Carlsbad's Sustainable Surplus Exchange was one of several nonprofits that were awarded a total of $1.2 million in grants by the NBCUniversal Foundation.
The program supports initiatives designed to address emerging and ongoing community challenges in new and creative ways.
Sustainable Surplus Exchange, will be awarded $25,000 for its program, which provides the business community a channel to redistribute their out-of-use assets to salvage for organizations in the educational and non-profit sectors while working to grow sustainable practices by re-purposing items from businesses and diverting the path of items to landfills.
"We are thrilled to be chosen for our innovative and environmental solution for managing surplus," said SSE executive director Sue Prelozni.
The program supports initiatives designed to address emerging and ongoing community challenges in new and creative ways.
Sustainable Surplus Exchange, will be awarded $25,000 for its program, which provides the business community a channel to redistribute their out-of-use assets to salvage for organizations in the educational and non-profit sectors while working to grow sustainable practices by re-purposing items from businesses and diverting the path of items to landfills.
"We are thrilled to be chosen for our innovative and environmental solution for managing surplus," said SSE executive director Sue Prelozni.