The California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA, founded 1974) is California’s statewide recycling association. That provides its members with resources to advance local, regional and statewide waste reduction effort Our mission is to provide our members with resources to advance local, regional and statewide waste reduction efforts which result in critical environmental and climate protection outcomes.Our vision is to achieve environmental sustainability in and beyond California through Zero Waste strategies including product stewardship, waste prevention, reuse, recycling and composting.Our guiding principles are to: Reduce Demand on Resources Stop Enabling Waste Manage Materials, Not Waste Product Stewardship Preserve Embodied Energy and Value Local Utilization of Resources