ARTICLE II: MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of this corporation shall be to initiate and engage in educational, scientific, investigative, and literary pursuits as allowed under the 501(c)(3) IRS status, including but not limited to the following:

1. To promote sustainable reduction, reuse and recycling (the 3 “R’s”) of materials otherwise destined for disposal;
2. To encourage a broad-based membership reflecting the cultural, racial, and geographic diversity of the State and a commitment to represent large and small recycling interests in the State;
3. To promote the cooperation of private industry, educational and public institutions, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and the public at large in a unified effort to increase the recycling of pre- and post-consumer material;
4. To encourage information exchange and technical assistance among recyclers;
5. To provide information and education to the public, policy makers, and elected officials on waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and buying recycled products;
6. To improve markets for recyclables and increase demand for recycled products;
7. To promote sound economic policies based on the use of secondary materials;
8. To coordinate efforts with other local, state, and national recycling associations to encourage sound regional approaches to procurement, market development, transportation packaging reduction, and education;
9. To advocate for public policies consistent with the goals listed above; and
10. To support organizations working at a national level to further the efforts listed above.