Riverbanks and PalmettoPride Partner to Ramp Up Recycling

Guests visiting Riverbanks Zoo and Garden will soon notice more recycling bins located throughout the park. One-hundred additional containers will be placed in the Zoo and Garden with support from PalmettoPride. Riverbanks currently sells or uses approximately 188,580 plastic bottles, cans and glass bottles each year, which amounts to nearly 600 pounds of waste that could be diverted from landfills and recovered for future use.

“The zoo is eager to make recycling an integral part of the guest experience,” says Laura Caster, general manager of Service Systems Associates at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden. “With PalmettoPride’s contribution, Riverbanks now has a new avenue for driving home the importance of making environmentally conscious decisions.” Riverbanks will place the recycling containers next to every trash receptacle in the park, giving the more than 1 million guests that visit annually easy access to help with waste reduction. Sarah Lyles, director of PalmettoPride, adds that the organization’s partnership with Riverbanks has huge potential for altering adverse actions that impact the environment.

For more information, visit PalmettoPride.org or Riverbanks.org.