This collection contains a variety of materials dealing with recycling policy, technology, and planning. Binders containing slides, photographs, and articles about recycling technologies in North America and Europe make up the majority of this collection. Also included are policy handbooks, a newsletter, program implementation guides, and a recycled products guide. Gretchen Brewer is a former regional planner and recycling coordinator at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. She is currently a principal at Earth Circle Conservation & Recycling. Dan Knapp and the Institute for Local Self Reliance are responsible for coordinating the collections of material related to recycling for donation to the UIS Archives.