Cascade Engineering Inc., has been awarded the Design for Recycling® award from the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) for their EcoCart®. The EcoCart is a roll to curb cart for recycling and refuse collection. The EcoCart is manufactured with up to 10% Post Consumer Curbside Recycled material (PCCR). PCCR is bulky rigid, hard to recycle residential items that are taken out of the waste stream and repurposed into new carts. Early predictions indicate that through the manufacture of these carts 2.2 Million pounds of the PCCR materials will be removed from the waste stream this year.
“As ISRI’s highest honor, the Design for Recycling Award recognizes those who put recycling and sustainability at the forefront of their product design,” said ISRI President Robin Wiener. “Through the development of its EcoCart from the initial concept stages all the way to end of life, Cascade has worked to design with recycling and sustainability in mind, incorporating the design for recycling principles into every element. ISRI is proud to recognize Cascade Engineering as the 2021 Design for Recycling Award recipient, and we look forward to their continued work towards a circular economy.”
“The EcoCart is a recent manifestation of our 40 year old core philosophy of triple bottom line and sustainability,” said President and CEO of Cascade Engineering Christina Keller. “We are extremely humbled to receive the Design for Recycling Award, the previous winners are in an elite class and we are excited for Cascade Engineering to join that group.”