We’ve had many people recently asking how Ryan recycles so we thought we’d do a quick video this morning and have Ryan show us how he takes care of his recycling business.
Ryan featured on One Green Planet’s web site today for his recycling efforts!
Attention, people of earth: we have a serious plastic problem. In just 30 years, global plastic production has jumped over 320 percent, which equates to about 300 million tons of plastic pieces coming into circulation every year. If imagining what 300 million tons of plastic looks like isn’t enough to boggle your mind, here’s another scary fact: over 85 percent of that plastic is never recycled. It makes its way from the factories to the stores to our homes, and then, way more often than not, it ends up in landfills instead of the recycling bin. To make matters worse, it doesn’t stay in landfills. Studies have shown that 80 percent of marine trash is land-based and 90 percent of that trash is plastic. Once plastic ends up in the ocean, the world’s marine animals are stuck with it. It can take thousands of years for plastic to break down, and when it does, it only breaks into small pieces known as microplastics.
These facts are some heavy realities to process but in spite of that, we can all do something to help. In fact, one little boy took his passion for recycling and turned it into a business that benefits the planet. more
Today was a big day for us. This morning’s truckload to the recycling center pushed us over the $10K saved mark for Ryan’s Recycling! It’s been a lot of hard work and we estimate approximately 200,000 cans and bottles sorted and processed over the last 4 years. Thank you to El Niguel Country Club and all of Ryan’s Recycling customers. Ryan couldn’t do it without you!
When Matt Wenger and Adam Olson over at Revolution Bike Fest asked us to be the official recycler at their event this year, we jumped at the chance. We purchased fold up recycle boxes and lined them with plastic bags, stickered them up with Ryan’s stickers and hoped for the best. After two days we came back and checked on our cans and voila! We hit the jackpot. One truckload and sorting thru about 10 bags of cans and water and beer bottles, we brought in about $125. We’re excited for next year’s event and now that we have a bunch of cardboard recycle cans left, we’re looking for locations for them. Thank you to everyone at the Revolution Bike Fest who helped save the earth and helped Ryan get $125 closer to his college expenses.
We just ran a run of white shirts for those who wanted something different than the standard green ones we make. Get yours here:
mens: http://dhdwear.com/misc-bike-t-shirts/Ryans-Recycling-White
womens: http://dhdwear.com/misc-bike-t-shirts/Ryans-Recycling-Ladies-White-shirt
We also have a handful in youth sizes for the kids.
Buy a shirt and save a seal (or a sea lion)! All proceeds from this shirt are donated to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, California. Ryan Hickman, CEO of Ryan’s Recycling thanks you for your purchase and invites you to start recycling if you don’t already.
Buy a shirt and save a seal (or a sea lion)! All proceeds from this shirt are donated to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, California. Ryan Hickman, CEO of Ryan’s Recycling thanks you for your purchase and invites you to start recycling if you don’t already.
We have a few assorted sizes left in youth so please send us an email if you’re looking for a kids size.
Ryan received an award for his environmental conservation efforts today from the Newport Beach chapter of the DAR. We’re super excited about this. Thank you Lisa Fox!
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