Toter competition promotes sustainability at music festival

Toter, a North American manufacturer of curbside refuse and recycling carts based in Charlotte, North Carolina, recently hosted the “I Can Cart Art Competition,” which brought artists together to paint 96-gallon Toter carts with themes of recycling, sustainability and music.

Every participant’s cart was on display at the Breakaway Music Festival, which was going on concurrently in the city during the competition. The competition also challenged participants to create “I Can” pledges inside of the cart lids to encourage attendees to recycle in an effort to promote sustainability throughout the festival.

“By thinking creatively about our containers on the outside, we are encouraging consumers to think differently about what they put on the inside,” Kristin Kinder, director of research and waste stream sustainability for Wastequip, says. Toter is a Wastequip brand. “Through the I Can Cart Art Competition, Toter is increasing awareness about how community members can commit to rethinking [about] the waste that goes from their cart to the landfill.”

Judged by creativity and originality, the grand prize (VIP pass to Breakaway Music Festival) was presented to Sydney Durrett, the silver prize (general admission to Breakaway Music Festival) was presented to Elizabeth Haywood, and the bronze prize (general admission to Breakaway Music Festival) was presented to Veronica Maldonado.