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Member since 2012

I’m Randy Russell and I’m just getting started! Thank you for electing me to the Board in 2022. I’m asking for your vote to continue my service to you as your Treasurer and member of the Executive Committee, Member Engagement Committee, and Social Media Committee.

I’m excited to be working on projects that will promote our members, highlight our collective impacts, and draw greater membership.

If re-elected, I will continue my service with enthusiasm, creativity, and a collaborative spirit! Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Profession: Zero Waste Planner
Firm: WSP
Years w/Firm: 13
Years in Recycling Industry: 20
Qualifications: Sustainable Materials Management, Waste Characterization Studies, Hard-To-Recycle Material Solutions, Disaster Debris Removal and Management, Organics Management and Infrastructure, Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling Plans, Grants Assistance, Education and Outreach.

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Member since 2018

I respectfully request your support for my candidacy for the NCRA Board of Directors.

I am the Waste Management Supervisor for the City of San Mateo. My former roles include Senior Sustainability Specialist with the County of San Mateo Office of Sustainability and Public Education and Outreach Coordinator for Aspen/Pitkin County, Colorado.

I have worked on developing beneficial reuse of greywater on a landfill site, a hydroelectric dam, an innovative e-waste recycling program employing the developmentally disabled, and a large rural mass transit system. I worked to create Colorado’s largest rural compost collection system–SCRAPS—a public/private partnership involving the municipally owned compost facility, private haulers, and both residential and commercial customers.

My main interest is in reducing contamination in the organics stream and in the successful implementation of SB1383 statewide. I am a founding member of NCRA’s Zero Food Waste Committee.

For me, collaboration is key. Climate change doesn’t respect geo-political boundaries so if we are going to make progress on our climate goals, we need to work together across those boundaries. If elected to the NCRA Board, I will pursue regional answers and be a strong advocate for zero waste and push for strong, innovative solutions in our region and the state.

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Member since 2011

I grew up amidst a scrap metal junkyard near Philadelphia and moved to the Bay Area in 2010, which is when I joined NCRA and became a salvager for Urban Ore. In 2012, I founded an electronics recycling business called Roots Recycling. In 2016, I earned an MBA and an MS in Environmental Management from USF, interned with the Zero Waste program of the San Francisco Environment Department, and then re-joined Urban Ore, which I helped manage until 2023. I passed the Introduction to Recycling course in 2014 and the Zero Waste Community Certification course in 2016. In 2017, I was appointed to the steering committee of the Bay Area Deconstruction Workgroup. Currently, I serve on the board of Pacific Reclaimed Lumber & Supply, of which I am Vice President of Sales. I am also President of Sugarbush Products, a manufacturing business that sources (only) secondary steel.

What I bring to the table is a practical business sense backed by a relatively hardcore Zero Waste ideology. I have boots-on-the-ground, forklift operating experience combined with an understanding (or at least appreciation) of higher level economic, environmental, and social justice concepts. I can also provide value as a bridge between the old guard and the new. It would be an honor to serve on the Board of NCRA, an organization near and dear to my heart.

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