STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dr Pepper
Snapple Group/Keep America Beautiful Park Recycling Bin Grant
program opened its 2017 application process today, offering new
opportunities to make recycling convenient for communities across
the country.
Now in its fifth year, the grant program from Dr Pepper Snapple
Group (NYSE: DPS) and Keep America Beautiful has awarded more than
3,400 recycling bins to local governments and community
organizations across 38 states to expand the availability of
recycling in a variety of park settings, including neighborhood and
larger regional parks, beaches, athletic fields and walking
trails.
To apply for the merit-based grant program, interested
organizations and communities complete an online form, detailing
their proposal and selecting the number and style of recycling bins
from available options. Keep America Beautiful will competitively
review and award grants based on need and likelihood to recover
significant quantities of recyclables. Arrangements will be made to
deliver the recycling bins directly to the grant recipients in
May 2017. Applications are open for
submission at irecycleonthego.wordpress.com through Feb. 24, 2017.
"Providing choices and options is central to our commitment to
our consumers. That not only means making and selling a wide range
of the brands they love, but also increasing the convenient
recycling options available to them in their favorite parks and
community spaces," said Vicki
Draughn, vice president of corporate affairs for Dr Pepper
Snapple Group. "We're proud of our longstanding work with Keep
America Beautiful to help communities across America enjoy cleaner
public spaces and reduce the strain on their landfills by improving
access to recycling on-the-go."
The lack of away-from-home recycling opportunities is reflected
in a recent national survey Keep America Beautiful conducted to
determine where people normally recycle. While 92 percent said they
recycled at home, only 19 percent indicated that they typically
recycle in public parks. Additional research conducted by Keep
America Beautiful indicated only 12 percent of surveyed public
locations had recycling infrastructure in place to recover the
containers.
"Making recycling more accessible in public parks will help
expand recycling opportunities and further reinforce proper
recycling behavior in park settings," said Brenda Pulley, senior vice president/recycling,
Keep America Beautiful. "Keep America Beautiful is pleased that our
partnership with Dr Pepper Snapple Group is helping to bring the
convenience of public space recycling to more people."
In addition to improving recycling opportunities, the grant
program will fund Keep America Beautiful's community-based
affiliates or other grant recipients who commit to conducting a
Litter Index in conjunction with the grant. The index will be used
to study the effects of the recycling bins to reduce litter in the
immediate areas of the bins. Read more about Keep America
Beautiful's efforts to End Littering in America, Improve Recycling
in America and Beautify America's Communities at kab.org.
About Keep America Beautiful
At Keep America
Beautiful, we want to ensure that beauty is our lasting signature.
A leading national nonprofit, Keep America Beautiful inspires and
educates people to take action every day to improve and beautify
their community environment. We envision a country in which every
community is a clean, green and beautiful place to live.
Established in 1953, Keep America Beautiful provides the expertise,
programs and resources to help people End Littering, Improve
Recycling and Beautify America's Communities. The organization is
driven by the work and passion of more than 620 community-based
Keep America Beautiful affiliates, millions of volunteers and the
support of corporate partners, municipalities, elected officials
and individuals. To donate or take action, visit kab.org. Follow us
on Twitter and Instagram, like us on Facebook, or view us on
YouTube.
About Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
(NYSE: DPS) is a leading producer of flavored beverages in
North America and the Caribbean. Our success is fueled by more than
50 brands that are synonymous with refreshment, fun and flavor. We
have seven of the top 10 non-cola soft drinks, and 12 of our 14
leading brands are No. 1 or No. 2 in their flavor categories. In
addition to our flagship Dr Pepper and Snapple brands, our
portfolio includes 7UP, A&W, Canada Dry, Clamato, Crush,
Hawaiian Punch, Mott's, Mr & Mrs T mixers, PeƱafiel, Rose's,
Schweppes, Squirt and Sunkist soda. To learn more about our iconic
brands and Plano, Texas-based
company, please visit DrPepperSnapple.com. For our latest news and
updates, follow us at Facebook.com/DrPepperSnapple or
Twitter.com/DrPepperSnapple. For more information on DPS's
philanthropic efforts and sustainability goals, visit
www.dpsgsustainability.com.
CONTACTS
Mike Rosen / Larry
Kaufman
Keep America
Beautiful
Tel:
203.659.3008/203.659.3014
Email: mrosen@kab.org
/ lkaufman@kab.org
|
Chris
Barnes
Dr Pepper Snapple
Group
Tel:
972.673.5539
Email:
Chris.Barnes@dpsg.com
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SOURCE Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.; Keep America Beautiful