WSRA Mission Statement:
Provide leadership and education that fosters the expansion, diversity and economic vitality of recycling as part of sustainable resource management.

Please use this website to learn about our programs and services and to find ideas for ways in which YOU can get involved. We’d like to hear from you!



Waste Connections, Inc



Allied Waste Services


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CleanScapes
Sunshine Disposal & Recycling
Total Reclaim/EcoLights Northwest, LLC
Cedar Grove Composting
City of Bellevue Resource Conservation Program
City of Tacoma Solid Waste Management
Kitsap County Public Works, Solid Waste Division
Washington State Department of Ecology
Nucor Steel Seattle
Seattle Public Utilities

Starbucks Coffee Company
Coca Cola Bottling Company of Washington
American Chemistry Council, Plastics Division
America Chung Nam, Inc
Cascadia Consulting Group
Fibres International
GK/Industrial Refuse Systems
North Mason Fiber Inc
Olympic Environmental Resources
Pepsi Cola Bottling of Yakima
Rehrig Pacific Company
Rubbermaid Commercial Products
Sea-Dru-Nar Recycling
SeaTac Steel Mill and Recycling Services
Skagit River Steel and Recycling
Smurfit-Stone Recycling Company
Snohomish County Solid Waste
SP Recycling Corporation
Thurston County Dept of Water and Waste Management
Washington Beverage Association
05/22/2011-05/25/2011
2011 Conference & Trade Show
Conversion Factors and Formulas to determine how much energy your County or City saves by recycling.
Energy

In 2006, Washington recovered 54% of the C&D debris for recycling.
Recycling Construction & Demolition Debris

Buildings that have been constructed to comply with a green building standard have been designed and built to consider several factors.
Green Building

Conversion factors and formulas to determine how much FUEL your business or organization saves by recycling.
Recycling Saves Fuel

Approximately 40% of the Washington waste stream could be composted.
Composting

Consumers could purchase portions of the same recycled aluminum can from a grocer’s shelf 4 times a year. Paper can endure the recycling process approximately 7 times before the fibers become too short.
Recycling Aluminum and Paper

Creating paper products from recycled materials produces less water pollution than making those products from virgin materials. Every ton of paper made from recycled materials saves about 7,000 gallons of water.
Recycling Saves Water

Glass recycled at home is sent to local and global manufacturing plants where it is transformed into useful everyday products. 59% of the total plastic PET (#1) bottles recycled in the U.S. are made into polyester fiber, for use in t-shirts, fill for sleeping bags and carpet.
Recycling Glass and Plastics

The U.S. recycling industry consists of approximately 29,345 establishments, that employ over 950,000 people, generate an annual payroll of nearly $34 billion, and gross over $222 billion in annual revenues.
Economy- The Recycling Connection