CRI was founded by Charles Cougle in the 1940s and continued on by his son Robert Cougle. Staying as a private family-run business has allowed the company principles to stay the way they were initially intended, service-oriented. Robert's wife, son, and daughter (Debra, Matthew, and Tiffany respectively) all play key roles in the business and are excited to keep an open view of the new upcoming ideas on how to and what can be recycled. This aspect is one that has assisted in the process of helping to build recycling programs tailor-fit to many area companies, both large and small, and has helped divert much material from landfills to an area of recycling that can build value.