By KEYNA CORY
The Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection held Florida Recycles Day on November 15 at the University of South Florida – Patel College for Global Sustainability. As part of the program, the 2024 Recycling Champions were announced.
The Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation Recycling Champions Awards recognize companies, organizations, governmental entities, and individuals that have made a significant impact in recycling. The organization also recognizes and celebrates new innovative programs in water reuse, energy efficiency, sustainability, and environmental stewardship. Here is a list of the award recipients:
Collier County’s Preserve Our Paradise: Reduce, Reuse & Recycle – This campaign focuses on protecting the natural beauty of Collier County through sustainable waste management practices.
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Closed Loop Recycling Value Assessment – Coke Florida implemented a Recycling Value Assessment in collaboration with Circular Solution Advisers to divert waste from landfills and create a circular economy for materials through working with at the University of South Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Miami, Zoo Tampa, Tampa Bay Rays and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Desert Wireless Recycling, Inc – Through educational campaigns, community initiatives, and partnerships, Desert Wireless has recycled, repurposed and reused over 500 tons, which equates to roughly 4.5 million pieces of waste to help in keeping our landfills and waterways cleared of dangerous chemicals and hazardous waste since 2006.
Goodwill Suncoast and Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management – Select Hillsborough County Community Collection Centers (CCCs) provide a new opportunity through reuse by accepting items for donation via Goodwill Suncoast, saving resources and alleviating disposal capacity. Through this new program, residents can drop off their waste and donations at one convenient location.
University of South Florida Stavros Center Sustainability Superheroes Program – This project provides K-12 educators the necessary tools to empower and teach students to use entrepreneurial thinking to find solutions to real-world current sustainability issues.
The 2024 Recycling Champions will present their award-winning programs during a webinar scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2025. This free webinar is sponsored by the Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation.
Keyna Cory is the Executive Director for the Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation
About the Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation:
The Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation is a coalition of top Florida businesses and association with the mission to educate policymakers, business leaders and the public about the benefits of recycling. FRPF is dedicated to promoting recycling and sustainability throughout the state of Florida. Through partnerships, education, and community initiatives, we strive to create a cleaner, healthier environment for all.
