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Sure We Can
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Sure We Can is a non-profit recycling/bottle & can redemption center, community space, and sustainability hub in Brooklyn, NY.
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Stand up for NYC's canners and for Sure We Can by donating to help us raise $30,000 before the end of the year!
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bit.ly/supportswc
Last month, a team of our canners, staff, & board travelled to Vancouver to exchange with fellow members of the North American Alliance of Wastepickers (NAWPA): Binner's Project, Groundscore Association, & Coop Les Valoristes. A great week full of sharing ideas & building solidarity!
November 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Stand up for NYC's canners and for Sure We Can by donating to help us raise $30,000 before the end of the year!
⭐ ❤️

bit.ly/supportswc
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
⭐️ Calling all volunteers! See you Friday 10-12! ♻️

🔗 bit.ly/swc-oct24
October 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Sunday, October 19th, we're opening our doors for the Open House New York festival! We'll be giving tours from 12-4.

Check out our 16,000sqft facility where more over a million cans & bottles are redeemed monthly & get a glimpse into the work of canners.

🔗 www.ohny.org/place/sure-we-can
October 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Thank you so much to our partners Voces Latinas, NAMI, and One Love Community Fridge for being a part of Sure We Can's first Wellness Fair! Special thanks to Hispanic Federation for the support through the Uplift Initiative.
October 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The Alliance of Independent Recyclers (AIR-NYC) is a proud affiliate of the Int'l Alliance of Waste Pickers (IAWP), a union of orgs repping 460k+ workers across 34 countries! 🌎 Thank you to IAWP president Severino Lima Jr, & Nohra Padilla Herrera of the Colombia Recyclers Association for visiting! ✊
October 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
“It’s a classic case of the corporate interests being given a higher value by elected officials than the public interest”

NY assembly - listen to the people! We want strong environmental legislation!

@speakercarlheastie.bsky.social

nysfocus.com/2025/06/27/p...
Why Is It So Hard for New York to Pass Climate Bills?
Environmentalists increasingly blame Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie — who's firing back.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
See you at 5pm today for a quick 30 minute training to get started helping pass the Bigger Better Bottle Bill!
Join the campaign to pass the #BiggerBetterBottleBill!

We’re trying to better understand how thorough the state is in enforcing the existing law. We’ve devised a way for volunteers to help us hold the state accountable!

Join us 9/22, 5pm for a training to get started!

bit.ly/3VqrsJC
September 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🌎 We're participating in NYC Climate Week! Join us this Wednesday to learn more about Sure We Can and the campaign to pass the Bigger Better Bottle Bill & modernize NY's most effective recycling system!

www.climateweeknyc.org/events/recyc...
Recycling Center Tour + Happy Hour | Climate Week
Sure We Can is a non-profit redemption center founded by and for canners -- people who collect and redeem botltles and cans to earn a living. If you've ever wondered about those people pushing shoppin...
www.climateweeknyc.org
September 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Join the campaign to pass the #BiggerBetterBottleBill!

We’re trying to better understand how thorough the state is in enforcing the existing law. We’ve devised a way for volunteers to help us hold the state accountable!

Join us 9/22, 5pm for a training to get started!

bit.ly/3VqrsJC
September 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Join us for Sure We Can happy hour part 2!

Come tour of our facility in Bushwick where more than 1 million cans & bottles are sorted each month, then happy hour to mingle & learn about our efforts to update NY's Bottle Bill, + wine, beer, lemonade :)

🎟 www.bit.ly/swc-happyhour2
September 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
♻️ This Friday, help us sort cans and do some hands on learning about the day to day work of canners!

Sign up 🔗 bit.ly/swc-sep19
September 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Our state senator Julia Salazar visited us at Sure We Can yesterday! Thank you Senator Salazar for your support & and for your championship of the Bigger Better Bottle Bill!
@salazarsenate.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Join us tonight for a tour of our facility in Bushwick where more than 1 million cans & bottles are sorted each month, then happy hour to mingle & learn about our efforts to update NY's Bottle Bill, + wine, beer, lemonade :)

Tix 🎟 bit.ly/swc-happyhour

See you soon!
September 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
⭐️ Thanks to all our volunteers last week! ⭐️
August 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This event has been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 3rd! Tickets still at 🎟 bit.ly/swc-happyhour
See you then!
August 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
August volunteer day ⭐️ See you there!

Sign up 🔗 bit.ly/swc-aug22
August 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
📽 The work of a NYC canner.

Video by Charles Pfeiffer
August 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Come visit our 15,000 sqft facility in Bushwick where more than 1 million cans and bottles are sorted each month. We'll do a 30-min tour, then a happy hour where you'll have a chance to mingle & learn about our efforts to update NY's Bottle Bill, + wine, beer & lemonade :)

🎟 bit.ly/swc-happyhour
August 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
📣 We're hiring!

We are seeking a flexible and outgoing individual to support our efforts to more deeply engage canners in Sure We Can's activities and programs.

See the full job description at 🔗 bit.ly/engagement-role-swc
August 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
See you tomorrow!
🧤💚♻️ Join us Friday 7/25 for the next volunteer day at Sure We Can!
bit.ly/swc-july25
July 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM