{"id":175157,"date":"2024-11-12T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T05:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wasteadvantagemag.com\/?p=175157"},"modified":"2024-11-11T22:58:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T03:58:02","slug":"celebrating-10-years-of-impact-the-recycling-partnership-delivers-2-millionth-recycling-cart-to-colorado-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wasteadvantagemag.com\/celebrating-10-years-of-impact-the-recycling-partnership-delivers-2-millionth-recycling-cart-to-colorado-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 10 Years of Impact, The Recycling Partnership Delivers 2 Millionth Recycling Cart to Colorado Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

At its inaugural summit: <\/span>Pivot: Scale to Impact,<\/span><\/i> The Recycling Partnership<\/span> announced the delivery of its 2 millionth recycling cart in Fort Collins, Colorado made possible by a $664,000 Recycling Partnership grant to the city of Fort Collins with financial support from the American Beverage Association\u2019s \u201cEvery Bottle Back\u201d initiative and the Colorado Beverage Association. This milestone is a testament to The Recycling Partnership\u2019s continued dedication to building a better recycling system and making recycling more accessible for communities across the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur data shows us that 8 in 10 Americans believe recycling has a positive impact, yet only 43% participate due to a lack of access or engagement, which is why we are committed to making recycling easier for people who want to recycle,\u201d said Cody Marshall, Chief System Optimization Officer at The Recycling Partnership. \u201cIt only took us three years to jump from our first million to two million carts placed, accelerating our rate of progress. This milestone is a signal that both communities and companies are committed to investing in recycling.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Recycling Partnership works with communities and recycling facilities, including materials recovery facilities (MRFs), processors, and secondary processors, across the U.S. to improve access, collections, operations, and processing through a variety of grant and technical assistance opportunities. To provide these grants, The Partnership works with companies like the American Beverage Association. Over its five-year engagement, The Partnership has awarded more than 50 grants including placing carts, enhancing multifamily recycling, providing recycling education, and improving processing at MRFs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since 2014, The Recycling Partnership has delivered grants to purchase recycling carts across more than 110 communities across the U.S., including:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n