Introduction To Recycling (ITR) Class

SAVE THE DATE: ITR Fall 2026, 9am – 4pm
Day 1, Monday, 10/5 – Recology SF
Day 2, Tuesday, 10/6 – on Zoom

Registration link and more details coming in the first week in August, 2026.

Since 1995, NCRA has offered Introduction to Recycling (ITR) over 37 times. A quintessential exploration of the history of the Recycling and Zero Waste movement, ITR offers both newcomers and seasoned professionals a critical overview of current concepts, practices and terminology with guest speakers, thought-provoking exercises and group discussions.

All are welcome – managers, employees, municipal staff, elected officials, community advocates and students. Arthur Robinson Boone Scholarships are available for job seekers, students and interns; please send a note to staff via the contact page

Taught by current NCRA Vice Presidents: Devin Jackson, and Naama Brenner Abramovitch,  and former Presidents: Steve Lautze and Ruth Abbe, and organized by Executive Director, Portia Sinnott.

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Testamonials

Past Guest Speakers – left to right
Ruth Herrera, Nothing Wasted Consulting and formerly with The Source Zero – Zero Waste Shop and San Jose Conservation Corps
Rod Muir, Sure-Close and Sierra Club Canada Foundation
Felisia Castañeda, HF&H Consultants and formerly Recology San Francisco

This class was developed by Arthur Boone (teaching above), President of the Center for Recycling Research, who has been involved in the recycling movement since 1983 when he began a recycling program in Oakland. He served as President of NCRA in 1987 and from 2011 to 2013, and is the founder of Recycling Update.

ITR Curriculum