Dunn has been the Recycling Coordinator for the City of Omaha since the fall of 1994. Before coming to Omaha, Dunn held the position of Commercial Recycling Coordinator with Orange Community Recycling in Chapel Hill, NC, since 1991.
In Omaha, Dunn’s accomplishments include providing solid waste and recycling technical assistance to the commercial and industrial sector, presenting educational talks to schools, community groups as well as “train the trainer” events, and orchestrating the city’s annual participation in America Recycles Day and Clean Your Files Day. He writes and designs Wasteline, a publication about solid waste programs that is delivered to all Omaha households. Dunn participates on the metropolitan area’s Household Hazardous Waste Committee.
Dunn was born and raised in Lincoln, and has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. While taking classes for a master’s degree in Community and Regional Planning, he served as an intern with Lincoln’s Recycling Office.
Dunn served on the National Waste Prevention Coalition’s Junk Mail Task Force from 1995-98. He has served on the board of the Nebraska State Recycling Association and currently serves on the board of directors of Country Club Condominium Association and United Ministries in Higher Education-UNO.
When attending national events for his profession, Dunn said he talks about the grants that the Nebraska Environmental Trust has helped make happen. “People look at Nebraska in awe,” Dunn said. “They can’t believe that Nebraska has that amount of money to fund such projects. We are unique in our funding and fortunate to help so many projects.”
