where everyone counts.
MAKING A VALUABLE DIFFERENCE TOGETHER.
Sure We Can is a non-profit recycling center, community space and sustainability hub in Brooklyn where canners–our neighbors who collect cans and bottles from the streets to make a living–come together with the broader community through recycling, composting, gardening and the arts.
Our mission is to support the local community, particularly its most marginalized residents, through social inclusion, environmental awareness and economic empowerment. For over 15 years, Sure We Can has served the community of canners, and today it has evolved into a community center that promotes a sustainable urban culture and facilitates a circular economy.
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunity:
May 18 10a-12p
Join us for a volunteer day to learn from Sure We Can staff and community members about the day-to-day work of bottle and can collecting and sorting. Volunteers will participate in sorting materials that will then be directly recycled! No particular special skills are required, just a willingness to get a little dirty and to help us dig through the valuable materials that others throw away! Sign up here!