Do you have what it takes to become a certified expert in waste, recycling, and composting? Our Volunteers become an extension of the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency’s Recycling Outreach Team and support the Agency’s outreach initiatives in a number of ways. Through volunteering, they extend the reach of our programming, increasing our impact, and helping our community to reduce waste by promoting recycling, composting, and other conservation techniques.
Any Ulster County resident (18 years or older) can become a UCRRA Volunteer. Some of the basic qualifications for this role are:
- an interest in environmental science and sustainability;
- passion and enthusiasm for recycling, composting, sustainability;
- ability to maintain leadership of diversity, equity, and inclusion;
- ability to foster team work, be respectful and collaborate with others; and
- to be dependability when assigned a Volunteer task.
There are many perks to volunteering with UCRRA! Volunteers gain an official certificate of completion after the (free) 25-hour training program, which is great for any emerging professional to add to their resume. Our volunteers gain professional leadership skills through an immersive training that helps prepare for experiences in public speaking and educating in diverse community settings. Last but not least, our volunteers have fun at local festivals and events with the new friends they make by joining a community of neighbors united by their desire to build a more sustainable community!
Interested persons should review the Volunteer Description and the current MCR Class Schedule linked below. The 2025 25 hour training and certification course runs Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays in June from 4:00 – 6:30 PM in Kingston. Then, complete a Volunteer Application and indicate if you’d like to be considered for the “fast track” or if you’d like to work towards the full Certification.
Submit application materials to:
Angelina Brandt
UCRRA Director of Sustainability
APEO@UCRRA.ORG
P.O. BOX 6219 Kingston NY 12402