Earth
Share of Washington
Washington Citizens for Resource Conservation is a member of
Earth Share
of Washington, an
alliance of 70 leading conservation
and environmental organizations. By partnering with businesses and government agencies, Earth Share
of Washington inspires employees to support the environment through workplace
giving campaigns and volunteerism.Visit
www.esw.org to find out more.
Workplace giving is a means by which employees donate to charitable
organizations of their choice, primarily through payroll pledges.Donations through payroll pledges enable Washington Citizens for
Resource Conservationto spend less time fundraising and more time working toward a
healthier environment.
How
to Give at Your Workplace:
Corporate workplaces:If
you work for one of many corporations that include Earth Share of
Washington in your workplace giving campaign, find Earth Share of
Washington on your payroll pledge form and write in Washington
Citizens for Resource Conservation as a specific
designation.
United
Way Campaigns: If Washington
Citizens for Resource Conservation
is not listed by your employer in your workplace giving campaign, you can
designate Washington Citizens for Resource Conservation
in the "Specific Organization" or "donor option"
section of your United Way pledge form. Ask your campaign coordinator how
to do this if it is not clear.
Government
workplaces: If you work for one of the many government agencies in our
area such as the State of Washington, state universities, the federal
government, City of Seattle, King County, as well as many other counties
and cities, you can find Washington
Citizens for Resource Conservation listed in the
campaign catalog.Once you
have found us, write our code number on your payroll pledge form.If your agency has no catalog, ask your campaign coordinator how
you may designate your gift to Washington Citizens for Resource
Conservation.
Here
are 2 ways you can give to Washington Citizens for Resource Conservation
through your workplace giving campaign:
Payroll
Deduction
– by far the most popular and easiest way to support Washington Citizens for Resource Conservationyear-round, you instruct your employer to deduct a certain
amount from your paycheck each pay period.
One-time
payroll deduction – you instruct your employer to deduct a single amount from
one paycheck, or simply write a personal check to Washington
Citizens for Resource Conservation and present it to your workplace giving campaign manager.
Eco
EncoreWCRC is one of Eco Encore's featured recipient organizations.
Through
the collection, sale and distribution of used media, Eco Encore literally
turns unwanted goods into financial contributions that support a range of
local environmental nonprofits. Donations of used media (books, CDs, DVDs and
videos) from individuals are sold online at Amazon
and Half.com.
Proceeds from the sales are then distributed to an environmental
organization selected by the donor. Please go to Eco Encore's website to learn
more about the innovative programs and to make arrangements to donate your
used media to WCRC (or print out the Eco
Encore Brochure). It really works!
BAN, headquartered in Seattle,
is a global network of toxics and development activist organizations that
share a vision of international environmental justice. BAN seeks to prevent
all forms of "toxic trade"--in toxic wastes, toxic products and
toxic technologies. WCRC and BAN are the Washington state nonprofit organization participants in the national Computer TakeBack
Campaign and often work closely on outreach and education related to toxic electronic waste. WCRC
is also a strong supporter of BAN'sElectronics
Recycler's Pledge of True Stewardship.
National
Electronics Product Stewardship InitiativeNEPSI
was formed in 2001 and has held six meetings to date. It is a voluntary,
national effort involving 45 representatives from all levels of government, electronic
manufacturers, environmental groups, recyclers, and retailers. The focus is on
televisions and computer monitors (cathode ray tubes), CPUs, and computer
peripherals. The
goal of NEPSI is to develop a national collection and recycling infrastructure
for electronics. This will require cooperation among stakeholders to improve
the infrastructure for collection, reuse and recycling, to develop markets for
remanufactured products and recycled materials, to remove regulatory barriers
for collection and reuse and recycling, and to ensure that product designs
facilitate reuse and recycling in the future.
Northwest
Product Stewardship CouncilNWPSC is a
group of government agencies, non-profit organizations and businesses located
in the Pacific Northwest. NWPSC's goals are to: provide networking
opportunities and information sharing; research programs and policies;
organize educational events; demonstrate pilot programs that promote product
stewardship; coordinate projects and partners; and train through technical
assistance and outreach. Product
Stewardship InstituteLocated in Massachusetts,
PSI assists state and local government agencies in establishing cooperative
agreements with industry and developing other initiatives that reduce the
health and environmental impacts from consumer products. The Institute seeks
active input from, and cooperates with, environmental groups, business
interests, academic institutions, the federal government, and related
organizations to achieve product stewardship goals.
RE-PC(signer of
The Electronics Recycler's Pledge of True Stewardship) RE
Store(signer
of The Electronics Recycler's Pledge of True Stewardship)
Total
Reclaim. Inc.
(signer of The Electronics
Recycler's Pledge of True Stewardship)
