Sure We Can

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Sure We Can
Formation2007; 17 years ago (2007)
FounderAna Martinez de Luco[1]
Eugene Gadsden[2]
Founded atBrooklyn, New York
TypeNon-Profit Organization
PurposeRecycling
Location
Area served
New York City
ServicesProviding redemption services
Websitesurewecan.org

Sure We Can is a non-profit redemption center in Brooklyn, New York. In 2019, the center redeemed 10 million cans and bottles.[3]

Sure We Can was founded in 2007, by Ana Martinez de Luco and Eugene Gadsden.

The organization also serves the community on environmental and sustainability issues, producing and delivering compost.[4]

References[change | change source]

  1. Berardi, Francesca (1 March 2019). "Meet the street nun helping people make a living from New York's cans". The Guardian.
  2. "Recycling center in Brooklyn creates community while serving those in need". National Catholic Reporter. 26 July 2016.
  3. "Sure We Can - Scrap Yard in Brooklyn,New York, United States". ScrapMonster.
  4. Watt, Cecilia (2019-03-01). "New York's canners: the people who survive off a city's discarded cans". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-06-26.