• Don’t Drop the Top effectively diverts thousands of pounds of non-recyclable plastics from our region’s landfills
• Aims to prompt individuals to reflect on their plastic consumption and make conscious choices about how to recycle the plastics they use
• This grant will create additional collection bins in the North Tahoe Region to increase the recycling of plastic lids
• Benches will be made from this plastic and donated to the community

RECENT UPDATES:

• 2,000 pounds of caps were sent to be recycled into 15 benches and 3 raised garden beds
• Bench material has been shipped back to Don’t Drop the Top for assembly and distribution
• New cap collection bins were placed at their locations.
  • North Lake Tahoe Visitor Centers in Tahoe City and Kings Beach
  • Sugar Pine Cakery
  • Tahoe Lake Elementary School
  • Tahoe Forest Hospital Pharmacy
  • Tahoe Forest Hospital Lobby
  • Truckee Elementary School
• New posters were made to communicate the new locations
• Plaques made for benches and garden beds
• New storage shed installed to hold future increase in caps from the North Lake Tahoe region.

PREVIOUS UPDATES:

In the Fall of 2024, Don’t Drop the Top planned and executed the Annual Community Sorting Event. 1,959 pounds of caps were sorted by 120 volunteers (259 pounds more than last year’s collection efforts!).