This collection contains a variety of resources and publications relating to recycling and waste management. Documents primarily concern policy, technology, program implementation and management. Most documents found in the collection pertain to California recycling programs. The publications consists of guides, newsletters, booklets, books, policy papers, and programs. Myra Nissen worked at the North California Recycling Association from 1990 to 2004. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Cultural Anthropology from the University of California and a Masters degree in Environmental Studies from Prescott College, Arizona. She is currently a board member for the North American Society of Homeopaths (NASH). 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.