At America’s beverage companies, we’re carefully designing our bottles and cans to be 100% recyclable. And we’re investing in Michigan communities, so more of our cans and bottles can be collected and made into new ones as intended.
Our Impact
Ann Arbor
Every Bottle Back® Project
The materials recovery facility in Ann Arbor needed rebuilding to process the growing number of recyclables collected. Our $800,000 investment upgraded equipment that sorted, cleaned and baled 10K pounds of recyclable material in the first two months alone.
Bay City
Every Bottle Back® Project
Bay City aimed to increase recycling in the region. Our $240,000 investment provided 15,000 households with new carts that increased the amount of recyclables collected.
Livonia
Every Bottle Back® Project
Livonia wanted to introduce standardized carts to support automated collection. We invested $210,000 to expand access and provide 35,000 households with new, upgraded curbside carts to improve recycling access.
Ypsilanti Township
Every Bottle Back® Project
Ypsilanti Township wanted to upgrade its recycling program. Our investment of $243,000 provided 15,200 households with upgraded curbside carts to collect more recyclable materials.
Marquette County
Every Bottle Back® Project
Ishpeming, Marquette City, Marquette County, Marquette Township, Michigamme Township and Negaunee wanted to make recycling more accessible and convenient. Our $186,000 investment delivered new recycling carts to 11,950 households, increasing the amount of recyclables collected.
Van Buren
Every Bottle Back® Project
Van Buren needed to improve recycling infrastructure. Our $150,000 investment supported construction and site development across the county, creating accessible and modernized drop-off recycling sites countywide.
Trenton
Every Bottle Back® Project
We invested $106,000 to provide 6,650 households in Trenton with upgraded curbside carts. In just one year, these carts collected 1.55M pounds of new recyclables.
Delivering new recycling carts to Bay City
Our investment provided 15,000 new, higher-capacity recycling carts for residents.
Recycling updgrades in Bay City
Laura King, a resident of Bay City, recieves her new curbside recycling cart.