Membership and Benefits
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Services and Benefits
Membership Levels
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Why We Need You to Join The Colorado Association for Recycling
CAFR is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Membership is comprised of all facets of the industry: state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, large and small businesses, and citizen recyclers. No other recycling organization within Colorado offers such a diverse and representative membership. CAFR offers you programs that give you the opportunity to learn more about the recycling and solid waste management issues that face Colorado.
CAFR is your organization. You have input, and the ability to positively impact recycling in Colorado. All members over the age of 18, with the exception of student/associate members, have a voice and vote within the organization.
Standard Membership Services and Benefits
Networking
Membership in CAFR helps get you in the loop. CAFR provides you with the opportunity to stay up to date with
your peers, local recycling trends, state policy and, through CAFR’s affiliation with the National Recycling
Coalition, national issues.
National Recycling Coalition
CAFR is the state recycling organization representative of the National Recycling Coalition (NRC). CAFR members (excluding associate members) automatically receive membership in the NRC. Benefits of
membership in NRC include:
- Discounted registration at NRC’s Annual Congress & Exposition – an exceptional national recycling
conference, - The NRC’s electronic newsletter “Mobius,”
- Discounted subscription rates on industry journals,
- Members-only access to valuable resources on the Web (www.nrc-recycle.org)
- and much more!
Annual Recycling Conference
The annual Colorado Summit for Recycling is the only statewide recycling conference. As a CAFR member,
you receive discounted registration rates and the opportunity to participate in the planning of the conference.
The Summit offers technical training workshops, general recycling sessions and an excellent peer-networking
opportunity.
Annual Meeting
This annual event is a networking meeting for association members to learn about what others are doing
around the state and includes an annual update of the program, services and state of CAFR.
Publications
Quarterly Newsletter – The newsletter provides the latest information on CAFR programs and activities and
can be used to highlight member accomplishments. It also contains information about what’s going on in
recycling locally and nationally.
Electronic Updates – We combine various announcements and news items into one convenient e-mail every two weeks. The bi-weeklies include news from members, training and meeting announcements, and other noteworthy items that cross our desk.
America Recycles Day
This nationwide event promotes recycling and buying recycled products. America Recycles Day provides an opportunity for an
impressive group of businesses, governments, nonprofits, schools and individuals to work together to raise
awareness about closed-loop recycling.
Policy Committee
The committee tracks and promotes items of importance to the recycling community, educates legislators and
decision makers, and works with other organizations to ensure that the voice of recycling is heard in Colorado.
Education and Outreach
One of CAFR’s goals is to maximize our exposure. This includes reaching out to other businesses and
institutions in the community and promoting the activities and accomplishments of CAFR and its members.
Members are encouraged to participate by writing press releases about their organization, community or event
and their involvement with CAFR. CAFR staff is available to assist with press releases and media participation.
Membership Directory
CAFR provides a directory of its members with contact information and other details.
CAFR Councils
Members have the option of joining one of CAFR’s councils for an additional membership fee. Each council
focuses on a distinct aspect of recycling in the state.
- Electronics Recycling and Reuse Council (ERRC) – ERRC seeks to improve communication between the electronics recycling industry, those interested in using its services and relevant government agencies and departments. ERRC seeksto enable CAFR to formulate policy positions on the subject of electronics recycling. The council is working toward the establishment of standards that could form the basis of an accreditation program for electronics recyclers in Colorado.
- Rocky Mountain Organics Council (RMOC) – RMOC promotes sustainable utilization of organic resources in the communities we serve. We focus on the professional production of quality organic products, developing markets for those products and educating our customers in their proper use and application.
Actively participating in CAFR events and committees will help you get the most out of your membership. Attending our events and participating in a committee are the best ways to utilize the benefits that CAFR has to offer. CAFR represents you, and to ensure that your voice is heard, you need to stay involved. We understand that this may be difficult for members in remote areas and that is the reason that CAFR communicates with you using conference calling, e-mail and the internet.
Each of the previously mentioned benefits is sponsored by a CAFR committee that you may participate in!
CAFR Membership Levels
- Sponsor Member - $3,250
- Supporter Member - $1,600
- Friend Member - $600
- Large Business Member (more than 15 employees) - $300
- Small Business Member (less than 15 employees) - $200
- Large Government Member (population of over 10,000 served) - $200
- Small Government Member (population of under 10,000) - $150
- Non-profit/School/University Member - $125
- Individual Sustaining Member - $100
- Individual Voting Member - $75
- Student/Associate Member - $30
- Free ½-page advertisement in the annual membership directory
- Listing in the annual membership directory
- Four free ¼-page advertisements in CAFR’s quarterly newsletter (one each issue)
- Placement of your logo on CAFR’s Web site (1 square inch) and a link to your site
- Given the first opportunity to sponsor events such as America Recycles Day and the annual Colorado Summit for Recycling
- Signs at CAFR events with your logo
- Standard member benefits
- Free ¼-page advertisement in the annual membership directory
- Listing in annual membership directory
- One free ¼-page advertisement in CAFR’s quarterly newsletter
- Listing of name on CAFR’s Web site with a link to your site
- Signs at CAFR events with your logo
- Standard membership benefits
- Listing of name in one edition of quarterly newsletter
- Listing as a friend in the membership directory
- Listing of name on CAFR’s Web site with a link to your site
- Signs at CAFR events with your name
- Standard membership benefits
Large Business Member (more than 15 employees) - $300
- Listing in the membership directory
- Standard membership benefits
Small Business Member (less than 15 employees) - $200
- Listing in the membership directory
- Standard membership benefits
Large Government Member (population of more than 10,000 served) - $200
- Listing in the membership directory
- Standard membership benefits
Small Government Member (population of up to 10,000 served) - $150
- Listing in the membership directory
- Standard membership benefits
Nonprofit/University Member - $125
- Listing in the membership directory
- Standard membership benefits
Individual Sustaining Member - $100
- General listing in the membership directory
- Standard membership benefits
- General listing in the membership directory
- Standard membership benefits
- General listing in the membership directory
- Standard membership benefits excluding membership in the National Recycling Coalition
