Sure We Can
nonprofit recycling redemption center in Brooklyn, NYC
Sure We Can is a non-profit redemption center in Brooklyn, New York. In 2019, the center redeemed 10 million cans and bottles.[3]
Formation | 2007 |
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Founder | Ana Martinez de Luco[1] Eugene Gadsden[2] |
Founded at | Brooklyn, New York |
Type | Non-Profit Organization |
Purpose | Recycling |
Location | |
Area served | New York City |
Services | Providing redemption services |
Website | surewecan.org |
Sure We Can was founded in 2007, by Ana Martinez de Luco and Eugene Gadsden.
The organization also serves the community on environmental and sustainability issues, producing and delivering compost.[4]
References
change- ↑ Berardi, Francesca (1 March 2019). "Meet the street nun helping people make a living from New York's cans". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Recycling center in Brooklyn creates community while serving those in need". National Catholic Reporter. 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sure We Can - Scrap Yard in Brooklyn,New York, United States". ScrapMonster.
- ↑ Watt, Cecilia (2019-03-01). "New York's canners: the people who survive off a city's discarded cans". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-06-26.