Sure We Can
@surewecannyc.bsky.social
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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November 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Any lawmakers in Iowa who are against our bottle bill and find it "incredibly problematic"... the Iowa City Litter Crew would like to invite you to come pick up litter with us for a couple of months and tell us whether you feel the same. Bottle bills work. Fix them, don't undermine them.
We're disappointed by the anti-bottle bill comments from Kathryn Garcia, Hochul aid & former DSNY Commissioner.
What's incredibly problematic is the fact that the Hochul admin can't recognize the value of NY's most effective recycling system.
The bill works, & modernization would be a win for NY!
What's incredibly problematic is the fact that the Hochul admin can't recognize the value of NY's most effective recycling system.
The bill works, & modernization would be a win for NY!
November 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Any lawmakers in Iowa who are against our bottle bill and find it "incredibly problematic"... the Iowa City Litter Crew would like to invite you to come pick up litter with us for a couple of months and tell us whether you feel the same. Bottle bills work. Fix them, don't undermine them.
We're disappointed by the anti-bottle bill comments from Kathryn Garcia, Hochul aid & former DSNY Commissioner.
What's incredibly problematic is the fact that the Hochul admin can't recognize the value of NY's most effective recycling system.
The bill works, & modernization would be a win for NY!
What's incredibly problematic is the fact that the Hochul admin can't recognize the value of NY's most effective recycling system.
The bill works, & modernization would be a win for NY!
November 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We're disappointed by the anti-bottle bill comments from Kathryn Garcia, Hochul aid & former DSNY Commissioner.
What's incredibly problematic is the fact that the Hochul admin can't recognize the value of NY's most effective recycling system.
The bill works, & modernization would be a win for NY!
What's incredibly problematic is the fact that the Hochul admin can't recognize the value of NY's most effective recycling system.
The bill works, & modernization would be a win for NY!
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
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!
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
⭐ ❤️
bit.ly/supportswc
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 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
⭐ ❤️
bit.ly/supportswc
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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! ✊
“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...
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.
nysfocus.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:09 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...
NY assembly - listen to the people! We want strong environmental legislation!
@speakercarlheastie.bsky.social
nysfocus.com/2025/06/27/p...
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
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
See you at 5pm today for a quick 30 minute training to get started helping pass the Bigger Better Bottle Bill!
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Come learn about the Bottle Bill next Wednesday 9/24 at @surewecannyc.bsky.social to mark #ClimateWeekNYC
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 19, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Come learn about the Bottle Bill next Wednesday 9/24 at @surewecannyc.bsky.social to mark #ClimateWeekNYC
🌎 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...
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
🌎 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...
www.climateweeknyc.org/events/recyc...
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
♻️ 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
Sign up 🔗 bit.ly/swc-sep19
September 15, 2025 at 8:53 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
Sign up 🔗 bit.ly/swc-sep19
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
@salazarsenate.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 2:42 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
@salazarsenate.bsky.social
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!
Tix 🎟 bit.ly/swc-happyhour
See you soon!
September 3, 2025 at 6:19 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!
Tix 🎟 bit.ly/swc-happyhour
See you soon!
⭐️ Thanks to all our volunteers last week! ⭐️
August 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
⭐️ Thanks to all our volunteers last week! ⭐️
This event has been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 3rd! Tickets still at 🎟 bit.ly/swc-happyhour
See you then!
See you then!
August 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This event has been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 3rd! Tickets still at 🎟 bit.ly/swc-happyhour
See you then!
See you then!
August 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
📽 The work of a NYC canner.
Video by Charles Pfeiffer
Video by Charles Pfeiffer
August 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
📽 The work of a NYC canner.
Video by Charles Pfeiffer
Video by Charles Pfeiffer