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IN partnership with Don't Drop the Top - an ecochallenge legacy project

Inspired by the 2020 EcoChallenge winners, Don’t Drop the Top (DDTT), the Shane McConkey Foundation has partnered with DDTT and local organizations and businesses throughout Truckee to keep this amazing project going.

Community members can drop tops in collection bins throughout Truckee. Then individuals and businesses sponsor the production of a bench made from the tops to be placed in the location of their choosing.

truckee/tahoe FRIENDS, we need your help

Join the Community Sort

OUR NEXT COMMUNITY SORT WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON!

The Shane McConkey Foundation and the Don’t Drop the Top program are hosting biannual Community Sort. Last sort, 78 adults, students, and members of community groups attended to sort over 1,300 pounds of plastic caps and lids to turn into 13 benches to disperse through our local region.

Please RSVP, we have two shifts each day and we will provide food and beverages to keep you energized. All the cool kids are doing it!

Sort the Caps

See Your Friends

Make a Difference

Empower Change

Inspire others

Trash to benches

Drop Off Locations

If you live or visit locally in Truckee or Lake Tahoe you can drop your caps, lids, and tops at:
  • New Moon Natural Foods – Tahoe City and Truckee
  • Truckee Town Hall – near the Truckee Airport
  • Truckee Community Rec Center – at the pool

Types of Lids We Accept

CLEAN PLASTIC LIDS OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES:

  • Medicine bottle caps
  • Drink bottle caps: soda, water, juice, sports drink, milk jug, creamer
  • Flip-top & spout caps: ketchup, mustard, syrup, etc.
  • Detergent caps
  • Spray can caps: hairspray, spray paint, spray oils
  • Product caps: toothpaste & ointment tubes deodorant, shampoo/conditioners
  • Food lids: baby food, apple sauce pouch, cottage cheese, yogurt, cool whip, pringle cans, mayonnaise jar, peanut butter, coffee can, butter, cream cheese container, spices

And MORE! Clean it, bring it down, drop it in and we’ll do the rest.

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