Building circularity takes all of us.
Community leaders, students, artists, and recycling professionals came together in St. Louis to share practical ways to keep resources in use.
Explore the Forum recapWhat We Do
National Recycling CoalitionTogether, we move
Together, we move
recycling forward.
We connect recycling organizations, communities, businesses, and educators to advance recycling and build a more circular economy.
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Coming together next · Online
NRC Campus Council Summit
Connecting higher education, recycling, and circularity. Join students, campus leaders, and recycling professionals for a day of shared ideas.
Wednesday, January 27, 2027
11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Eastern
Presented by Race to Zero Waste
Knowledge worth sharingPut our work
Put our work
to work.
Find the reports, policy perspectives, and conversations that can inform your next step.
Explore the plastics reportPlastics Subcommittee Board Report
Survey findings, policy context, and recommendations from NRC’s Plastics Subcommittee. Read the summary and full report.
Keep the conversation going.
Revisit past events through NRC’s event recordings.
Understand where NRC stands.
Read the coalition’s published policy statements.
People of the coalition
The people moving recycling forward.
Students, experienced leaders, and new collaborators share ideas at NRC’s Circularity Forum in St. Louis, September 28, 2026.
Student voices.
Webster University student Anjali Devi shares the recycling challenges that shaped her perspective.
Hear the campus perspectives
Experience, shared.
Heidi Sanborn connects with an attendee during a day of discussion about circularity and producer responsibility.
Read the conversation
Connections that continue.
Between sessions, Forum attendees make time to meet, exchange ideas, and build relationships.
Explore the Forum storyA place in the coalitionBring your experience.
Bring your experience.
Build what’s next.
Recycling moves forward when people share what works. Connect with peers, contribute your perspective, and support the work of a national coalition.
Start with your state.
Already connected to a state recycling organization? Explore NRC’s affiliated organizations and learn about the membership connection.
Find a state organizationHelp good ideas go further.
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We are the umbrella for recycling organizations across North America. You can count on us to provide leadership, connectivity and support.
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Our programs are designed to provide relevant, up to date information to our members, state and local government officials and legislators to aid in their ability to make informed choices relating to recycling, compost and other waste diversion related activities.
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The National Recycling Congress, webinars, and certification programs and events help us raise awareness and generate crucial resources in support of the NRC. Join us at our next event and see what we do and how you can get involved.
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Our grassroots coalition network is an integral part of NRC and our larger community. Team up with us and see what a huge difference a little bit of your time can make.
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Members connect to our Affiliated State Recycling Organizations across North America10,000 Members Connected
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Volunteer hours* that keep NRC and the coalition moving and shaking; National Recycling Congress, Webinars, Networking, Advising and More!Thousands of hours...
The 2026 NRC Virtual Congress brought recycling leaders together to share practical solutions for a more circular economy. Explore highlights from two days of discussion on producer responsibility, plastics, food recovery, community engagement, and the partnerships moving recycling forward.
A full recap of the 35th National Recycling Congress, August 5–6, 2026 — keynotes, the plastics report, EPR in the Heartland, food recovery, sixteen NRC Award winners, and where NRC goes next.
On August 6, 2026, the National Recycling Coalition honored sixteen leaders, programs, and communities at the 35th National Recycling Congress — from campus composting and airport glass loops to Feed the Cart, tribal diversion, and replicable city systems building circularity on the ground.
Featured speaker at the April 29th Campus Council Meeting.
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What does your organization do?
NRC represents and advocates for every sector of the recycling industry across the country, on the local, state and federal levels. We provide our members with the tools and resources they need to convey to their community members, decision makers, and news media the important benefits that recycling provides to our economy and environment. We also develop meaningful partnerships with corporate, government, and nonprofit leaders to bring about important changes in the way we use, manage, and recycle natural resources. For a list of specific programs and services we provide, visit our What We Do section.
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How can I get involved?
Become a member, be active on our blog, host or attend a webinar, join a committee, become a Board of Director. Visit our Get Involved section to find out ways to donate or volunteer.
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If I were to donate funds, how is my money used?
We have a responsibility to our community and our donors and work hard to ensure long-term sustainability of the organization. Funding is used to support programming, webinars, The Recycling Congress and much more. We make our IRS Form 990 available for review, as required by law. Visit our /">Advocacy and Policies page to learn more.
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