The Earth Conscious Owners Service (ECOs) is a reliable, nonprofit recycling solution designed specifically for bars and restaurants in Columbus. We collect glass and cans from your establishment and return them to local recycling points, ensuring nothing goes to waste.
1. Know Your Waste – Know how many tons we can recover each year.
2. Separate with ease – Simple boxes, clear system, staff-friendly.
3. Reliable collections – We arrive on schedule, every time.
4. Local drop-offs – Materials are taken to local recycling points.
Simple steps. Lasting change.
An Earth Conscious Owner (ECO) is a bar or restaurant owner who understands that their business is part of the Earth’s ecosystem. They are committed to respecting natural resources and are willing to invest in protecting our shared home—helping prevent pollution, reducing waste, and ensuring their establishment operates with care for the future of humanity and all life.
Are you one of us?
From audit to action—your pathway to impact.
Choosing ECOs means turning everyday waste into community wealth. Every glass, every can saved from the landfill helps nourish the land, create local jobs, and protect future generations.
As a nonprofit, your service fee doubles as a charitable contribution. You gain both a tax benefit and the knowledge that your dollars are fueling real environmental change.
By joining ECOs, you step into a new story: one where “waste” doesn’t exist. Instead, everything is connected, everything has value, and your business is leading the way.
We make sure your efforts shine. From social media highlights to “Proud ECO” recognition materials, your customers will know they’re supporting a bar or restaurant that walks the talk. Your business’s contributions don’t go unnoticed. We showcase your story and impact on social media, connecting you to like-minded individuals who believe WASTE DOES NOT EXIST ON EARTH.
Mixing recyclables leads to contamination and waste. By separating materials, we ensure they’re truly recycled and valuable again.
Conscious Cap Corp
Even the smallest bar or the busiest restaurant can make a difference. Here’s the proof from your own community:
🌜Crescent Lounge (small bar, Godown Rd)
Recovers 1 ton of glass every year through ECOs—showing that even a cozy neighborhood spot can create a big impact.
🌮 Cazuelas Mexican Restaurant (medium restaurant/bar, High Street)
Recovers 4 tons of glass every year—turning High Street nights into Earth-conscious wins for the whole city.
From 1 ton to 4 tons—every business adds up to a waste-free Columbus.
After a waste audit, we categorize your establishment as a small size of $25/month, a medium size of $50/month, or a large size of $75/month. If qualified for a tax break, you'll be offered one.
🙏 This cost helps expand and ground our mission.
Conscious Cap Corp is a certified Nonprofit 501(c)(3). Mayra, friends, and volunteers run it.
▶️ Employer Identification Number: 87-391-6666
Once the recyclables are collected from your business according to schedule, the CCC team takes them to local SWACO drop-off points. They are later hauled to a material recovery facility (MRF). Conscious Cap does not have a recovery facility yet, but not for long 😼
🫶 We appreciate your support.
Non-segregated materials create confusion and increase processing costs. The USA linear recycling system wastes energy and resources to sustain convenience. Convenience is old, and it is trashing the planet!
🍄Resources must be separated into categories to maximize recovery and minimize valuable materials sent to the landfill. This is Conscious Recycling.
We separate materials by category:
🍾Glass is collected in boxes.
🥫Cans are collected in bags.
📦Cardboard is collected if flattened.
Don't be afraid of separation; this is easier than you think. Current participants are excellent recyclers; we take pride in separating materials to maximize recovery.
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