Patty founded the company in 1989 while she was completing her M.S.
in Resource Management and Administration from the University of
Antioch-New England's Environmental Studies Department.
Patty Moore has been involved in the field of recycling since 1983 when
she became fascinated with the commonality, variety, and value of waste
while working at the Wilton Recycling Center in Wilton, NH. She was the
principal author of How to Implement a Plastics Recycling Prgoram (also
known as the Idiot Book of Plastic Recycling), published by the Council
for Solid Waste Solutions in 1991. Since then, she has not once looked
back in her efforts to advance the number and type of materials collected
for recycling on both a local and global scale. Ms. Moore was a participant
in a Department of Commerce, Plastics Trade and Investment Mission to
Chinal in 1996 and countinues to have a strong interest and understanding
of the critical role played by China and other developing nations in domestic
recycling efforts.
Under her leadership, Moore Recycling Associates has had a huge impact
on current recycling systems while managing to maintain a small staff of
professionals. Ms. Moore lives in Sonoma, California with her trophy husband,
her two perfect children and her goofy mutt Pork Chop who accompanies her
daily on her walk to work.
