Recycle Ring is a global project with one goal: Equip every garbage can in the world with a recycling option. - Americans use 2,500,000 plastic bottles / hr - Americans buy an estimated 29.8 billion plastic water bottles every year* - Nearly eight out of every 10 bottles will end up in a landfill* - Recycling a single plastic bottle can conserve enough energy to light a 60-watt light bulb for up to six hours* * source: Earth911.com - Want to get involved? Email us: Info@RecycleRing.org

Tasks/Milestones (note: far from a complete list, in loose sequential order) Come up with an environmental idea that can change the world Vet this idea with industry leaders, friends, social media connections Pick a great domain, set up website/email Design product on paper and small wire models Set up Blog to share ideas and gather support Work with industrial designer to spec our real product Intensive real world research on street corner recycling patterns Find a sponsor to support this project (whispers @ Poland Spring, Coke, Fiji, Evian, Nestle, etc) Connect with community leaders and decision makers Real world test on one garbage can in Hoboken, NJ Increase test size to multiple cans for multiple days Return to decision makers with results - Make things happen!