navigation search the center for the development of recycling type non profit organization industry recycling service founded san jose california 1989 founder bruce olszewski headquarters sjsu department of environmental studies san jose california u.s. area served county of santa clara key people bruce olszewski director steven hirsch admin manager justin weiss project manager services providing recycling information website recyclestuff.org the center for the development of recycling cdr also known as the county of santa clara recycling hotline is a university based non profit environmental research and service organization . the cdr is located in the department of environmental studies office at san jose state university sjsu . 1 faculty managed students work on recycling related projects for the community 2 this organization not only provides the community with a recycling service but also provides a service learning opportunity to students . 3 contents 1 organization 2 website 3 history 4 recycling hotline 5 projects 6 publications 7 references 8 external links organization edit cdr operates with a part time director ; two compensated part time students who serve as administrative manager and project manager and several volunteer students who earn academic credit for community service learning internship . the cdr director is a department of environmental studies faculty member who is responsible for all activities including management of staff projects equipment budget and adherence to university regulations . the san jose state university foundation manages accounting and payroll services . 4 website edit the cdr s website assists users to find locations for recycling reuse and the donation of goods . it contains specific services available from over 1200 companies and local government for over 150 product and material types . links and documents are provided to assist users with access to multiple information sources that address nearly any question about recycling and waste management . the site features specific information about recycling and reuse services provided by private business local government landfills and extensive information resources in this expanding field . history edit the cdr was founded in 1989 by bruce olszewski . 5 in 1991 cdr bridged personnel and equipment resources of sjsu with santa clara county and its 15 cities that resulted in an alliance to provide cost effective recycling information services for county residents and businesses that also created student service learning opportunities . in 1992 the cdr began operating the county of santa clara recycling hotline . cdr added a donor funded website in 1999 . 4 recycling hotline edit since 1992 4 the cdr has operated the county of santa clara recycling hotline under contract with the county of santa clara . 1 the hotline was created to assist residents with finding a reuse or recycling center 6 for any recyclable item they may have . 7 the student operated hotline serves the 16 jurisdictions of santa clara county 8 which include campbell 9 cupertino 10 gilroy los altos los altos hills los gatos 11 milpitas 12 monte sereno morgan hill 13 mountain view 14 palo alto 15 san jose 16 santa clara 17 saratoga sunnyvale 18 and the unincorporated areas of santa clara county . 19 projects edit faculty managed students work on environment related projects for businesses government agencies consultants and non profit organizations . cdr has contracted to work on urban water conservation and recycling projects involving residential and commercial sectors hotels multi family buildings multi tenant office buildings and conducting various types of surveys . cdr also established the beverage container recycling program at sjsu and assisted in expanding the recycling program at sjsu . 2 publications edit cdr makes recycling and waste management related documents available to the public . 7 recycling and recycling related guides can be downloaded for free from their web site www.recyclestuff.org . the cdr annually updates and releases the following publications national reuse and recycling information resources center for the development of recycling publication and video list stop junk mail kit home composting brochure a consumer s guide to product repair city recycling and garbage services in santa clara county residential recycling providers in santa clara county commercial recycling providers in santa clara county reuse and resale in santa clara county appliance reuse and recycling in santa clara county electronics reuse and recycling in santa clara county construction and demolition reuse and recycling in santa clara county opportunity in crisis california s solid waste management challenge not viewable online references edit a b san jose state university environmental studies department . sjsu.edu . retrieved 2012 08 23 . a b sjsu research foundation case studies . sjsufoundation.org . 2011 12 18 . retrieved 2012 08 23 . staff and board silicon valley toxics coalition . svtc.org . retrieved 2012 08 23 . a b c center for the development of recycling . recyclestuff.org . retrieved 2012 08 23 . bruce olszewski bio . sjsu.edu . retrieved 2012 08 23 . pollution prevention for residents e waste . sanjoseca.gov . retrieved 2012 08 23 . a b the county of santa clara office of integrated waste management . sccgov.org . 2012 08 03 . retrieved 2012 08 23 . creec center for development of recycling san jose state university . creec.edgateway.net . 2003 05 14 . retrieved 2012 08 23 . city of campbell california . cityofcampbell.com . retrieved 2013 10 22 . environmental links . cupertino . retrieved 2012 08 23 . the los gatos ca official site recycling resources . losgatosca.gov . retrieved 2012 08 23 . city of milpitas waste prevention . ci.milpitas.ca.gov . retrieved 2012 08 23 . city of morgan hill ca official website . morgan hill.ca.gov . 2006 02 09 . retrieved 2012 08 23 . recommendation for waste waste reduction and recycling . mountainview.gov . retrieved 2013 10 22 . preventing pollution it s up to us . cityofpaloalto.org . retrieved 2013 10 22 . garbage & recycling learn more . sjrecycles.org . 2012 01 05 . retrieved 2012 08 23 . city of santa clara refuse and recycling information and contacts . santaclaraca.gov . retrieved 2012 08 23 . city of sunnyvale public works . sunnyvale.ca.gov . 2012 08 17 . retrieved 2012 08 23 . santa clara county ca cities towns neighborhoods & subdivisions . california.hometownlocator.com . retrieved 2012 08 23 . external links edit center for the development of recycling retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title center for the development of recycling & oldid 678485582 categories recycling organisationsrecycling in the united statesenvironmental educationenvironmental studies organizations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search 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