Where Recycling is a Pleasure

The El Cerrito Historical Society and the City of El Cerrito present:

A Tour, Open House and Historic Talk by the people behind the El Cerrito Recycling Center

 The El Cerrito Recycling Center is one of the nation’s oldest. More importantly, it is one of the longest lived and best loved. Started by volunteers in 1972 and later taken over by the city, it was overseen by Joel Witherell, who did more than anyone to ensure its continuity.

The center was completely rebuilt earlier this year, a tribute to the vision of its founders and the commitment of the city to a green future.

Our panel will include early volunteers and people who ran the center. We will also show “In Our Lifetime,” a tentatively titled new movie about the history of the center.