 Corporate/Vendor
Member Benefits
General Membership Benefits
Newsletter Rate Card
WE
NEED YOUR SUPPORT
JOIN
THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA COMMERCIAL RECYCLING COUNCIL
The Greater Philadelphia Commercial Recycling Council incorporated
as a non-profit on Earth Day 1997. The Council is dedicated to making
recycling and the green business ethic a cornerstone of regional
economic development. Council members are helping to ensure that
the Greater Philadelphia region continues to move toward a sustainable
future in the 21st Century. Board members represent hospitals, educational
institutions, government agencies, corporations, and cultural institutions.
The Council has two membership categories:
Corporate/Vendor
Members ($250)
Includes
Environmental Business Report or "Possibilities Report"
If you want to promote the value of your recycling program,
this membership category is for you! Especially for businesses
interested in our waste invoice audits and the GPCRC
Environmental Business Reporting Tool (click
here for a sample report - This is an
Adobe pdf file.), discounted consulting and research services,
and multiple general memberships. In addition, companies that provide
recycling and related environmental goods and services to businesses
and institutions in the Greater Philadelphia region should consider
this category.
General Member ($25)
This category is primarily for designated recycling coordinators
and procurement professionals in business, institutions, non-profits,
and government who have job responsibilities relating to the environmental
impact of their organization.
Register on-line,
or
click here for a mail in membership form.
Corporate/Vendor
Member Benefits
Besides the opportunity to network with key environmental and purchasing
managers in some of the Delaware Valley's top companies and institutions,
the direct benefits of corporate/vendor membership in the Greater
Philadelphia Commercial Recycling Council include either:
 Free
waste invoice audit for one year's worth of bills
and GPCRC Environmental
Business Reporting Tool report providing you with
an official, independently derived recycling rate, energy savings
estimates, greenhouse gas reductions, trees saved, and equivalent
cars taken off the road. If you want to promote the value of your
recycling program, this membership category is for you!
OR
Free
business card advertising for two issues of our quarterly newsletter
(a $200 value)
PLUS
Three
(3) official general memberships in the Council ($75 value)
Discounted exhibit
table at annual meeting ($250 discount)
Discounted advertising
(25%) in newsletter
Discounted
consulting and troubleshooting services (25%)
Hotlinks
from Council website to vendor sites (just provide us with your
jpeg)
Sponsorship!
As a 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation, the Greater Philadelphia Commercial
Recycling Council depends on corporate, government and foundation
grant support for its numerous programs and activities. 
If your company would like to provide grant support to the Council
to fund general operations of specific programs, please contact
David Biddle at 215-247-3090 or e-mail him at Dbiddle@gpcrc.com.
Your support can make a big difference in the future of recycling
and positive environmental management for the Delaware Valley.
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| Programs We Need Support
For |
| Annual
Conference and Trade Show |
Newsletter |
| Web Site |
Facility Waste Surveys
and Technical Assistance |
| Waste Reduction Programs
for Targeted Industries |
Buy Recycled and Environmentally
Responsible Procurement |
General
Membership Benefits
Since its origin in 1997, the Greater Philadelphia Commercial Recycling
Council has provided its members with a forum for discussing recycling
and related environmental issues in the Delaware Valley. Members
hail from both large and small businesses and institutions and from
urban and suburban communities. Members also come from the five
counties of Southeastern Pennsylvania, as well as communities in
Delaware and southern New Jersey.
The Council's mission is to support environmental managers through
peer-to-peer consultation, state-of-the-art information, professional
educational opportunities, technical assistance, and networking.
Our bottom line is that environmentally responsible actions by businesses
and institutions are about efficiency and smart resource management.
Council members can have a direct influence on policy and economic
development initiatives for the Delaware Valley.
Benefits of membership in the Greater
Philadelphia Commercial Recycling Council include:
1. Discounts on environmental
periodicals.
2. Quarterly newsletter with
money saving waste management tips and information on successful
recycling programs throughout the region.
3. On-line access to key environmental
documents produced by government as well as guides and booklets
on recycling and responsible waste management.
4. Field trips to leading-edge
waste and recycling facilities in the Greater Philadelphia region.
5. Peer-to-peer advice and
direction in setting up money saving recycling programs.
6. Networking with local and
state government representatives and environmental policy makers.
7. Eligibility for annual waste
reduction and recycling awards.
8. Access to recycled products
purchasing information and other environmental business resources.
For Members Only:
Tours and Talks
All members receive invitations
to visit special recycling programs and facilities around the region
and to hear the industry's leaders speak about recycling, economic
development, and environmental management.
Sample Speakers
The Greater Philadelphia Commercial Recycling Council hosts speakers
who address recycling concerns for local businesses and offer solutions
to waste management challenges.
Past speakers have included:
 Phil Bailey, Buy Recycled Business
Alliance
Bob Beaty, Tri-Gen Equipment Company
Craig Gallagher, E. Penn Manufacturing
Battery Recycling
Ron Gonen, RecycleBank, LLC
Bonnie Groch, City of Philadelphia
Energy Office
Carl Hursh, Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection
Phyllis Martino, Building Materials
Exchange
David Robinson, Philadelphia Recycling Coordinator (2001-2005)
Maurice Sampson, Recycling Alliance of Philadelphia
Nancy Weissman, Philadelphia Water
Department
Sample Field Visits
Seeing is believing. The Council organizes tours of successful recycling
programs and solid waste management processing facilities so that
members get the opportunity to see firsthand how large- and small-scale
programs operate.
Field visits have included:
WXPN/World Cafe Live
PA DEP SE Regional Offices
Cavanaugh's Restaurant
First Union Center
The Curtis Center
The Four Seasons Hotel
Free Library of Philadelphia (Main
Branch)
Liberty Place Towers
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Schuylkill Printing Plant (Philadelphia
Newspapers, Inc.)
Temple University
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
United States Recycling
Villanova University
Wyndham Franklin Plaza
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