George Leck and Son, Inc.

RecycleBank® and George Leck and Son Inc., a waste removal company in Bucks County, have engaged the community to recycle with a cause at heart. Together, working with the community, they have raised $10,000 in donations to save area wildlife by partnering with The Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center. Newly located in Chalfont, Pennsylvania from their home of over 30 years in Newtown Township, The Aark provides temporary sanctuary for thousands of injured and orphaned birds and mammals annually.
 
All monies were raised from recycling efforts of the community. With RecycleBank, households earn Points for pounds recycled. Within the past several months, George Leck and Son customers were given the opportunity to donate Points for the animals and they rose to the occasion. One hundred thousand RecycleBank Points were donated and George Leck and Son and RecycleBank turned those Points into real dollars and eventually resulted in a $10,000 check being presented to The Aark.

Leck celebrated the 2 year its partnership with RecycleBank and honored the Top 5 Recycling Residences in Newtown Township for the second year in a row. Tina Leck of George Leck and Son Inc. explained that RecycleBank is a premier rewards program that partner’s with local waste haulers, like our company, to incentify people to recycle. RecycleBank has demonstrated that offering people an incentive to recycle increases recycling rates and volume. Leck recycling trucks are retrofitted with technology that upon collection; identifies, weighs, and records the weight of the recycling container. The weight recorded is then translated into RecycleBank Reward Points that the resident redeems for great savings such as gift cards, discounts, and rebates to national and local retailers. Tina Leck explained that the positive environmental impact of the RecycleBank program has had on Newtown Township in the first 2 years was very substantial and highlighted the following statistics.

Recycling Tons Diverted from landfill: 894.32tons in 2008 and equate to:

• 9,122.0844 Trees Saved in 2008 and Trees Saved: 9,443
• 596,959.93 Gallons of Oil saved in 2008 and 617,983 in 2009
• 3,756,152.4 Gallons of Water saved
• Reduction of 816 Metric Ton
• Gallons of Water Saved: Approx 3.9 Million Gallons
• Potential Saving Value of Points Earned: $452,933

The rate of recycling for the participating RecycleBank customers in Newtown Township had increased approximately 75% since the start of the program in 2007, some customer reaching as high as 200% increase.

Additionally mentioned: Newtown Township’s ability to secure grant funding. The variables used during the grant application and that also determine the overall amount of the grant funding are based on both commercial and residential recycling volumes, township population, and multipliers of those numbers that are calculated by the state. In the end, the success of the RecycleBank program demonstrated its ability to increase recycling volumes, decrease waste flow, and contribute to environmental sustainability in the community. With the support of the Newtown Township residents and officials, our community continues to benefit from the innovative recycling program provided by RecycleBank and George Leck and Son Inc.

The AARK Wildlife Refuge to Benefit from Area Recyclers
RecycleBank and George Leck and Son Waste Removal announced today that they have joined forces to save area wildlife by partnering with The Aark. Located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, The Aark provides temporary sanctuary for thousands of injured and orphaned birds and mammals annually. RecycleBank and George Leck and Son have been working together to create cleaner, greener communities in the Lower Bucks County suburbs since April of 2007. RecycleBank’s unique incentive program enables households to earn RecycleBank Points for recycling. Residents can redeem Points at national and local retailers across the country which motivates residents and has increased recycling rates dramatically.