Ridwell is redefining transparency for the waste industry by giving you a detailed look at where your materials end up – and just how much stuff we’re keeping out of the landfill.
You deserve to know where your stuff goes.
You deserve to know where your stuff goes.
You deserve to know where your stuff goes.
You deserve to know where your stuff goes.
So, where does it all go?
So, where does it all go?
We work with local, regional, and national partners to divert as much as possible from the landfills.
Styrofoam
Plastic Film
93.6% diverted material
6.4% contamination*
Trex turns your plastic film and wrap into new decking material. That's full circle!
Top contaminantsPaper bubble mailers, mixed material bags
Multi-Layer Plastic
Batteries
100% diverted material
0% contamination*
Call2Recycle uses mechanical recycling techniques to recover material to create new batteries.
Styrofoam
84.8% diverted material
15.2% contamination*
Atlas Molded Products takes EPS to recycle into new materials. Centennial Container reuses 100% of the packing peanuts.
Plastic Film
93.6% diverted material
6.4% contamination*
Trex turns your plastic film and wrap into new decking material. That's full circle!
Multi-Layer Plastic
100% diverted material
0% contamination*
ByFusion Global turns your multi-layer plastic into high-performance building material!
Threads
100% diverted material
0% contamination*
Goodwill of Colorado and ARC Thrift Store use resale, reuse, and recycling systems to save your stuff from the landfill.
Lightbulbs
100% diverted material
0% contamination*
Region 8 Enviro uses safe recycling techniques to handle lightbulb materials including mercury gas.
Our commitments
1. Transparency
1. Transparency
2. Audacity
2. Audacity
3. Community
3. Community
We have a responsibility to push the boundaries of what the industry looks like today. Our community demands that we never settle in making the world less wasteful.
We audit and track the material we collect to ensure the integrity of our service and our promise to our members. Things go exactly where they should be going.
We have a responsibility to push the boundaries of what the industry looks like today. Our community demands that we never settle in making the world less wasteful.
Our members are our heroes. We are committed to building better, stronger communities through our efforts to waste less.
By the numbers
By the numbers
Actions Add Up
Actions Add Up
Every day we collect items from our members' homes and send them to a better place. With your help, we can keep even more out of the landfill.
97.0%
97.0%
of material
of material
we collect gets reused or recycled
15
15
million
million
Total pounds saved from landfills
A lot can happen in just a few years
A lot can happen in just a few years
Ridwell started in 2018 with four founders and a supportive community. Since then, we’ve made huge strides in wasting less by working together.
Ridwell Service Launch
October 2018
Ridwell’s four founders start our door-to-door pickup service with 60 homes in Seattle.
Expand outside Seattle
November 2020
The Ridwell community expands beyond Seattle to Portland, Oregon to help even more people waste less.
Pilot a reusable ecosystem
April 2021
The Ridwell community partners with Starbucks to test a pickup service to make it easy to use reusable coffee cups.
Introduce a unique #1 PET solution
May 2021
Ridwell offers a new recycling solution for #1 clear PET in Portland where service had been discontinued in 2018.
Launch Transparency Page
October 2021
Ridwell sets a new standard for transparency because our community deserves to know where their stuff goes!
A new life for upcycled gear
January 2022
Your old winter gear was turned into reusable totes by our partner company, Refleece!
Growing the movement
December 2022
The Ridwell community expanded to Denver, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Austin, and the Bay Area!
A new way to track your impact
November 2022
Ridwell launches an iOS app so you can manage your pickups and track your impact.
Multi-layer plastic recycling
May 2023
Ridwell has partnered with three specialty recyclers to bring new life to your old plastic, from chip bags to snack wrappers.
A future without waste
Beyond
We see a world where smart consumption, simple reuse, and transparent recycling enable communities to live without waste.
Join the movement to build a future without waste.
Join the movement to build a future without waste.
