2025 Impact Snapshot

11 Years. $500M+ Invested. Built to Transform Recycling.

11 Years. $500M+ Invested. Built to Transform Recycling.

Recycling should work for all of us. For every household, every company, every community. We’re making it happen.

Recycling should work for all of us. For every household, every company, every community. We’re making it happen.

We don’t just see the problem. We’re solving it.

79% of recyclables are still lost to landfills. Too many communities lack the tools, funding, and policies to fix it. This is how we're changing that.

Modernizing the System

Expanding access, upgrading infrastructure, and keeping materials moving—from old
stuff into new stuff.

Expanding access, upgrading infrastructure, and keeping materials moving—from old stuff into new stuff.

We don’t just see the problem. We’re solving it.

79% of recyclables are still lost to landfills. Too many communities lack the tools, funding, and policies to fix it. This is how we're changing that.

Modernizing the System

Expanding access, upgrading infrastructure, and keeping materials moving—from old
stuff into new stuff.

Expanding access, upgrading infrastructure, and keeping materials moving—from old stuff into new stuff.

Shaping Policy

Advancing EPR and national policy to align supply and demand, and making sure implementation delivers.

Engaging the Public

Applying human-centered insights, proven through hundreds of local grants, to capture more recyclables.

Shaping Policy

Advancing EPR and national policy to align supply and demand, and making sure implementation delivers.

Advancing EPR and national policy to align supply and demand, and making sure implementation delivers.

Engaging the Public

Applying human-centered insights, proven through hundreds of local grants, to capture more recyclables.

Applying human-centered insights, proven through hundreds of local grants, to capture more recyclables.

Zoom In
On Progress

This is the highlight reel, not the full story. Every win reflects deeper work, and the momentum to spark more across the country.

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Zoom In
On Progress

This is the highlight reel, not the full story. Every win reflects deeper work, and the momentum to spark more across the country.

Explore the Map

Explore the Map

Impact by the Numbers

Impact by the Numbers

2M+

Carts delivered across the U.S.

Carts delivered across the U.S.

1 in 5

Americans live in states with EPR policies that we helped shape

Americans live in states with EPR policies that we helped shape

1B

20%+

Invested in more than 20%
of U.S. material recovery facilities

Invested in more than 20%
of U.S. material recovery facilities

200+

Grants in motion — expanding access, boosting capture, and system building

Grants in motion — expanding access, boosting capture, and system building

Pounds of recyclables recovered for U.S. manufacturers

Pounds of recyclables recovered for U.S. manufacturers

1.4M

Metric tons
of CO2e avoided

Metric tons
of CO2e avoided

Shape What's Next

Alongside local leaders, policymakers, and industry partners, we’re building a system that keeps recyclables in circulation, reduces emissions, and strengthens North American manufacturing. 

Fund What Works

We’re scaling proven solutions on the ground and in policy.

Shape What's Next

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