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Fundraising Ideas
Here are some ways
that your school, scout group or club could EARN some
green while being green! Click this link for a printer-friendly PDF version
of this info: recycling as a fundraiser
Newspaper, Magazines, &
Catalogs
Host a collection bin at your
office, school, or church for the collection of newspapers,
magazines and catalogs
Recycling Partner: Looking for new
vendor
Revenue to be Earned: Variable, dependent
on amount collected and monthly value of
newspaper
Aluminum
cans
Collect aluminum cans at your
office, school, or church and take them to a local metal redemption
center
Recycling Partners: Stratton Metal, Wise Recycling, Pocket Money Recycling Check the telephone directory for
other local metal recyclers
Revenue to be Earned: Approximately 1 penny per can
Plastic
Bottles
Collect eligible 20 oz. bottles and
send to your recycling partner
Revenue to be Earned: $0.05 per bottle
Textiles
Host a collection bin at your
office, school, or church for the collection of clothing and
shoes
Revenue to be Earned: $50 per month
Ink jet
cartridges
Collect ink jet cartridges at your
office, school, or church and send to your recycling
partner
Revenue to be Earned:
Variable, dependent on amount and type of cartridges
collected
Cell
phones
Collect cell phones at your office,
school, or church and send to your recycling partner
ReCellular:
Offers all consumers a free online Data Eraser that removes all
personal info from cell phone prior
to recycling.
Revenue to be Earned: Variable, dependent
on amount and type of cell phones collected
This list is not an
endorsement by CVWMA of any of these companies or
programs. Rather,
it is intended to provide non-profit organizations, schools and
churches with ideas for diverting valuable materials from landfills
while simultaneously earning funds for their activities and
missions.
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