2026 Calendar

COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE, APRIL 2026

  • Zero Waste Advocacy (ZWAC): Legislative Committee: Second Thursday, 6:30pm, Legislative Tracker
  • ZWAC Show: ON HOLD, Second Tuesday of most months, 5:30pm, web page Membership, Engagement & Activities: (MEAC) First Tuesday, 4pm
  • Communications and Social Media: Fourth Tuesdays, 5pm
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI): 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 4-4:30pm, web-page
  • Zero Food Waste Committee: Second Friday of the month, 1-2pm, web-page
  • Zero Waste Schools Committee: Quarterly, 4th Thursday, 4:30pm – 5:30pm, web-page

For more details including Zoom links, contact the office.

Newsletter: Great way to learn about NCRA, meet other members and get your feet wet!! Meets via phone or Zoom – usually one-on-one. Open assignments include writers, researchers, photographers and photo editors. Also, short book reviews and interviews.  Suggestions welcome!

Meetings are free and held via Zoom unless the newsletter and social media announcements say otherwise. Please RSVP if you would like to attend and the office will send you the link. 

Board Meetings:  The third Thursday of most months, 6:30pm – 8:30pm. All interested parties are welcome, but may have to limit comments to introductions or specific agenda items. Agenda items are due the first week of the month. Contact the office for details. 

2026 NOTEABLE DATES

  • Alameda Volunteer Coastal Cleanup: Every second Saturday of the Month, Learn more
  • Introduction To Recycling:  Two days – Monday, January 27, in San Francisco, and Tuesday, January 28, Online                   
  • Green Love Crafting & Networking: January 31, San Francisco Presidio – Sports Basement
  • Board Retreat:  February, Oakland
  • DEI Committee Salon: March 17, Zoom
  • Recycling Update: March 25, San Francisco State University
  • International Day of Zero Waste: March 30
  • Zero Food Waste Forum Webinar: April 10, Zoom
  • Members Meeting: May 21, East Bay TBD
  • Advocacy Day: June 17, State Capitol in Sacramento, RSVP
  • Beach Clean-up and Annual Picnic: September 19, Alameda
  • Call for Recycling Update Speaker presentations: October 2026
  • International Repair Day: October 19, Find a Fixit Clinic near you
  • Board Director Candidate Election Statements Due: September 2026, Learn more
  • Board Director Elections Commence: November 2026
  • America Recycles Day: November 15