Welcome to Global Recycling Foundation
The Global Recycling Foundation supports the promotion of recycling, and the recycling industry, across the world to showcase its vital role in preserving the future of the planet.
Read More“We need to see waste for what it really is – a wasted resource. There is no place on our planet anymore for products that are used only briefly and thrown away. We need to ensure planned obsolescence is a thing of the past. It’s time for countries in the world to dramatically step-up recycling rates if we are to save this planet.”
– Erik Solheim, Former Head of UN Environment
Our Story
We were formed in October 2018 as a private Foundation.
Our mission is to fund educational and awareness programmes, innovation initiatives which focus on the sustainable and inclusive development of recycling, across the world.
“The role of the Foundation is to show the world that Recycling is a collective endeavour, crucial for the future of the planet. No-one can act in isolation and it is imperative we engage the widest population possible, from BIR members to world leaders, businesses to individuals – no matter where they are located. The establishment of the Global Recycling Foundation will underpin this mission, and ensure a global approach, supporting joint initiatives and achieving goals to foster better recycling practices into the future.”
– Ranjit S Baxi, Founding President, Global Recycling Foundation
- Our Initiatives-
Supporting the preservation of the planet through recycling
Global Recycling Day
Our biggest initiative, currently Global Recycling Day, falls on March 18 each year and aims to promote the vitality of recycling across the globe. It is a day for action, for the world to come together to put the planet first, and to change the mind-set of governments, businesses, communities and individuals around the world,…
Read More >Work with the UN
In 2018, Global Recycling Day was recognised by UNIDO, a key initial step in our journey to gain recognition as an official day in the UN calendar. A petition was launched as part of the Global Recycling Day 2018 celebrations, aimed at the UN and world leaders, which called for recycling to be a truly…
Read More >Further Initiatives
In the promotion of recycling as essential to the future of the planet, The Global Recycling Foundation will work to fund initiatives that focus on innovation, education, and awareness regarding recycling and its role as the Seventh Resource. The Foundation will work with donors and supporters to help entrench recycling into the daily lives of…
Read More >Latest News
The story of Global Recycling Day… so far
18th March 2018 witnessed the first ever Global Recycling Day, starting a movement that asked the world to think ‘resource not waste’ when it comes to recycling. From numerous events taking place across the world, to hundreds of articles supporting the initiative, and millions of people taking part on social media, Global Recycling Day has…
Read moreWaste Masters Africa – an interactive card game to fight waste and promote recycling
Artists, graphical designers, cartoonists and students from African countries are working together on an interactive card game called “Waste Masters Africa”, a project launched by Global Recycling Foundation jointly with Mr. Van Kooten from Dutch Waste Management Association, to raise awareness about the need to stop dumping of waste. The project is supported by the…
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