This past year marked an exciting new chapter for our organization. With our rebrand to NH Recycles, we built on more than four decades of cooperative marketing and recycling leadership while strengthening our focus on serving our municipal member communities.
Our cooperative marketing programs helped members manage 76.9 million pounds of recyclables and returned $2.6 million through the sale of materials. These numbers reflect over 7,400 orders our staff coordinated, helping municipalities across New England manage and move valuable commodities.
In FY 2025, we launched Recycle Right North Country, our most ambitious education effort yet—bringing hands-on recycling training, signage, and resident outreach to 30 small and rural towns. We also hosted 124 events, including our 2025 Recycling Conference & Expo, Member Operations and Marketing Meetings, and regional tours that together earned operators nearly 2,100 NHDES credit hours.
We also celebrated milestones across our team—welcoming Kim Mitchell as Finance & HR Coordinator andSteve Bean as Municipal Recycling Advisor, honoring Bonnie Bethune for her outstanding career, celebrating Paula Dow’s continued dedication to the organization, and thanking our dedicated board members for their service.
As we look to 2026, we remain focused on empowering communities through practical education, transparent market access, and data-driven tools that make recycling more effective for everyone. Thank you for being part of this shared success.
