Tighten, Toss
Initiative
Tighten, Toss Initiative is our way of being good stewards of our planet. Through our local partnerships we recycle hundreds of thousands of plastic bottles that would otherwise end up in the landfill, or worse!
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-Wendy Kreidt
ATI President & Founder
GLOBAL PLASTIC CRISIS
A MOUNTIAN OF PLASTICS
1.3 BILLION BOTTLES ARE USED EVERY DAY
7X AROUND
WHEN PLACED END TO END 1.3 BILLION BOTTLES WRAPS AROUND THE GLOBE OVER 7 TIMES
POUND FOR POUND
EXPERTS ESTIMATE THAT BY 2050 THE OCEAN WILL CONTAIN MORE PLASTIC THAN FISH
Landfills are full
PLASTIC BOTTLES TAKE 450 YEARS TO DECOMPOSE
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Humans purchase about 1,000,000 plastic bottles per MINUTE
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Only 23% of plastic bottles are recycled in the U.S.
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The Pacific Garbage patch is 3x the size of France
OUR METHOD
REPURPOSE
These used plastic bottles are checked for airtightness and then given a second life through our innovative outlet. The plastic bottles that were once headed for the land fill are now entombed in our solar arrays.
COLLECT
We collect single use plastic bottles with the help of our Partners. Our Tighten, Toss Partners are given a container to put their airtight plastics in. At their leisure, they toss their plastics into the container. When full, our Partners notify us for pick up. At pick up we drop off a brand new container to repeat the process.
PRODUCE
With the adoption of our ATI Arrays, plastic bottles are no longer single use. These plastic bottles play a crucial role in the buoyancy of our array and are now responsible of producing green energy.