Vermont business expands national recycling programs

Brattleboro based business, Recycle Away has increased recycling at over
200 corporations, universities and municipalities in the past 18 months.
Recycle Away (www.recycleaway.com) assists corporations such as Google,
Hewlett Packard, Quaker Oats and Kellogg in ordering specialty containers
for corporate-wide recycling programs. Champlain College in Burlington VT
recently purchased several systems designed to serve a newly constructed
LEED Certified student center. In October 2010 the State University of NY
Medical Center dispersed hundreds of Recycle Away containers around campus
and hospital floors.
Municipalities around the country are stepping up recycling efforts on
main streets and city parks. Skagit County, WA, Galveston, TX and
Brattleboro VT are three examples of communities with proudly printed logos
on their public recycling systems; showcasing efforts to keep city blocks
clean.
Bins glazed in community colors, imprinted with personalized logos and
clear signage are replacing retro-blue bins of the 90’s. Indoor and
outdoor containers alike are being used to brand champion recycling efforts
in city parks, corporate settings, and commercial facilities.
Recycle Away owner, Michael Alexander has spent the last 20 years
analyzing and writing policy for recycling agencies. He was a research
assistant for the National Recycling Coalition in Washington DC and a
consultant for the industry. He brings an understanding of the economic
and environmental benefits’ recycling has for cities, states and
organizations.
Alexander realizes that Americans generate 300 billion bottles and cans
each year, most of which are disposed of away from home. Alexander
therefore built his business with the goal of collecting a substantial
portion of those disposable beverage containers.
‘The need for public space recycling is gigantic,’ explains
Alexander. ‘Basically, everywhere there is a trash canâ ¦there should be
a recycling container’. Recycle Away is on their way to making that
happen.
Bring attractive and effective recycling systems to your business or
community. Visit www.recycleaway.com or contact Michael Alexander at
Source: Recycleaway. 2.8.2011