1000Communities2 ("1000CommunitiesSquared")
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Created: Jul 12, 2008
Updated: Nov 21, 2009
Membership: Open To Apply
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Washington Citizens for Resource Conservation WCRC
(a.k.a.: Former Washington Citizens for Recycling WCFC)
( Non Governmental Organization )
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Washington Citizens for Resource Conservation [WCRC] is a statewide nonprofit advocacy group working to keep Washington a leader in waste reduction, reuse, recycling & producer responsibility.
WCRC promotes strategies for resource conservation to citizens, government, and businesses through education and outreach, policy development, information sharing, and research.
About WCRC [WCFC]
By 1995, WCFC had:
* helped initiate the first variable garbage can rate in the nation
* successfully advocated for legislation requiring governmental agencies to use recycled materials, and help create the Clean Washington center to further develop markets for recycled products
* participated in the passage and implementation of the Hazardous Waste Siting Action, as well as Hazardous Waste Management Priority legislation [establishing hazardous waste reduction and recycling as the highest priority]
* organized the “Reach for the Unbleached” paper campaign, impacting paper markets and procurement policies regionally and nationally
* helped persuade the cities of Seattle, Bellevue, and Olympia, EPA Region 10, and other governmental agencies and businesses to buy unbleached, recycled paper
* proposed and successfully worked for Seattle zoning code changes allowing recycling centers closer to residences
* produced quarterly newsletters and guides such as the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Guide,” “Purchasing Recycling Products: King County’s Consumer Guide”, and much more!
In recent years, WCRC:
* conducted a county-by-county survey of the waste reduction and recycling programs and budgets in Washington state.
* highlighted the lack of plastics recycling through the "Take the Wrap" campaign and production of the “Plagued by Plastic Packaging” consumer guide
* created the "Waste Free Moving Guide for Business"
* chaired the Washington steering committee for the first America Recycles Day
* visited King County schools to educate students about packaging reduction and consumer advocacy
* received a King County Waste Reduction Achievement Award
* represented citizen interests in waste prevention and recycling in Olympia and at state and local policy making committees
* actively participated on the Washington Department of Ecology`s Recycling Assessment Task Force
* served on the King County Commission for Marketing Recyclable Materials for several years
* collaborated with the City of Seattle to convene a stakeholder meeting with the tire industry, recyclers, and governments agencies, resulting in consensus recommendations for reusing and recycling scrap tires
* participated in the Department of Ecology`s stakeholder process to revise the State`s Solid Waste Plan and develop a sustainability plan; and developed a critical paper for the Solid Waste Plan as a member of the Product Stewardship Subcommittee.
Currently WCRC is working to bring producer responsibility to Washington State.
WCRC promotes strategies for resource conservation to citizens, government, and businesses through education and outreach, policy development, information sharing, and research.
About WCRC [WCFC]
By 1995, WCFC had:
* helped initiate the first variable garbage can rate in the nation
* successfully advocated for legislation requiring governmental agencies to use recycled materials, and help create the Clean Washington center to further develop markets for recycled products
* participated in the passage and implementation of the Hazardous Waste Siting Action, as well as Hazardous Waste Management Priority legislation [establishing hazardous waste reduction and recycling as the highest priority]
* organized the “Reach for the Unbleached” paper campaign, impacting paper markets and procurement policies regionally and nationally
* helped persuade the cities of Seattle, Bellevue, and Olympia, EPA Region 10, and other governmental agencies and businesses to buy unbleached, recycled paper
* proposed and successfully worked for Seattle zoning code changes allowing recycling centers closer to residences
* produced quarterly newsletters and guides such as the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Guide,” “Purchasing Recycling Products: King County’s Consumer Guide”, and much more!
In recent years, WCRC:
* conducted a county-by-county survey of the waste reduction and recycling programs and budgets in Washington state.
* highlighted the lack of plastics recycling through the "Take the Wrap" campaign and production of the “Plagued by Plastic Packaging” consumer guide
* created the "Waste Free Moving Guide for Business"
* chaired the Washington steering committee for the first America Recycles Day
* visited King County schools to educate students about packaging reduction and consumer advocacy
* received a King County Waste Reduction Achievement Award
* represented citizen interests in waste prevention and recycling in Olympia and at state and local policy making committees
* actively participated on the Washington Department of Ecology`s Recycling Assessment Task Force
* served on the King County Commission for Marketing Recyclable Materials for several years
* collaborated with the City of Seattle to convene a stakeholder meeting with the tire industry, recyclers, and governments agencies, resulting in consensus recommendations for reusing and recycling scrap tires
* participated in the Department of Ecology`s stakeholder process to revise the State`s Solid Waste Plan and develop a sustainability plan; and developed a critical paper for the Solid Waste Plan as a member of the Product Stewardship Subcommittee.
Currently WCRC is working to bring producer responsibility to Washington State.
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WCRC is not a beneficiary of the PSCC Program.
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