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After our most recent post about Virgin Materials, we were asked a follow up about the phrase “Circular Economy.” Let’s dive in!   A Circular Economy is an economic system built on regeneration and zero-waste practices. In a truly perfect circular system, all products would be repaired, regenerated, and recycled to return to the market…

The WWRA is hiring! The WWRA is looking for new employees to reduce waste and promote recycling at our Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). If you are interested in applying, please visit our careers page. Open Positions For all positions, and to apply for general employment, please download this application and submit it to wwrafacilitymanager@gmail.com Full Time Automated…

In our recent Earth Overshoot Day post, we talked about the concept of “Virgin Materials.” But what are “Virgin Materials?”   Virgin Materials are materials like oil, timber, metals, ores, or stone that are extracted directly from the Earth. This extraction has an immense environmental footprint long before the product is on the shelves.  …