Need beverage container recycling bins for your local park, school, office or special event? The Coca-Cola/KAB Recycling Bin Grant Program supports local community recycling programs by providing selected grant recipients with containers for the collection of beverage container recyclables in public settings. Grant recipients will receive actual recycling bins instead of funding.

WHY BINS?

Because KAB and Coca-Cola are able to leverage their purchasing power to provide more recycling bins than would be possible if grantees were to use monetary grants to purchase independently. By taking care of the bin purchases internally, our program allows you to better spend your time designing and implementing recycling programs.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The program offers recycling bins designed for use in various settings - special events, general utility and prestige locations. Apply on-line and describe your program needs, request your preferred bin type, and tell us how many you would like to receive. After grant recipients are selected, KAB will contact grantees to offer guidance, confirm their needs, and bin selection. Then, our suppliers will deliver bins directly to the recipients.

WHO CAN APPLY?

The grant program is open to governments, civic organizations, schools, and non-profit groups. Eligible activities include but are not limited to establishing or enhancing a recycling collection program. This includes the use of specialized containers at community events or functions, public facilities, and programs or events conducted by applicants.

WHEN TO APPLY?

Grants proposals are considered during defined application periods. The application period for spring 2010 grant has closed. No future application periods have been scheduled at this time.

HOW ARE PROPOSALS EVALUATED?

The intent of this grant program is to assist local communities in increasing the number of beverage containers recovered for recycling. While not every request can be fulfilled, the program looks to award bins to those applicants who can demonstrate the greatest potential to impact beverage container recovery. Applications will be ranked by three primary criteria, 1. level of need, 2. strength of implementation plan, 3. recovery potential. Where proposals are otherwise equal, secondary criteria may be used to distinguish recipients. These include geographic representation, conciseness of proposal, KAB membership, among other considerations.