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Waste is preventable, not inevitable.
Eureka Recycling is a nonprofit zero waste organization and social enterprise recycler based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that provides recycling services to the Twin Cities metro area. They operate as one of only a handful of nonprofit recyclers in the United States, offering pick-up services, recycling guidelines, and zero waste education programs including facility tours and educational resources.
Eureka is dedicated to preventing waste through demonstration, education, and advocacy, with a mission to create a world that is healthy, safe and free of waste. Since 2001, they have been providing recycling services and zero waste education to their community, operating like a zero waste laboratory that uses data and experiences from their operations to inform advocacy and policy work.
As a community-based nonprofit, Eureka prioritizes providing good green jobs with living wages and benefits to over 100 employees, including unionized drivers since 2010. They focus on protecting marginalized and vulnerable communities from toxic pollution while supporting strong local economies by choosing responsible and transparent end markets that turn materials into new products that can be recycled again and again.
Eureka operates as a zero waste laboratory, taking data and experiences from their recycling operations and applying it to advocacy and policy work aimed at changing systems to make it easier to recycle more and waste less. Their community-based nonprofit model prioritizes environmental justice by working to protect marginalized and vulnerable communities from the detrimental effects of toxic pollution.
The organization supports strong local economies by carefully selecting responsible and transparent end markets that turn materials into new products that can be recycled repeatedly. They provide over 100 employees with good green jobs offering living wages with benefits, demonstrating that sustainable business practices can include fair labor practices.
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Community Impact
Empowers marginalized communities by reducing toxic pollution through waste prevention.
Sustainable Jobs
Provides living wage jobs with benefits, aiming for economic equality.
Advocacy and Education
Promotes zero waste practices through education and policy advocacy.
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