"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority." 

~Elwyn Brooks White, Essays of E.B. White, 1977

Tri-City Ecology Center advocates conservation in its many forms. It is committed to:

• Advocating alternatives to the automobile such as BART, buses and bicycles
• Supporting curbside recycling, oil recycling, composting and commercial/industrial recycling
• Promoting laws that encourage builders to reuse materials and build "green"
• Encouraging energy and water conservation
• Ensuring the permanence of household hazardous materials drop-off centers
• Advocating the closure of bayside landfills and promoting modern waste disposal technologies.

[at right: a TCEC volunteer uses a can crusher at the recycling center, circa 1985]