California Resource Recovery Assocation
Founded in 1974, the California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) is a non-profit 501(C)3 organization dedicated to promoting waste reduction, reuse, recycling, pollution prevention, and composting. The CRRA works to expand markets for recycled materials, promotes sustainable materials policies and is a clearinghouse for information, innovation, and industry and governmental initiatives. CRRA newsletters, workshops and conferences provide up-to-the-minute information on issues that shape the recycling and composting fields. CRRA is the premier organization for linking like-minded individuals from every facet of the industry. Non-profits, waste haulers, recyclers, state, federal and local government, recycled product manufacturers and many others come together under the CRRA umbrella. We invite you to join us.
Preamble
The California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) is an organization of individuals, recycling centers and companies pledged to the conservation of natural resources. The Association assists its member with their programs and conducts activities that will promote resource conservation by the people of California.
The California Resource Recovery Association is dedicated to the following principles:
1. To minimize the unnecessary use of resources for consumer packaging and the distribution of merchandise in general; seeking to assure that consumers will not be compelled to support wasteful practices that are beyond their control.
2. To furnish as many of our material needs as possible from the local flow of recoverable, processed resources, and thereby minimizing the mining of raw materials and their importation.
3. To maximize the recovery and recycling of resources in as whole and as useful a condition as possible.
These principles combine to support the Association's basic goals of eliminating waste and unnecessary consumption of resources; reusing manufactured items over and over again by cleaning, repairing and re-fabricating; recycling and composting as much as possible of what can't be reduced or reused in the flow of recoverable materials.
Technical Councils
CRRA members are encouraged to join technical councils to provide input on key policy issues and to develop more services in specific areas of interest. The eleven technical councils are:
1. Business Recyclers Educational Assistance Link (B. REAL) - Provides policy leadership and educational and technical assistance to businesses in California. [Inactive]
2. California Collegiate Recycling Technical Council (CCRC) - Addresses the specific needs of college campus recycling programs.
3. California Organic Recycling Council (CORC) - Provides a unified voice on government regulation of composting facilities, product specifications, market development, education and other issues concerning organic materials recycling.
4. Construction and Demolition Council (CDC) - Promotes the advancement and enhancement of C&D waste material recovery practices, and strives to expand C&D recovery infrastructure and markets.
5. e-Waste Handlers Technical Council (e-WH) - Advocates the setting up of environmentally safe procedures for the collecting and safe handling of e- Waste. e-WH helps local generators and recyclers, develop methods of educating the public about proper e-Waste disposal, and provides a suitable marketplace to encourage Reuse, Rebuild and then Recycle.
6. Global Recycling Council (GRC) - Dedicated to advancing national and global messages around Zero Waste.
7. Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) - Provides a forum for discussion and promotion of product responsibility models for managing universal and hazardous wastes.
8. Independent Recyclers Council (IRC) - Addresses concerns unique to the private recycling collection and processing industry.
9. Local Agency Technical Council (LATC)- Addresses concerns of cities, counties, sanitation districts and other local agencies.
10. Repair, Resale and Reuse Council (RRaRC)- Assists in marketing reuse and repair through consumer education.
11. Venues and Special Events Recycling Council (VSERC) - Dedicated to reducing waste at venue facilities and special events.
Districts and Chapters
Geographically-based districts encompass all regions of the state. Members of each district elect one director to serve a two-year term on the state Board of Directors. Each district may also choose to form a local CRRA chapter. Chapters are the heart of CRRA, where members meet regularly to share information and exchange views. Chapters also allow local concerns to be addressed at an effective local level, while dissemination information about statewide needs and problems. In San Diego, the local chapter started the "Take-the-Wrap" campaign to remove recycling labels from plastic products which are non-recyclable. It has since spawned a national movement to encourage companies to label their products in a more environmentally-correct fashion. Other chapters have organized a variety of recycling campaigns like telephone book and holiday tree recycling. Many chapters have also organized workshops, tours and forums to educate professionals in their area.
Map of the Districts and Chapters
Policy Leadership and Representation
CRRA identifies issues facing the industry, develops broad policy consensus and authors policy-setting documents such as the State Recycling Policy and the Recycling Agenda. These documents were used by California legislators to develop laws governing waste reduction, recycling, composting and solid waste management practices throughout the state. Through its Board of Directors, technical councils, committees, chapters, conferences and workshops, CRRA is on the cutting edge of all aspects of the industry.
Supported by this extensive grassroots network, CRRA's Executive Director represents the organization as a voice for recycling in Sacramento. CRRA actively represents members before state agencies and the Legislature on critical issues affecting the industry and also assists them in communicating their concerns to key decision-makers in the Capitol.
Contact Information
P.O. Box 607
Clovis, CA 93613-0607
Phone: 916-441-2772
Fax: 916-676-4882
Email: BobG@crra.com
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