IWR Associations and Affiliations
We believe that sustainable change only comes through advocacy and relationship building. Innovative Waste Recycling is a member of and an active participant in the following associations:
The Brass Tacks Initiative
The Brass Tacks Initiative is a 501(c)3 nonprofit founded on a mission to support sustainable practices in the food stream through research, education, and collaboration.
![BTI Brass Tacks Initiative](https://www.iwrecycling.com/wp-content/uploads/BTI-Final-Logo.png)
![RAMN Recycling Association of Minnesota](https://www.iwrecycling.com/wp-content/uploads/8.jpg)
Recycling Association of Minnesota
The Recycling Association of Minnesota provides leadership, advocacy, and education to encourage the responsible use of resources through recycling and supporting modes of waste reduction.
Midwest Food Products Association
The Midwest Food Products Association, Inc. is a trade association that advocates on behalf of food processing companies and affiliated industries in Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The association’s activities can be summarized in four words; advocate, educate, communicate, and facilitate.
![MWFPA Midwest Food Products Association, Inc](https://www.iwrecycling.com/wp-content/uploads/7.jpg)
![CLFP California League of Food Producers](https://www.iwrecycling.com/wp-content/uploads/1.jpg)
California League of Food Producers
CLFP represents the interests of both large and small food processors and beverage producers throughout the state and works to help ensure a favorable and profitable business environment for its members and the entire food-producing industry.
Food Northwest
Food Northwest, formerly the Northwest Food Processors Association (NWFPA), is a trade association organized to advance the ability of the food industry to produce and deliver wholesome, safe food from the Pacific Northwest to the world.
![FNW Food Northwest](https://www.iwrecycling.com/wp-content/uploads/3.jpg)
![USCC US Composting Council](https://www.iwrecycling.com/wp-content/uploads/5.jpg)
US Composting Council
The US Composting Council advances compost manufacturing, compost utilization, and organics recycling to benefit our members, society, and the environment.
Minnesota Composting Council
As a state affiliate of the USCC, the MNCC is dedicated to the development, expansion, and promotion of the composting industry based upon sound science, principles of sustainability, and economic viability.
![MNCC MN Composting Council](https://www.iwrecycling.com/wp-content/uploads/2.jpg)
![ABC American Biogas Council](https://www.iwrecycling.com/wp-content/uploads/4.jpg)
American Biogas Council
The American Biogas Council is the voice of the US biogas industry dedicated to maximizing carbon reduction and economic growth using biogas systems.
Solid Waste Association of North America
The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is an organization of more than 10,000 public and private sector professionals committed to advancing from solid waste management to resource management through their shared emphasis on education, advocacy and research.
![SWANA Solid Waste Association of North America](https://www.iwrecycling.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/6-landscape-82d76c2a7e7649a40d27e5b9d66b667e-vlch7xbopy26.jpg)