The Carton Council Community Education Award Program is designed to incentivize improved resident education surrounding recycling, with a focus on food and beverage carton recycling. Up to 25 communities from across the U.S. can sign up to participate and will be awarded $2,000 after demonstrating their work in educating residents about recycling, with special attention to carton recycling.
We welcome any entity or organization that is authorized to educate residents about their local recycling program.
Below are the steps to guide you through the submission process:
Confirm food and beverage cartons are accepted in your local program.
Fill out the Registration Form online here or email to Carton.recycling@hillandknowlton.com.
Within nine (9) months of registering, participants must complete education and communications activities, ensuring food and beverage cartons are promoted.
All participants must update their website using Carton Council best practices to include food and beverage cartons as a recyclable material. Local websites are a top place residents look to determine recyclability of a package (along with the packaging itself). Websites must accurately and clearly convey that food and beverage cartons are accepted and should be recycled.
Participants must complete and provide examples of at least two other communications activities from the list of activities below. Activities can promote all materials accepted, but food and beverage cartons must be prominently represented. Activities should take place within the participation year.
A submission form will be provided to capture your education activities. This must be completed within nine months of registering for the program.
Below you can find more information about the Carton Council Community Education Award Program and register to participate to receive $2,000 for the work in your community educating residents about carton recycling.
Looking to establish a carton recycling program? Here’s how you can get started: