Community Builder Resources
We collected ideas from CBs to support you in helping other people learn more about Ridwell. These resources are the result! Choose one or two options when you have a moment to spread the word and grow our Ridwell community.
Talk about Ridwell
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Ridwell makes it easy to waste less.
Members get doorstep pickup for the items traditional recycling won't take, like plastic film (grocery bags) and multi-layer plastic (chip bags). And with Ridwell Mail-in, anyone in the US can Ridwell, no matter where they live.
Everything is routed to 300+ vetted partners for recycling or reuse
Founded by a dad and his six-year-old in Seattle, and now a certified B Corp, Ridwell exists for people who care where their stuff ends up
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Membership is what makes it possible for Ridwell to keep solving problems that traditional recycling won't touch.
Unlike curbside recycling, Ridwell doesn't make money selling most of what it picks up—the money coming in from selling materials is only about twenty cents per member per month.
Membership pays for drivers, the warehouse team, the partnerships Ridwell builds with innovative recyclers and nonprofits, and ongoing research to find new solutions.
This article goes in-depth about what Pickups members support.
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Share why you decided to join Ridwell
What would happen to this stuff if you didn't have Ridwell?
What does it feel like to actually know where your stuff goes?
How has Ridwell changed the way you think about what you throw away?
What would you tell someone who thinks recycling is already "good enough?”
Is there a specific item you're so glad you don't have to landfill anymore?
Help friends save on Ridwell
Give a free month of Pickups
Give 20% off Mail-in
Share: get.ridwell.com/cb-20
Share via email, in community groups, on social media, or wherever you connect. The special offer will appear automatically.
You can also gift Ridwell Pickups or Mail-in at
get.ridwell.com/gift-cb
Share a flyer
This single-sided flyer is meant to explain the basics of Ridwell—and it includes a code for two free pickups! Print it to take to events or pin on a bulletin board. Or, share it digitally.
Post in social groups
Share this graphic in local Facebook groups, on Nextdoor, or wherever else you connect with neighbors. Remember to include this link to give people two free pickups: get.ridwell.com/build-community
Write your own message, or copy this one:
When I came across stuff I know can’t be recycled curbside, I used to be that person “wishcycling”—tossing stuff in the bin and hoping for the best. 🤞 Now with @getRidwell I actually KNOW my plastic film becomes Trex decking and my old clothes get new lives. The transparency is everything! Use this link to get a free month and join me in sending less to landfills! get.ridwell.com/build-community
Follow our social media
To share:
Add your own message or copy the one below (remember to include get.ridwell.com/build-community—your friends will get a free month of Ridwell when they click!)
On Facebook: click the arrow in the bottom right
On Instagram: click the three dots in the upper right
Love that @getRidwell picks up right from my doorstep and handles everything I never knew how to dispose of properly. Making sustainable choices has never been easier! Try it with a free month: get.ridwell.com/build-community
Give a presentation
Looking for something to share with your HOA or another community group? Customize this presentation with your name and photo, and you’re off to the races.
Questions? Email us before or after your presentation—we’re here to help!
How to customize:
Open to the master presentation Google Doc
You won’t be able to edit the master version directly, so make a copy (Choose File > Make a copy > Entire presentation)
In your copy, edit Slide 2
Ask your municipality to mention Ridwell
Ask your municipality to mention Ridwell in their recycling resources as an option for residents who want to recycle things the municipality doesn’t take.
Google “{City name} recycling” to find a local public utilities email address to reach out to
Draft your own email or copy this one we prepared for you.
Want to engage more with your local government? We put together a list of ways some municipalities have incorporated Ridwell to give you ideas.
Connect with local CBs
Find other Community Builders in your area, then plan a get-together, lead a letter-writing campaign, or connect however you like.
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