Organizing an event? Why not make it GREEN with Bridging The Gap? Getting a lot of people together for a festival, marathon, to raise money for a cause, or just to have fun can produce a lot of waste. It can be a challenge to handle that waste responsibly at events held where no recycling … Continued
BTG’s 2018 gala tickets are now on sale! Please follow this link to learn more about the event.
Bridging The Gap (BTG) engages more than 1,500 volunteers each year across a wide range of programming. Occasionally, we’ll feature a volunteer in our spotlight to celebrate their service and to give our supporters a behind-the-scenes glimpse of why individuals choose to volunteer with us! Want to volunteer? Reach out to Amy Smith, Volunteer Services … Continued
Bridging The Gap is concerned about the “emergency blood shortage” and has teamed up with the Community Blood Center to promote a blood drive. Donate at any CBC Donor Site and use the code: EF8A (if you use the code we can track how many BTG supporters contributed to this effort)! Monday, January 22, 2018 – Friday, … Continued
Volunteer with Bridging The Gap on Make A Difference Day, Saturday,October 28! Choose from: Waldo Tree Planting, 9am – noon. Volunteer to plant street trees in Kansas City, Missouri with our Heartland Tree Alliance program! Click here for more info and to sign up! Update: All Slots Filled. Thank you! Metro North Recycling Center, … Continued
Keeping Glass Out of the Trash… Ripple Glass, Kansas City’s hometown glass recycler, has recycled over 1 billion bottles and jars since 2009. Their 100+ locations in the Kansas City metropolitan region have saved enough energy to power every house in Kansas City for 18 days! Not too shabby! As Ripple continues to grow their program – you may … Continued
By: Grant Janssen In a recent presentation, Cassandra Ford, BTG’s Business Recycling Program Manager, spoke to a group of representatives for a hotel chain, which includes Kansas City’s Westin Hotel at Crown Center. One of the slides included a waste hierarchy graphic, which shows a set of priorities for the efficient use of resources. This … Continued
Volunteers Wanted! Who loves recycling, voting and music?! Bridging The Gap is proud to partner with Northland Progress’ In for Ten Voting Rights Festival. Volunteers will help us reach our goal of making this a zero waste-to-landfill festival! Date: Saturday, August 26 Two shifts: 12:00 pm – 5:30 pm Sign Up 5:00 pm – 10:30 pm … Continued
Put out your cigarettes, then put ’em in the trash! According to the Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLPP), a Keep America Beautiful Initiative, cigarette butts are still the most littered item in the US despite the steep decline in smoking rates in recent decades. One problem the CLPP found is that many smokers don’t think of cigarettes … Continued
Friday, July 28 from 9 am – 1 pm Sprint Center @ 1407 Grand Boulevard in front of the box office Bring electronics (anything with a cord or battery) for recycling and your boxes of paper for secure shredding! Fees apply for some electronics* and a $10 tax-deductible donation to Bridging The Gap … Continued
Honoring Fred W. Hoffower Today we are honoring a member of our ‘tribe’ who has passed on. Fred Hoffower was a longtime patron at our old Bannister Recycle Center, a volunteer and eventually a Bridging The Gap employee as a part-time fill in Recycling Center Manager. Fred’s infectious spirit and dedication to the environment … Continued
UPDATE 10.27.2017: Unfortunately, due to the weak plastic recycling market, we will no longer be able to accept Rigid/Durable Plastics at the Deramus Recycling Center effective Saturday, 11/18/17. We are sorry for the inconvenience. KCMO’s Community Recycling Center located at 4707 Deramus Avenue now accepts RIGID PLASTICS for recycling. Make sure that buckets, tubs and jugs are … Continued
Happy National Volunteer Week! What is your volunteer story? Through our collective stories we create the narrative needed to propel others to take action. With collective action, we can create positive change. Together, we are preserving prairies, forests, and glades with KC WildLands; planting thousands of trees with Heartland Tree Alliance; removing litter from local … Continued
UPDATE 10.19.2017: We learned that RIKC no longer accepts durable medical equipment. For years, we have had a partnership with the Rehabilitation Institute of KC (RIKC) to recycle hard- and soft-cover books we collect at the drop-off recycling centers we manage for KCMO. We’re now pleased to report that RIKC recently expanded their services to … Continued
By Guest Blogger, E. Hughes Pembroke Hill School I am always cold. Always. So, my Patagonia fleece has become something of a wardrobe staple. I wear it everywhere: to school, on errands, to sports practices, to sleep, to dinner with the family, and, to my mother’s dismay, to special events. (What can I say, desperate … Continued
The City will be hosting a collection event across from the Emmanuel Tech Center on April 22, 2017. Residents will have the opportunity to responsibly dispose of a host of items such as tires, electronics, yard waste, clothes, furniture, mattresses and building materials.
It is possible to recycle single-use alkaline and lithium batteries in metro-KC again. Not so long ago there was no energy- and cost-effective way to recycle single-use batteries, but that has changed. However, the recyclable materials in single-use batteries are still of limited value, so there are only three places in the metro area to … Continued
We are very happy to announce that our South Recycling Center is now open at 5200 E. Red Bridge Rd., Kansas City, MO 64137. We had to close the 3 Trails Recycling Center on Bannister Rd. for relocation on August 20th due to the Cerner Development in the old Bannister Mall area. Hours for the … Continued
