Welcome!   

Welcome to the new website for the Puerto Rico Recycling Partnership. We are currently working on adding more information to this site. Stay tuned for more updates soon!

About PRRP

The PRRP was formed early in 2010 by the Puerto Rican government and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promote materials source reduction, clean composting, reuse, and recycling through a working partnership including government (at all levels), non-profit organizations, citizens, environmental groups, and the private sector. The PRRP is designing programs, educating the public, and ensuring effective implementation. It is composed of several teams: Construction & Demolition Debris; Education & Outreach; Electronics Recycling; Glass, Metal & Plastic Containers; Government Relations; Organics; Paper; Scrap Metal; and Special Wastes.

Teams

To accelerate adoption of sustainable waste management (sustainable materials management, or SMM) options and to prompt more local ownership of the PRRP, it has organized its efforts around eight core teams focused primarily on commodities (specific components of the discard stream in Puerto Rico). To learn more click here.

Upcoming Events!

5th Metro Area Community Gardens Workshop on the Planning and Planting Calendar
Saturday, May 18, 2013  |  2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Asset Management and Finance Workshops for Water Systems in Puerto Rico Register today!
July 10-11, 2013,   9:30 am- 5:00 pm

News!

• Don't miss the recently developed Environmental Finance Center's Sustainability in the Caribbean eNews! Learn more.
  

• The Puerto Rico Recycling Partnership: Valuable for our island
• EFC May 2013 Sustainability in the Caribbean eNews now available!
  
• Proposed Waste Incinerator in Yabucoa Vanishes
  
• $1 Tax for Plastic Bags: Representative proposes cost to help the environment
  
• EPA Provides $600,000 to Community in Puerto Rico to Support Assessments, Cleanups and Revitalization of Contaminated Properties
• Governor Alejandro García Padilla mandates recycling in all government buildings, offices and properties
• SanSe Recicla wins EPA Environmental Quality Award!
  
• US Fish and Wildlife Service releases a Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex Newsletter
• ¡The Month of Recycling in Barrio Obrero!
  
• Recycling Centers Contribute $200 million to the Economy
• Metal Recyclers Threatened by the Plant Proposal inn Guaynabo
• PR recyclers: Hugo Neu will drive us out of business
• Participants sought out for the Puerto Rico Materials Exchange
  
• Mini-Grants for Mitigating Pollution Through Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Materials Management, A School-to-Community Approach *Funding opportunity!

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