PRC launched a new fundraising model three years ago, moving away from our annual gala and embracing our mission to prevent waste and conserve Pennsylvania’s environmental resources. Following two successful years, PRC held its fourth annual “Zero Waste Non-Event” in 2025. The “Non-Event” raised funds to support PRC’s statewide programs and avoided an estimated 750 pounds of waste typically generated by the dinner held for hundreds of people. Instead, PRC is now recognizing donors on digital platforms and at all of our community education events.
“As we work to create a Pennsylvania where nothing is wasted, we need to live that vision in our own practice,” said Darren Spielman, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Resources Council. “We are heartened that our third annual Zero Waste Non-Event surpassed the first two – demonstrating our ability to recognize our supporters while maximizing the resources we can dedicate to our statewide efforts. In this way, our donors amplify their impact.”
Money raised during the Zero Waste Non-Event supports waste reduction and diversion initiatives, environmental justice in watersheds, and environmental education for people of all ages.
Since 2009, along with large-scale waste diversion, education, and watershed protection efforts, PRC has provided waste reduction services through its Zero Waste Pennsylvania program to businesses, institutions, residents, and special events across the state – ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 companies. Now, PRC has hosted its own “Non-Event,” producing no waste.
We thank all 2025 Zero-Waste Non-Event sponsors who help PRC strive for a Pennsylvania where nothing is wasted.
2025 sponsors and supporters included Blank Rome, Reworld, Branton Strategies, TrailBlaze Creative, Eckert Seamans, Jason and Angela Duckworth, Eldredge Inc, eLoop LLC, Fox Rothschild LLP, Liberty Tire Services LLC, Michael Brothers Companies, Monroe Energy, Race to Zero Waste, Marta and Robert Adelson Family Foundation, Duranti’s Landscaping, Howard Wein, Esq., evolveEA, Raymond Richards, John Paul Brennan, Financial Consultant, Equitable Advisors, Natalie Aronson Cooper and Jacob Cooper, Lopez Family Fund, Bernard McCole, Financial Consultant, Equitable Advisors, Zach Klehr and Deborah Gordon Klehr.
Images of the Zero Waste Non-Event can be viewed on PRC’s Facebook, Instagram, and Threads platforms. Organizations and individuals interested in reducing and diverting waste and preserving the environment are invited to become PRC Supporters. Businesses and organizations seeking to host their own events with a zero-waste goal can contact PRC for services.
In 2024, supporters helped PRC:
- reuse, recycle, and safely manage more than 2.6 million pounds of materials;
- recycle 750 tons of glass from 50,000 households and expand glass operations to southeastern PA;
- educate more than 2,500 k12 students about waste, watersheds, and sustainable energy;
- train 2,300+ community members to reduce waste, manage stormwater, and steward the environment;
- protecting the Delaware River Watershed in southeastern PA, implementing green stormwater projects estimated to manage 9 million gallons of stormwater per year;
- Grow our southeastern PA e-waste recycling operations to record numbers, conducting six events and collecting more than 100,000 pounds of e-waste;
- implement green stormwater infrastructure projects managing 6 million gallons of stormwater per year, and much more