Allan Gerlat, News Editor

June 10, 2013

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KAB, Dr Pepper Award Park Recycling Bin Grants

Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and Dr Pepper Snapple Group awarded 33 grants for recycling bins in parks across the United States.

The grants will provide 710 durable, permanent recycling bins in 23 states to be placed in a variety of park settings, according to a news release.

In its first year, the grant program between Stamford, Conn.-based KAB and Plano, Texas-based Dr Pepper Group is designed to establish or expand recycling in a range of parks, from neighborhoods with playgrounds or athletic fields to regional parks with trails.

Dr Pepper committed to a one-year collaboration with KAB to make recycling more convenient for park visitors. The grant program was open to all government agencies that own or manage local, regional or state parks.

“The recycling bins placed in parks, athletic fields and other public spaces through this program address two of the biggest obstacles to recycling:  access and convenience,” said Brenda Pulley, senior vice president, recycling, for Keep America Beautiful. “The grants awarded through our partnership with Dr Pepper Snapple will make a difference in increasing on-the-go recycling in these communities.”   

 

About the Author(s)

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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