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BUILT FOR EXTREMES`' TOTER'S COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY - We invite the City to consider a new Toter program — Project251 Toter is launching in October 2021 a new sustainability program as part of our COrporate REsponsibility (CORE) initiative known as Project25. As part of this program, Toter is committing to reduce the amount of virgin resin used in our entire manufacturing operation's roll cart production by 25%. Toter can then manufacture Black carts with 50% recycled resin (and lesser percentages of inclusion in other colors, like green). The recycled resin will include post -consumer (PCR) and post-industrial (PIR) recycled materials and will soon be utilized at higher levels in Toter's six most popular colors. Project25 ensures that we are consciously decreasing the carbon footprint of our carts and our customers' sustainability in waste collection projects! We are focusing on the Toter brand products, and this commitment will help reduce Toter's carbon footprint by at least 9% per cart. er, . � r r Pt 7E: d The decrease per cart is calculated from a 2020 study by Resource Recycling Systems, who evaluated a Toter cart's cradle to grave carbon footprint in an ISO 14044 compliant life cycle assessment (LCA) with a critical review. The LCA estimated that 62% of a Toter cart's environmental footprint comes from resin. "Of course, maintaining Toter's legendary toughness and durability, while reducing the virgin resin in our carts, was the only option," added Kinder. "As Toter's LCA confirmed, extending a cart's lifespan is one of the most critical components to decreasing a cart's carbon footprint." Toter carts will continue to be "Built for Extremes"" - maintaining toughness and durability, while not only reducing virgin resin and increasing recycled material usages, but also maintaining the long lifespan of carts Toter customers have experienced in the past. With Project25, Toter continues to be a leader in the industry in the manufacture of more sustainable carts while maintaining construction quality and color selection. Find out more about our LCA and Project25 and help reduce your carts' carbon footprint at www.toter.com.