Ridwell

At Ridwell, we get lots of ideas from our members on new categories and materials they’d like us to pick up, and we spend lots of time exploring where our community can have the greatest impact. Over the past few years, our members in South Puget Sound have been asking for our help with glass. This week, we announced that residents of Pierce County and Olympia now have a new option for glass recycling with Ridwell. Read more in The News Tribune here: https://lnkd.in/gwMrabPH

Exciting to hear our very own Gerrine Pan this morning on the Bay Area's NPR station KQED, weighing in on how CA residents will be impacted by the state's recent moves to tackle plastic waste.

Love this so much - one more reason to go to Target!

Thanks to our growing community, Ridwell is getting noticed and trying big things! Today, we’re celebrating our Ridwell plastic recycling pilot at five Target stores—two in the Bay Area and three in the Minneapolis area! We applaud Target for their commitment to reduce waste! Did you know? Target diverts waste from landfills through reuse, recycling, donation, and reduction strategies. We’re thrilled to offer Target guests the chance to find out how good it feels to keep more plastic out of landfills. Together, we’ll make a big impact in just a few months! Drop off hard-to-recycle plastic food packaging in select stores now through October 22. Think bar wrappers, chip bags, and produce netting—anything in our multi-layer plastic category! See participating stores and learn more: https://lnkd.in/e3u9WREi

We’re excited to share that Ridwell is now a certified B Corp! Our mission to help people create a future without waste has always been well aligned with what B Corp certification represents—high standards of environmental and social responsibility, transparency, and accountability. Six years in, we’re proud to make it official. B Corps are certified by B Lab, a nonprofit network on a mission to transform the global economy so it benefits all people, communities, and the planet. B Lab describes B Corps as “forces for good.” That description extends to our amazing community of members, who prove that, together, we can make a huge impact. Thanks to all of you for your certified good work! Learn more: blog.ridwell.com/b-corp

We were so excited to have the KOIN-TV Morning Show at our ReStore last week to share about our exciting new partnership with Ridwell to recycle leftover paint. Thank you for helping us bring awareness to our mission and our ReStores!

Exciting news in Denver! The Happy Beetle, a Denver recycling and reuse service, is now part of Ridwell! We're excited to offer Happy Beetle members a seamless transition into the Ridwell community so they can continue to waste less. Press Release: https://lnkd.in/dsEbehb3

Two innovative recycling companies have become one! The Happy Beetle has officially joined forces with Ridwell. Both services have been helping people in Denver send less to landfills and we’re thrilled to bring our communities together. Learn more on our blog: https://lnkd.in/gek4S-7D

Our members are keeping the momentum going in the Bay Area! Thanks, NBC Bay Area, for the nice feature on our continued growth in the area. Watch the clip and share with friends so we can continue building the movement! https://bit.ly/3Qq7Q63

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Humes wrote a book about how to fix our waste problem, and Ridwell is chapter one! Our CEO Ryan Metzger met up with Ed earlier this week on Earth Day for a great discussion at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle. Pick up a copy of Total Garbage to learn more!