Spring 2008 Grants Recipients Announced

Need beverage container recycling bins for your local park, school, office or special event? The Coca-Cola/NRC Recycling Bin Grant Program supports local community recycling programs by providing selected grant recipients with containers for the collection of beverage container recyclables in public settings. Grant recipients will receive actual recycling bins instead of funding.

WHY BINS?

Because NRC and Coca-Cola are able to leverage their purchasing power to provide more recycling bins than would be possible if grantees were to use monetary grants to purchase independently. By taking care of the bin purchases internally, our program allows you to better spend your time designing and implementing recycling programs.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The program offers recycling bins designed for use in various settings - special events, general utility and prestige locations. Apply on-line and describe your program needs, request your preferred bin type, and tell us how many you would like to receive. After grant recipients are selected, NRC will contact grantees to offer guidance, confirm their needs, and bin selection. Then, our suppliers will deliver bins directly to the recipients.

WHO CAN APPLY?

The grant program is open to governments, civic organizations, schools, non-profit groups, and for-profit companies. Eligible activities include but are not limited to establishing or enhancing a recycling collection program. This includes the use of specialized containers at community events or functions, public facilities, and programs or events conducted by applicants.

WHEN TO APPLY?

The Fall 2008 grant application period will open September 22, 2008 and extend through October 17, 2008. Applicants will be notified whether their proposal has been accepted on or before November 14.

HOW ARE PROPOSALS EVALUATED?

The intent of this grant program is to assist local communities in increasing the number of beverage containers recovered for recycling. While not every request can be fulfilled, the program looks to award bins to those applicants who can demonstrate the greatest potential to impact beverage container recovery. Applications will be ranked by three primary criteria, 1. level of need, 2. strength of implementation plan, 3. recovery potential. Where proposals are otherwise equal, secondary criteria may be used to distinguish recipients. These include geographic representation, conciseness of proposal, NRC membership, among other considerations.