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]

Sure We Can
Formation2007; 17 years ago (2007)
FounderAna Martinez de Luco[1]
Eugene Gadsden[2]
Founded atBrooklyn, New York
TypeNon-Profit Organization
PurposeRecycling
Location
Area served
New York City
ServicesProviding redemption services
Websitesurewecan.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

  1. Berardi, Francesca (1 March 2019). "Meet the street nun helping people make a living from New York's cans". The Guardian.
  2. "Recycling center in Brooklyn creates community while serving those in need". National Catholic Reporter. 26 July 2016.
  3. "Sure We Can - Scrap Yard in Brooklyn,New York, United States". ScrapMonster.
  4. 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.