VERO BEACH — Because Keep America Beautiful, along with Keep Indian River Beautiful (KIRB) and The Coca-Cola Foundation, are filling the need for recycling bins in public spaces, Vero Beach has been awarded recycling bins designed specifically for placement in downtown Vero Beach.
The recycling bins are thanks to a grant made possible by Keep America Beautiful and The Coca-Cola Foundation.
The formal presentation of these bins to the Main Street Association will be held Friday, July 26, during the Downtown Friday event on the center stage.
“By having these recycling bins, we are able to help reduce the amount of trash our downtown accumulates while also preventing overflow into our local landfills,” explained Vicki Wild, Executive Director of KIRB.
The recycling bins will be dispersed throughout 14th Ave., including one in front of the Main Street Association’s office and one near the 14th Avenue Steakhouse, with the others to be placed in high traffic areas of the street.
“Through our support of the Bin Grant Program and our longstanding partnership with Keep America Beautiful, we are helping to bring sustainability to life in local communities across the country.
By increasing access to recycling today, we build sustainable communities for the future,” said Lori George Billingsley, vice president, community relations, Coca-Cola North America Group.
“One of the main barriers to recycling is convenience. Providing a recycling bin helps communities overcome that barrier. We are truly grateful for Coca-Cola’s support and commitment to recycling, and for its support and commitment of the Bin Grant Program,” said Matthew M. McKenna, president and CEO, Keep America Beautiful.
KIRB was one of 156 local government, schools, colleges, and other community groups nationwide to receive a grant. Recipients were chosen by Keep America Beautiful based on a number of criteria including level of need, recycling experience, and the ability of applicants to sustain their program in the future.
The Bin Grant Program awards recycling bins directly to recipients and leverages volume buying discounts. In its seven years of operation, it has placed more than 29,000 recycling bins in more than 500 communities in 48 states and the District of Columbia.
A full list of the spring 2013 Bin Grant recipients and further information about the grant program are available at wwww.BinGrant.org.
To find out more about KIRB and what this organization does to help our community, including organized beach, park, and lagoon cleanups, please visit the website www.KIRB.org.