Contact: Reagan Bissonnette
Executive Director
Phone: (603) 736-4401 ext. 116
rbissonnette@nhrecycles.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 21, 2025
Northeast Resource Recovery Association Rebrands as New Hampshire Recycles
Cooperative-Model Recycling Nonprofit Announces New Name
EPSOM, NH: New Hampshire Recycles, the oldest and largest cooperative-model recycling nonprofit in the US, announced it has changed its name from the Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NRRA) to New Hampshire Recycles (NH Recycles). The new name and logo were shared near the close of the organization’s two-day Recycling Conference & Expo, an event that gathered nearly 300 attendees in Concord, NH for education and networking.
“Our new name, NH Recycles, better reflects our service area and the work we do” said Reagan Bissonnette, Executive Director of NH Recycles. “While our name may have changed, our services have not – we continue to welcome and support our members within and beyond New Hampshire, including those in Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, and Connecticut. We’ve had more than one name over the past four decades, but our commitment to our members remains the same.”
Forty-four years ago, the organization was founded by four NH towns as the New Hampshire Resource Recovery Association to pool resources and find an economy of scale to market recyclables. While towns outside NH joined as members over the years, reaching nearly 450 members today, the NH need remained constant. Today, over 90% of NH Recycles’ services are used by NH members, and 90% of NH’s 235 municipalities are members of NH Recycles. NH Recycles specializes in enabling small, rural communities to manage their own recycling programs. The name change followed nearly a year of Board meetings, work sessions, and staff conversations.
About NH Recycles
NH Recycles (formerly Northeast Resource Recovery Association) is the oldest and largest cooperative-model recycling nonprofit in the United States, partnering with over 450 municipalities, businesses, and individuals throughout New England to make recycling strong through economic and environmentally sound solutions. NH Recycles supports small, rural communities and is one of only a handful of nonprofits in the country that enables communities to manage their own recycling programs by connecting them with end markets for recyclables. Founded in 1981, NH Recycles has a deep expertise in the recycling markets, and in partnership with its members, NH Recycles shares that information through education, technical assistance, and cooperative marketing. Learn more at nhrecycles.org
