Keeping Convenience Stores Beautiful

Convenience Matters podcast lays out details for the newly released guide by NACS and Keep America Beautiful.

October 17, 2017

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Keep America Beautiful and NACS have partnered to produce the new resource, “Being a Good Neighbor: A Guide to Reducing Litter, Managing Trash and Encouraging Recycling” available now for download.

On this week’s Convenience Matters podcast episode, “Keeping Convenience Stores Beautiful,” Jeff Lenard, NACS vice president of strategic industry initiatives, and Carolyn Schnare, NACS director of strategic initiatives, talked with Brenda Pulley, senior vice president of recycling for Keep America Beautiful, about the new resource for retailers.

The guide provides quick and easy tips for convenience stores to improve their customers’ experience, help the environment and, ultimately, enhance their reputation and bottom line. It also includes a checklist to examine litter management practices and practical tips to help retailers reduce and ultimately eliminate litter in and around their stores.

“With convenience stores comprising 34% of all retailer business, convenience store operators can play an instrumental role in providing customers with convenient trash and recycling containers to lessen litter and improve recycling at their locations,” said Pulley. In the episode, she gives listeners suggestions for trash and recycling receptacle placement, sign ideas and ways for retailers to get involved within the community with local KAB affiliates.

NACS research shows that consumers overwhelmingly say that convenience store appearance is important: 84% of consumers fueling up say cleanliness of the store is an important factor when considering whether they will shop at a particular store.

“Keep America Beautiful has been the nation’s steward for litter prevention for nearly 65 years. We recognize that foodservice and product packaging is a significant part of the litter stream, and we’re pleased to partner on this guide to help convenience stores and their customers reduce litter. It’s good for the environment and good for the community, and ultimately good for business because consumers support businesses that support the communities they serve,” said Lenard.

To download a copy of “Being a Good Neighbor: A Guide to Reducing Litter, Managing Trash and Encouraging Recycling at Convenience Stores,” go to www.convenience.org/kab.

A new Convenience Matters podcast is released every week focusing on topics related to convenience stores.

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