Colgate-Palmolive goes ‘All In On Recycling’
Colgate-Palmolive goes ‘All In On Recycling’
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Global consumer products company Colgate-Palmolive Co., New York, has announced that it us joining The Recycling Partnership and PepsiCo Foundation’s recycling challenge, All In On Recycling.
The All In On Recycling challenge kicked off with a $10 million investment from the PepsiCo Foundation this summer. The goal of this industrywide challenge is to raise $25 million in total donations from leading companies and organizations to deliver recycling support to more than 2,800 communities nationwide over the next five years.
“We are delighted to have Colgate-Palmolive Co. join The Recycling Partnership and support the All In On Recycling challenge,” says Keefe Harrison, CEO of The Recycling Partnership, Falls Church, Virginia. “When we created this challenge, our mission was to work with corporations in all sectors to improve recycling access and increase the quality of recyclables in the U.S. The investment from the Colgate-Palmolive Co. will support our goal is to help every family in America recycle and recycle well on America Recycles Day and every day.”
The Recycling Partnership estimates the All In On Recycling challenge will help the U.S. capture 1.9 million tons of quality recyclables over the next five years. This would result in a total greenhouse gas avoidance of 5.5 million tons of CO2, which is the equivalent of removing more than 1 million cars off the road for a year.
Colgate has targeted 100 percent recyclability of its packaging and 25 percent recycled content in all plastic packaging by 2025. Joining with The Recycling Partnership and other leading companies, Colgate also signed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2018 America Recycles Day Pledge.
“We’re excited to join with The Recycling Partnership to address the challenge of recyclability and look forward to collaborating with other organizations, NGOs and governments to address this important issue,” says Ann Tracy, vice president of Global Sustainability, EOHS and Supply Chain Strategy, Colgate-Palmolive.
The Recycling Partnership says funds raised by this challenge are expected to help provide curbside carts to more than 550,000 households and the missing infrastructure needed to recover recyclables from multi-family homes, such as apartment buildings and condos. Additional funding will support recycling education and operational programs that will increase collection of recyclables while reducing contamination.
“Congratulations to Colgate-Palmolive Co. for making an investment to lift U.S. recycling rates and close the loop,” says Kathleen Niesen, director, Recycling and Sustainability, PepsiCo North America Beverages. “The proven, effective model that The Recycling Partnership takes nationwide to make recycling easier and more convenient is exactly why PepsiCo has chosen to work with The Recycling Partnership to realize our vision to build a company where plastics need never become waste. Together, we can and must take recycling to the next level.”
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Source: Recycling Today
Colgate-Palmolive goes ‘All In On Recycling’
<![CDATA[Global consumer products company Colgate-Palmolive Co., New York, has announced that it us joining The Recycling Partnership and PepsiCo Foundation’s recycling challenge, All In On Recycling. The All In On Recycling challenge kicked off with a $10 million investment from the PepsiCo Foundation this summer. The goal of this industrywide challenge is to raise $25 million in total donations from leading companies and organizations to deliver recycling support to more than 2,800 communities nationwide over the next five years. “We are delighted to have Colgate-Palmolive Co. join The Recycling Partnership and support the All In On Recycling challenge,” says Keefe Harrison, CEO of The Recycling Partnership, Falls Church, Virginia. “When we created this challenge, our mission was to work with corporations in all sectors to improve recycling access and increase the quality of recyclables in the U.S. The investment from the Colgate-Palmolive Co. will support our goal is to help every family in America recycle and recycle well on America Recycles Day and every day.”The Recycling Partnership estimates the All In On Recycling challenge will help the U.S. capture 1.9 million tons of quality recyclables over the next five years. This would result in a total greenhouse gas avoidance of 5.5…