Allan Gerlat, News Editor

June 19, 2013

1 Min Read
Recyclebank Adds Recycling Pacts in 17 Communities

Recyclebank has reached commitments for its rewards-for-recycling program in 17 communities.

The new programs come in the form of new launches, multi-year contract renewals and expansions to additional areas, the New York City-based Recyclebank said in a news release.

This summer Recyclebank is launching or expanding programs in Pennsylvania (8), Florida (3), Illinois (2), North Carolina (2), Colorado and New Mexico.

Recyclebank cited a survey determining that 82 percent of its members said the program is influential in motivating them to recycle more.

Recyclebank operates programs in more than 300 communities in all 50 states.

 

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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