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ReCycle North

ReCycle North. “Less Waste… More Opportunity”. ReCycle North. Founded in 1991 by Ron Krup Established to address: Waste management Homelessness Approach: Transformational: educating individuals about reducing solid waste. ReCycle North.

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ReCycle North

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  1. ReCycle North “Less Waste… More Opportunity”

  2. ReCycle North • Founded in 1991 by Ron Krup • Established to address: • Waste management • Homelessness • Approach: • Transformational: educating individuals about reducing solid waste

  3. ReCycle North • 12 years later: still combines an environmental mission with a social purpose • Reduce amount of reusable/repairable household items that are dumped in landfills • Provide job skills and technical training • Donate items to low-income individuals

  4. ReCycle North • Reuse • People donate items which are available for sale in Household Goods Retail Store, 266 Pine St., Burlington (nominal fees are charged to donate items) • Building Materials Center provides building materials for homeowners and low-income housing developers

  5. ReCycle North • Reuse • Since 1991, reuse operations have generated $4.3 million • Sales figures are used to quantify the reduction of solid waste to area landfills

  6. ReCycle North • Training • Apprentice-Style Training • Major appliance repair • Computer systems technology • Customer service and retail management • Office administration

  7. ReCycle North • Training • Work Experience Training • Basic work skills for individuals with disabilities, low-income youth, and long-term unemployed

  8. ReCycle North • Training • Community Service Learning • Individuals referred from Department of Corrections • Individuals on public assistance

  9. ReCycle North • Poverty Relief • Committed to an annual donation of $50,000 worth of household goods and services • Vouchers given to area social agencies that in turn provide them to their clients to use for RCN household goods and services

  10. ReCycle North • What Works • Operating Budget/Financial Structure • Non-profit 501 C 3 • Annual operating budget of $1.4 million • $1.2 million in revenue from sales of donated goods • Remaining balance from monetary donations, grants, and income from training programs • Ended 2002 with a surplus of $38,790

  11. ReCycle North • What Works • Operating Budget/Financial Structure • Almost 90% of budget used for program services (reuse, job training, poverty relief) • 9.2%used for administration/general expense • 1.6% used for fundraising/development

  12. ReCycle North • What Works • Organizational Structure • Executive Director reports to Board • Nine-Member Board of Directors • “Eyes from the Community” • Active in Strategic Planning/Goal Setting • Approve purchases over $1,000 • Make RCN their primary charity when it comes to donating their money

  13. ReCycle North • What Works • Strategic Planning/Goal Setting • Considers itself entrepreneurial • Creates annual business plan the projects revenues, expenditures, surpluses • Sets goals and reviews these goals periodically

  14. ReCycle North • What Works • Strategic Planning/Goal Setting • New Initiative: Building Materials Center and Deconstruction Service • Discontinued Program: Electronics Training Program

  15. ReCycle North • What Works • Sharing Its Expertise • Regional and national conferences • Active in Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility

  16. ReCycle North • What Works • Partnerships • FAHC – used computers • Sears – used appliances • UVM/City of Burlington – annual Exchange • VT DET / VT Corrections – training • VT social service agencies – poverty relief

  17. ReCycle North • What Works • Setting Guidelines • Reuse and recycling guidelines • Criteria and application procedures for training

  18. ReCycle North • What Works • Donors • Household Goods / Appliances • Monetary Gifts • Volunteer Hours

  19. ReCycle North • What Hasn’t Worked • Developing Educational Materials About Recycling for VT Teachers • Costly to produce (time and dollars) • National providers do it better • Realized this isn’t what RCN needs to do

  20. ReCycle North • What can you do? • Donate reusable items • Make a monetary donation • Volunteer your time • 226 Pine Street, Burlington

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