the ReCollective Mission

The Problem

At The ReCollective, we see the story of our stuff heading down a one-way street – globally, we turn 100 billion tons of raw material into products annually, but the vast majority of these products flow through the economy and are emitted as pollution through carbon from fossil fuels, deposited in landfills, or scattered in the ocean or elsewhere. Over-consumption, over-packaging, the linear economy we can’t help but be a part of, recycling markets and costs, and many more issues live at the heart of the challenges posed by our broken, unwanted, or unusable things. The more trash we make, the more we subject our communities to poor health and environmental outcomes. Our ecosystems suffer when our stuff is discarded without a second chance. So much of what our regular curbside recycling programs can take is limited, and the options for those materials require a dedication of time and research that many of us simply don’t have the bandwidth for. There is an urgent need for innovative and sustainable solutions to close this circulatory gap. The ReCollective helps households reduce waste and supports the circular economy.