<b>The Recology Innovation Challenge</b> <br><br>provides a unique opportunity for employee owners to share ideas and develop real solutions.

The Recology Innovation Challenge

provides a unique opportunity for employee owners to share ideas and develop real solutions.

See the ChallengesVea los desafíos

Innovation Challenges

Click the buttons below to find out more about this year’s innovation challenge questions.

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Collection Processing Growth Sustainability Open Challenge

What can we do to make our drivers’ jobs safer, easier or more efficient?

Have you ever thought, “why don’t we…” or “if we just did [blank] it would really improve my ability to do my job”? Here is your chance to advance that idea. Your innovation could involve routing, safety procedures, tools, carts and bins, training, paperwork, check-in and check-out, truck maintenance, scheduling, or any other topic that impacts how we go about serving our customers.

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Our collective mission at Recology is to recover resources and put them to their best and highest use.

In order to be successful, our products must maintain strict quality standards and exist free of contamination. Select this challenge to suggest improvements to our processses - whether they be mechanical, technical, communication-focused or something else.

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What do our customers want?

Are there new or different services Recology could be providing? Select this challenge to propose ideas on how Recology can expand our business and strengthen our leadership position.

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We pride ourselves on providing environmentally responsible resource recovery solutions.

Yet our operations impact the environment - consuming significant quantities of fuel, electricity and water, while producing greenhouse gas emissions. How can Recology champion sustainability and show our communities - including our employee owners - we are committed to creating a sustainable future?

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Interested in another area?

Get creative! Select this open challenge to share other ideas.

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<b>Submission Deadline:</b><br> 11/23/20 <br><br>

Submission Deadline:
11/23/20


Winners may receive awards up to $5,000!

<b>2019 Innovation Challenge</b>

2019 Innovation Challenge

Last year, Recology held it’s first-ever Innovation Challenge. From the nearly 40 submissions, four finalists were selected.

First place winners Kevin Ong and Dillon Virva proposed a solution to vertically integrate our recycling practices by becoming a Certified Appliance Recycler.

Their project will be piloted in Recology Humboldt County, after which it will be evaluated for implementation at other Recology companies.

Congratulations to all who participated! We look forward to this year’s submissions.