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Success Stories

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Imitation is the highest form of flattery, for a good reason. Check out these successful Recycle on the Go programs to get ideas for your own and to learn what does and doesn't work. Once you have your own success story, tell us about it! Go to the online form to share the good news.

Stadiums

Pro Bowl [2007] Scores Recycling Touchdown [Press Release, February 9, 2007]
The Pro Bowl 2006
Qualcomm Stadium's Recycling Program (PDF) (6 pp, 636K)
Recycling at Penn State’s Beaver Stadium (PDF) (5 pp, 360K)
University of Tennessee, Neyland Stadium’s Recycling Program (PDF) (6 pp, 876K)

Parks

King County's Marymoor Park (Redmond, Washington) Turns Up the Volume on Recycling (PDF) (6 pp, 628K)
Yellowstone National Park Recycling Program (PDF) (2 pp, 93K)

Transportation

Special Events

Cherry Blossom Peepers Recycle On the Go [Press Release, March 29, 2007]
City of Pittsburgh Ordinance for Recycling in Public Places (PDF) (4 pp, 540K)
Delaware State Fair Recycling Initiative (PDF) (4 pp, 358K)
Lowell Folk Festival Recycling Program (PDF) (4 pp, 167K)
National Cherry Blossom Festival Recycling Project (PDF) (2 pp, 105K)
San Francisco Uses Ordinance to Promote Recycling in Public Places (PDF) (6 pp, 586K)
Wisconsin Uses Ordinances and Permits to Promote Recycling in Public Places (PDF) (7pp, 516K)
Woody Guthrie Folk Festival Strikes a Chord with Recycling (PDF) (4pp, 551K)

Shopping Centers

America’s Marketplace Recycles: Case Studies (PDF) (9 PP, 351K)

Convention Centers

Greening Brownfields 2008: Practices and Lessons Learned (PDF) (108 pp, 5.8MB)
San Francisco’s Moscone Center Aims For 75 Percent Waste Diversion by 2010 (PDF) (5 pp, 595K)

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