Mattress Recycling Council Names Northern California Coordinator

January 13, 2015  by in Executive Changes, Industry, Mattresses, Product   

In his new position, he is responsible for working with municipalities, retailers and other mattress generators, transporters and recyclers in northern California.

Prior to joining the organization, Clara was senior project manager for Hugo Neu Recycling in New York where he developed and managed a business/customer oriented recycling program for electronic waste. He began his career with Goodwill Inds. as a resource recovery manager developing waste reduction and recycling programs in northern California and served as vice president and director for three California electronics recycling companies. 

“Rodney’s background demonstrates a proven track-record in deploying innovative recycling programs throughout California,” said Ryan Trainer, president of MRC and the International Sleep Products Association (ISPA). “There are many transferable skills gained from his career in electronics waste recycling and his outside perspective will be valuable to our program team.”

MRC is a non-profit organization created by ISPA to develop and implement statewide recycling programs for California, Connecticut and Rhode Island, which all enacted mattress recycling laws in 2013. California’s program is expected to begin in early 2016. Currently, MRC is developing a plan which is due to California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) by July 2015.