Northeast Resource Recovery Association

ABOUT THE NRRA

In 1981, four New Hampshire municipalities founded the Northeast Resource Recovery Association, then called the New Hampshire Resource Recovery Association, to provide a clearinghouse for current, up to date information and a source of technical and marketing assistance in the general areas of waste reduction and recycling.

Since then, membership in the NRRA has grown to include over 300 municipalities, individuals, and businesses in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Southern Maine. The NRRA is a member driven organization whose programs are designed and overseen by the members they serve.

The NRRA provides cooperative purchasing programs, educational and networking opportunities, technical assistance, and cooperative marketing programs that have received national recognition for establishing innovative grassroots recyclables marketing cooperatives with competitive pricing which enables small, rural and large urban communities to manage their own recycling programs!

NRRA's Office

If you had visited the old NRRA offices, you may have noticed how crowded it was. Not only for staff, but many NRRA members wanted monthly Marketing Committee Meetings at the NRRA offices, yet there just wasn’t enough space. Parking was always an issue and with the NRRA continuing to grow; it was evident that it was time for a change. New Office

In the Fall of 2005, a NRRA Trustee Building Committee began looking at alternatives. After months of work, a financially sound solution presented itself – an office building in Epsom, NH. Upon a unanimous recommendation of the Building Committee and a unanimous vote of the Trustees, the building was purchased!

The NRRA offices are wonderful – office space for all staff, a conference room to accommodate meetings, plenty of parking and a new benefit – an office for our members. If you are in the area or between meetings and need a place to stop, use the phone or computer, have a small meeting, or if you just want to stop in and say hello, we welcome you! There is an office designated for members who have an occasional need for it.

NRRA Sign The NRRA office building is very large but that is one of the reasons we were able to purchase it – rental income from the second floor will help pay our mortgage. We hope that if you are in the area you will stop by; it is always fun to provide tours to our members!