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California recycling programs

There are 177recycling programs in California. Combined, these Californianrecycling programsemploy 1,143 people, earn more than $121 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $131 million.
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Recycling programs by major California cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Los Angeles
40
$24,534,977
San Francisco
35
$64,461,584
San Diego
25
$3,684,016
Sacramento
19
$10,389,388
Riverside
11
$89,074
San Jose
7
$539,208
Santa Rosa
5
$483,483
Oxnard
4
$320,969
Chico
4
$0
Vallejo
3
$1,621,754
Showing 10 of 19metros

Job trends for California recycling programs

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
28
1-10
19
11-25
10
26-100
9
101 to 1,000
3
1,000+
0
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Sizes of recycling programs in California

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
56
$250k to $1M
27
$1M to $5M
11
$5M to $25M
7
$25M to $100M
0
$100M+
0
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Directory of recycling programs in California

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1-20 of 177

TreePeople

TreePeople inspires and supports personal responsibility for the urban environment by uniting nature-based solutions, research, and community engagement.
Revenue
$13.1m
Assets
$18.1m
Employees
151
EIN
23-7314838
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Strategic Energy Innovations (SEI)

SEI is a recycling program in San Rafael, CA whose mission is: SEI's mission is to help communities embrace sustainability.
Revenue
$8.6m
Assets
$6.5m
Employees
220
EIN
68-0404081
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Berkeley Recycling

Berkeley Recycling educates, promotes optimum recycling, and runs a BuyBack and Dropoff Recycling Center, as well as a Material Recovery Facility.
Revenue
$8.7m
Assets
$4.7m
Employees
50
EIN
94-2266676
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Tri-Ced Community Recycling

The primary mission of Tri-CED is to employ low-income youth and adults in the recycling industry and to share residual proceeds with other non-profit organizations and preserve the environment through recycling activities.
Revenue
$17.1m
Assets
$14.4m
Employees
91
EIN
94-2687078
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ecology Center

Ecology Center inspires sustainability in California with recycling programs, fiscal support for community groups, and a mission to build a just future.
Revenue
$14.7m
Assets
$7.6m
Employees
62
EIN
94-1703351
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kiss the Ground

Kiss the Ground promotes soil regeneration and regenerative agriculture to combat climate change and improve nutrition.
Revenue
$3.5m
Assets
$2.8m
Employees
17
EIN
46-4507696
IRS type
501(c)(3)

LA Compost

LA Compost builds composting communities, connecting people to the soil and each other through local compost access and community empowerment.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$2.2m
Employees
29
EIN
46-1134852
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Recycle for Change

Recycle for Change promotes environmental protection, education, and international development through a clothes recycling program that has collected 4,799 tons of clothing.
Revenue
$4.7m
Assets
$4.4m
Employees
30
EIN
94-3371033
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ecology Action of Santa Cruz

Ecology Action is passionately driven to empower individuals, businesses, and communities to take actions today that achieve environmental and economic sustainability.
Revenue
$11.3m
Assets
$20.9m
Employees
130
EIN
94-2584236
IRS type
501(c)(3)

California Alliance for Community Composting

California Alliance for Community Composting develops composting projects, improves local operations, and conducts outreach on sustainability, health, and equity.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$385.5k
Employees
27
EIN
87-2187590
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Reuse People of America

Reducing the impact on landfills by salvaging used building materials and providing them for reuse, educating others to reuse salvaged materials, promoting a healthier environment and creating green jobs.
Revenue
$1.5m
Assets
$1.4m
Employees
14
EIN
33-0852796
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Remainders Creative Reuse

Remainders Creative Reuse is a creative reuse center and workshop space that promotes creativity, environmental awareness, and reduces waste.
Revenue
$841.9k
Assets
$529.6k
Employees
12
EIN
47-1563380
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Zero Foodprint

Zero Foodprint mobilizes the food industry for climate solutions and incentivizes practices that reduce carbon dioxide through a circular economy.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$1.4m
Employees
5
EIN
47-3642630
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Center For Creative Land Recycling

CCLR is a national organization that promotes sustainable land reuse, provides technical assistance, and advocates for improved funding and policies.
Revenue
$1.8m
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
9
EIN
94-3302410
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Johnson Ohana Foundation

The Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation is a non-profit public charity founded in 2008 to promote positive and lasting change within communities by supporting organizations that focus on environmental, art, and music education.
Revenue
$936.6k
Assets
$17.4m
Employees
1
EIN
26-2089828
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Reuse and Green Building Partners

RAGBP promotes "deconstruction donation" as an alternative to demolition, deconstructs structures into reusable building materials (tax-deductible), and processes real estate tax donations.
Revenue
$6.8m
Assets
$0
Employees
N/A
EIN
87-4751765
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Vallejo Community Organizations Recycling

VALCORE promotes recycling, composting, and reuse in Vallejo through public education, zero waste services, event monitoring, job training for the developmentally disabled.
Revenue
$1.6m
Assets
$905.9k
Employees
17
EIN
94-2897404
IRS type
501(c)(3)

California Product Stewardship Council

To shift California's Product waste management system from one focused on government funded and ratepayer financed waste diversion to one that relies on producer responsibility in order to reduce public costs and drive improvements in Product design that ....
Revenue
$985.2k
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
8
EIN
77-0695467
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Solana Center for Environmental Innovation

Solana Center mobilizes the community to address environmental issues, offering programs on waste reduction and education focused on composting, recycling, and watershed management.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
29
EIN
33-0009949
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Deconstruction and Building Materials Reuse Network (DRN)

DRN salvages and distributes building materials and surplus property for reuse. We're an environmental and social benefit corporation promoting and empowering deconstruction practices and the reuse of quality building materials and surplus property.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$25.1k
Employees
0
EIN
20-8773258
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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