Recycle America Alliance receives nod.Recycle America Alliance (RAA RAA Residential Accredited Appraiser (National Association of Realtors) RAA Reinsurance Association of America RAA Reeve Aleutian Airways RAA Regional Airline Association RAA Royal Australian Artillery ), a majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of Houston-based Waste Management Inc., and a major collector of recyclables from businesses and households in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , is a recipient of the National Recycling Coalition's (NRC NRC abbr. 1. National Research Council 2. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Noun 1. NRC - an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants ) sixth annual "Recycling Works" Recognition Award. The award acknowledges organizations that have made a significant commitment to the conservation of natural resources conservation of natural resources, the wise use of the earth's resources by humanity. The term conservation came into use in the late 19th cent. and referred to the management, mainly for economic reasons, of such valuable natural resources as timber, fish, through recycling. "Waste Management, through its Recycle America Alliance, is demonstrating that waste reduction and recycling are more than just good business practices, they also provide business advantages as well," Kate Krebs, NRC's executive director, says. "Waste Management and Recycle America Alliance are honored to have been selected to receive this award," Steve Ragiel, president of RAA, says. "Recycling is a core business for Waste Management and RAA, and we are committed to being the leader in innovation and the use of technology in the recycling industry. We believe that technology and public education efforts are key to increasing the sustainability of recycling in the U.S. and Canada." RAA has approximately 2,700 employees, handles more than 8 million tons of commodities per year, operates 80 recycling plants and provides marketing for more than 190 Waste Management locations in the U.S. and Canada. RAA also operates 11 container processing plants, two plastics recycling plants and four electronics recycling plants. The NRC, based in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to the advancement of recycling, source reduction, composting and reuse. It provides technical information, education, training outreach and advocacy services to its member in order to conserve resources and benefit the environment. |
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