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Causes: Environment, Recycling
Mission: Nerc's mission is to promote sustainable materials management by supporting traditional and innovative solid waste best practices, focusing on waste prevention, toxics reduction, reuse, recycling and organics recovery.
Programs: Developed and presented conferences on recycling, implemented grants on composting, reuse, and environmentally preferable purchasing, worked to promote green procurement in electronics and to promote responsible recycling and reuse, administrative responsibility to reduce harmful substances in consumer packaging, and coordination of information regarding electronics recycling laws in the united states.