JOIN NCRA TO PHONEBANK FOR THE BAG BAN!
Tuesday, November 1 from 6 pm – 8 pm
Click here to access Yes on 67 Phone Bank and Event List!
2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, David Brower Conference Room, 4th Floor
See you there! Thank you for your commitment to assisting our communities in upholding the bag ban!
Please RSVP to ncra@ncrarecycles.org
Join us for the annual MEMBER’S PICNIC hosted by NCRA and Zero Waste Youth USA!
Sunday, 9/11/16 12:00-4:00
Enjoy a day in the sun with BBQ, lawn games, frisbee, and hanging out with fellow NCRA members and friends!
Bring your family, friends, and coworkers!!!
NCRA & ZWY USA will provide all food & drink! Non-members and friends are encouraged to contribute $5, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Join us at Lake Temescal
Landvale PicnicArea 6500 Broadway North Oakland, CA
Need a ride? We can help! Let us know when you RSVP.
Please RSVP by Sunday 9/6/16:
ncra@ncrarecycles.org
Hello all and happy summer! NCRA is pleased that during what is normally a slower time for us we are staying busy with lots of activities.
First of all, thanks to all those who joined us for NCRA’s mentorship mixer on June 15 at Oakland’s Classic Cars West bar and art space! We had over 20 participants join us for drinks, food, networking and a mentorship activity that gave less experienced members the opportunity to pick the brains of those more seasoned in the industry. We are shooting to have our next mixer in San Jose in the fall so please keep an eye out for that. Special thanks also to Recycle for Change for co-sponsoring the event.
Next we look forward to August when we will offer a tour as a preamble to our board meeting on August 18th. South San Francisco Scavenger is hosting us to tour their anaerobic digestion facility which began operation in 2015. Learn about this exciting technology and see the innovation behind it with your own eyes, ears and noses (spoiler – you can’t smell a thing!)
The tour will begin at 4pm and the meeting will occur immediately after, most likely around 5:30pm. Dinner as always will be free to members who RSVP for the tour and/or the meeting and will be served around 5pm. Non-members are also welcome to join with a $5 donation requested to cover food. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP at ncra@ncrarecycles.org and click HERE for more details.
Last but not least NCRA’s annual Member Appreciation Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, September 11, 2016 from 11-3pm at Lake Temescal Park in Oakland. Games, food, sun and fun promise to ensue and the event is free to members. As always non-members are welcome with a $5 suggested donation to cover costs. More details will be posted to the website soon so please save the date!
— Laura McKaughan, NCRA President
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RECYCLING ASSOCIATION
BOARD MEETING – THURS JULY 21, 2016
Location: John Moore’s Office, 1970 Broadway St, Oakland, CA 94612
Food served at 6pm; meeting begins at 6:30pm.
Open to the public – all welcome to attend. Please RSVP to the NCRA Office if you wish to attend.
Click here for the Meeting Agenda.
NCRA’s August Board meeting will take place at South San Francisco Scavenger and will include a tour of their brand new and state-of-the-art Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility! Opened in 2015, and already winning awards of distinction for innovation in recycling equipment and odor control, this tour is a great opportunity to get an up close look at how South San Francisco Scavenger is able to use AD to manage the local community’s need to process commercial food scraps while also keeping the neighbors happy by maintaining compliance with environmental regulations around odor control.
Closed toed shoes are required for the tour, but no other PPE will be required.
The tour will begin at 4pm, with the monthly meeting to follow, with dinner (provided!) at 5:30pm and the meeting to commence at 6pm. Click here for the Draft Board Meeting Agenda.
Note: Parking is ample at the facility, and carpools are encouraged. There is no public transit that gets closer to 1.5 miles from the facility. If there is interest, NCRA can organize shuttle rides from the South San Francisco BART Station. Please email ncra@ncrarecycles.org if you might need help with transportation.
Details:
August 18, 2016
South San Francisco Scavenger
500 East Jamie Ct.South San Francisco, CA 94080
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP at ncra@ncrarecycles.org.
Watch a video about the Biogenic CNG Facility here.
Click here to learn more about the SMARTFERM technology in place at South San Francisco Scavenger.
