community impact

Total GiveBack: $96,100

Since our inception in 2018, Recycling Works has donated $96,100 to public education and housing programs in Missoula as well as other communities we serve in Montana.

The schools and organizations we’ve supported include:

  • Big Sky High School Bands & Student Government
  • Chief Charlo Elementary PTO
  • Corvallis School District
  • CS Porter Middle School
  • Franklin Elementary School PTA
  • Girls Using Their Strengths! (GUTS)
  • Hamilton High School
  • Hellgate Elementary School Robotics Club; Community Garden
  • Hellgate High School Debate Club; Cross Country
  • “In-Tune” Missoula Rotary Club’s Instrument Program
  • Larch Outdoor Education
  • Lewis & Clark Elementary School PTA
  • Lolo Schools Leadership Council; PTA
  • Lowell Elementary School PTA
  • Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
  • Missoula Interfaith Collaborative (MIC)
  • Missoula Online Academy (MOA)
  • Paxson Elementary PTA
  • Rattlesnake Elementary PTA
  • Russell Elementary School Kindergarten Service Project
  • Seeley Lake Elementary School
  • Seeley-Swan High School
  • Sentinel High School Literacy Initiative; Speech and Debate Team; After-School Pickleball Club
  • SPARK! Arts
  • The Flagship Program
  • Washington Middle School PTA
  • Willard High School ELF Fund

Nominate a Public Education Program to Receive a $1,000 GiveBack Grant from Recycling Works!

Programs and initiatives MUST support K-12 public education (MCPS) in some way. Program examples include after-school, field trips, sports, arts, literacy, etc. 

Please do not submit PTAs here. Please send us an email if you are involved in a PTA and wish to be eligible for a GiveBack Grant. 

$1000 grants are awarded in late March and September, as well as our community-selected Holiday Giveback cycle in December. 

2025 GiveBack Call for Education Programs and Initiatives
If we are unable to establish contact with someone associated with the program, the program will not be eligible for the grant.
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As of 2021, we are the official glass recycler of Glacier National Park.

Your support and partnership in our recycling programs help make this possible.