Race to Zero Waste is a nonprofit that brings the vision of Zero Waste to reality by putting sustainability in action! Race to Zero Waste (R20W) is devoted to education and outreach on zero waste principles through straightforward actions such as reuse, source reduction, re-earth, and avoidance of single-use plastics. R20W is committed to upholding … Read more
Zero Waste Hawai’i Island is a community group whose mission is to promote equitable waste reduction through education, advocacy and system (re)design. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1866349176732419
The Indiana Recycling Coalition is a statewide not-for-profit organization, founded in 1989, with the mission to strengthen the circular economy in Indiana through waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting. https://indianarecycling.org/
Upstream was founded in 2003 as a public-interest, non-profit organization by a group of Zero Waste activists in the US and Canada. While working together in the 1990s, these leaders felt too many environmental groups were only focused on “downstream” or “end of pipe” solutions like recycling and composting. But they knew we can’t recycle … Read more
The Illinois Recycling Association (IRA), a not-for-profit organization, was formed in 1980 as the Illinois Association of Recycling Centers. The name was changed to IRA in 1990. In 2020, the Association successfully split into two united but separate organizations to better address members’ needs: The Illinois Recycling Association remains the 501(c)6 legislative division, working on … Read more
Upcyclers Network is to amplify the impact of businesses and organizations that transform recycled, recovered, and discarded material into value added products and materials. This UPcycler industry drives the market PULL that is integral to the health of and continued investment in our resource recovery infrastructure and lays the foundation for the circular production model … Read more
NCRA is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization founded in 1978 to promote environmentally sound discards management. Our 300 plus members are individuals engaged in state and local Zero Waste initiatives. We provide communities, industry leaders, employees, students, job-seekers and activists the opportunity to collaborate in evolving Zero Waste education and advocacy. Everyone is invited to support … Read more
Non-Profit Organization dedicated to promote recycling through Sustainable Material Management (SMM) and Circular Economy. http://www.reciclapr.org
UPSTREAM is an entrepreneurial non-profit organization which sparks solutions to plastic pollution. For us, the problem isn’t just single-use plastic – it’s “single-use” itself. It’s the throw-away economy at the root of plastic pollution that we want to change. So we’re building a movement to make throw-away go away by helping policymakers, businesses, community leaders … Read more
The CRA is a nonprofit organization established and maintained by a community of people – multi-national corporations, small businesses, local government, state government agencies, and individuals across the Carolinas who are committed to waste reduction and recycling efforts. With over 300 member organizations (over 800 individuals), the CRA is ever growing and changing to benefit … Read more