Boone: Sorry Mr. Tierney
By Arthur R. Boone, Center for Recycling Research, Berkeley, 10/8/15 Dear Editors: In the years prior to 1970, the United States spent billions of dollars developing a waste removal system…
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NCRA is an association of recycling businesses, community groups, municipalities, and individuals committed to promoting, expanding, and institutionalizing recycling. Founded in 1978, NCRA is a nonprofit trade organization for recyclers with around 200 members, the majority of whom are located in Northern California. Boat rockers, we are active locally, regionally, state-wide and nationally depending on what needs to be done.
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Knapp: Trashy Opinions Again From John Tierney
By Daniel Knapp, CEO of Urban Ore, Inc., a Materials Recovery Facility now celebrating its 35th year in Berkeley, California, To the Editor: I’ve been a full-time operator of a…
America Recycles Day Letter To Recycling Businesses, 2014
The 18th Annual “America Recycles Day” (ARD) will be on November 15, 2014. ARD is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and buy recycled content…
European Waste Picker Organizing Begins
Trans-European Waste Picker Organizing Begins By Portia Sinnott, NCRA Editor and SpringLoop Cooperative, 09/8/2015 The first European Waste Picker Meeting was held September 7 in Antwerp, Belgium. The organizers included…
Masonic Homes’ Composting Tour
NCRA Tours Masonic Homes’ Innovative Composting and Woodlands By Nicole Gaetjens, Sustainability Coordinator at Mills College and Ellen Hopkins, Zero Waste and Composting Consultant NCRA members Ellen Hopkins and Nina…