Background/Discussion
The Recycling Partnership, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization that leverages corporate partner funding to transform recycling for good in states, cities and communities all across the U.S. The Partnership’s funders include over 80 industry leaders such as 3M, Amazon, Coca-Cola, Costco, Dow, Kellogg’s and Toyota.
Since 2014, the Partnership has diverted 770 million pounds of new recyclables from landfills, saved 968 million gallons of water, avoided more than 670,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases, and driven significant reductions in targeted contamination rates.
In 2022, The Recycling Partnership surpassed $240 million in environmental and economic value creation.
The Partnership’s goal is to unlock the environmental and economic benefits of recycling and a circular economy. Transforming underperforming recycling programs; partner with companies to achieve packaging circularity, increase access to recycled materials, and meet sustainability commitments.
The grant supports the purchase of up to 19,800 recycling carts at $15.00 each, with an education program match of $1.00 each. This results in a total commitment of up to $316,800 in funding.
In addition to the cash grant, the Partnership will provide program assistance and resources to support the City’s recycling program.
The City will use a combination of direct mail, social media and local media outlets in the new solid waste collection education campaign. The Recycling Partnership education materials will be used in the outreach and education campaign.
The cash grant will be distributed as a reimbursement for expenses, with an end date of May 31, 2024. A payment can be executed in one lump sum after the carts are deployed in the summer of 2023.