GRC TECHNICAL COUNCIL

Global Recycling Council

Global Recycling Council (GRC)

The Global Recycling Council (GRC) was formed in 1997 to support the three goals of CRRA’s Agenda for the New Millennium: Zero Waste, End Welfare for Wasting, and Jobs from Design and Discards. Since its formation, members of this technical council have connected California communities to recycling, composting, and environmental conservation efforts and policy initiatives across the globe. Serving as an informal liaison between CRRA members and leaders of progressive environmental policy efforts wherever they may be, this technical council strives to find ways that California - through its communities and as a State - can continue to develop and support policies and programs that reduce the adverse global impacts of humans, governments, and industries on our only planet.

Mission Statement:

The GRC advocates for three broad policy statements: Zero Waste, End Welfare for Wasting, and Jobs from Design and Discards. The GRC partners with local, national and international grassroots organizations to develop policies and programs which will further these goals. The GRC has been a leader in calling on manufacturers to take responsibility for their products and packaging and ensure that these can be reused or recycled. GRC also works for the elimination of economic incentives, such as subsidies and tax breaks, which promote waste. The GRC encourages us all to think beyond the 50% recycling goal and envision and create a world without waste.