Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Foundation plans to contribute $300,000 to The Recycling Partnership, Falls Church, Virginia. Alcoa Foundation makes investments for Alcoa Corporation, an aluminum producer. The donation will help boost residential recycling rates in states, cities and communities across the country.
“We have seen the huge impact The Recycling Partnership has made in improving the quality and quantity of captured recycled materials,” says Rosa García Pineiro, president of the Alcoa Foundation. “We’re excited to strengthen our relationship with the Partnership and support the All In On Recycling challenge to help the rapidly growing nonprofit drive measurable recycling system change from coast to coast.”
A founding partner of The Recycling Partnership, Alcoa Foundation’s multiyear support is part of the All In On Recycling challenge, which aims to help more than 25 million Americans recycle more and recycle better. The challenge kicked off in July 2018 with a $10 million investment from the PepsiCo Foundation and seeks to raise $25 million from leading businesses, companies, and organizations to deliver recycling support to more than 2,800 communities nationwide.
The challenge helps communities strengthen their recycling programs by providing funding for curbside carts, the missing infrastructure needed to recover recyclables from multifamily homes, as well as critical recycling education and operational programs. The All In On Recycling challenge aims to provide carts to more than 550,000 households and has already enabled communities in Iowa, Ohio, Minnesota, New Jersey and North Dakota to expand their recycling programs. The Recycling Partnership estimates the challenge will help the U.S. capture 2 million more tons of recyclables, including 7 billion more cans and bottles by 2022.
“Alcoa Foundation’s multiyear commitment is indicative of how much the company not only believes in our mission, but also understands that long-term support of our organization is critical to creating a healthier U.S. recycling system,” says Keefe Harrison, CEO of The Recycling Partnership.