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NCRA is an association of recycling businesses, community groups, municipalities and individuals committed to promoting, expanding, and institutionalizing Recycling and Zero Waste. Founded in 1978, we formally organized as a 501c6 nonprofit trade organization in the early 1990s. The majority of our 500 members are located in Northern California. Boat rockers, we are active locally, regionally, state-wide and nationally depending on what needs to be done.
NCRA promotes waste reduction, reuse, salvaging, recycling, and composting as vital tools for resource and energy conservation, and as cost-effective, environmentally sound methods of disposing of discarded materials.
Announcing Recycling Update 2026 (Media Release)
Northern California Recycling Association to host 30th Annual Recycling Update at San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA – February 2026 – The Northern California Recycling Association (NCRA) is proud…
NCRA Sponsorship Request & Annual Report
For almost five decades, NCRA has been a trailblazer in the path to Zero Waste and a
universal circular economy. We’ve remained steadfast to our vision of a world without
incineration, landfilling or disposables…