Individual Supporter
Students, retirees, young professionals and supporters
$35per year
Information and regular NRC updates. Limited formal member privileges.
Membership
Join the people making recycling work.
NRC membership connects you to a national coalition of practitioners and organizations working across policy, programs, markets, education and sustainable materials management.
Member value
Information · voting · event access · visibility · leadership opportunities · national network
Membership pathways
Choose the level that matches how you want to engage.
Active members of an affiliated State Recycling Organization may already receive NRC membership benefits through their SRO.
Individual Member
Practitioners who want full individual membership
$100per year
Voting, newsletter, board and committee eligibility, and event discounts.
Government / Education / Nonprofit
Public agencies, schools and 501(c)(3) organizations
$150+per year, from
Organizational membership with escalating recognition options.
Business / Trade Association
Companies and 501(c)(6) associations
$1,500+per year, from
Organizational membership with sponsorship and visibility benefits.
The member experience
A network you can actually use.
Membership should create access to people, context and opportunities that are hard to build alone.
Standard member value
Access. Voice. Visibility. Leadership.
The strongest membership offer is not a list of discounts. It is meaningful access to the people and work shaping the field.
Voice
Vote + lead
Eligible members can vote in NRC elections and may serve on the board and committees.
Knowledge
Stay current
Receive NRC communications and discounted access to selected NRC-produced events.
Visibility
Be seen nationally
Organizational members can receive directory listings, recognition, article opportunities and higher-tier visibility.
Membership
Recycling is stronger connected.
Join the practitioners, organizations and state networks working to make recycling stronger, more credible and more connected.