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CLYNK in the News
Former Delhaize America CEO Ron Hodge Joins CLYNK Board
September 12, 2017
The board of directors of South Portland, Maine-based bottle-redemption services company Clynk has appointed Ronald C. Hodge as an independent director. Hodge retired as CEO of Delhaize America in 2012…READ MORE
UPSTREAM presents ‘A Plastic Ocean’
September 1, 2017
On Thursday, Sept. 14, the award-winning documentary film, “A Plastic Ocean,” will be screened at the Portland Museum of Art at 7 Congress Street, followed by a panel discussion…READ MORE
Tapping Maine’s waste stream for new ways to make money
July 12, 2016
As a high-profile fight continues over waste management for 187 Bangor-area towns, a cluster of private businesses based in southern Maine are finding success carving out smaller niches within recycling programs here and, increasingly, elsewhere…READ MORE
Southern Maine recycling businesses look beyond conflict
July 11, 2016
An article in the Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, reports that several private companies in Maine are seeking to expand their operations in the field of waste collection and recycling across the country…READ MORE
Leading bottle recycling company announces regional expansion & doubles in size
July 8, 2016
CLYNK, a Maine-based bottle redemption and recycling company, has announced major expansion plans to double in size…READ MORE
Crushing it: Clynk redemption service expands to New York, doubles its business
June 30, 2016
Clynk, the drop-off-and-go bottle and can redemption service based in South Portland, is doubling in size and expanding into upstate New York…READ MORE
With Green Machine Bottle Redemption Company Clynk will double in size
June 29, 2016
Clynk, a Maine-based bottle redemption and recycling company, has announced that it plans to double in size…READ MORE
Bottle-redemption technology heads to New York
June 29, 2016
A Maine-based company that offers an automated system for collecting containers and redeeming deposits is extending its reach…READ MORE
N.Y. Hannaford Stores Getting Bottle Redemption Sites
June 28, 2016
Bottle redemption company Clynk plans to double its grocery store presence with 51 new drop locations at Hannaford stores across the greater Capital Region of New York. This expansion comes in the wake of positive feedback from Hannaford customers at the 49 Maine stores where the service is already offered…READ MORE
Clynk to double in size
June 27, 2016
Clynk, a Maine-based bottle redemption and recycling company, has announced that it plans to double in size…READ MORE
Clynk to double in size
June 27, 2016
Clynk, a Maine-based bottle redemption and recycling company, has announced that it plans to double in size…READ MORE
Leading Bottle Recycling Company Announces Regional Expansion & Doubles In Size
June 24, 2016
CLYNK, a Maine-based bottle redemption and recycling company, announces major expansion plans to double in size…READ MORE
Maine original, CLYNK, expands into New York
June 14, 2016
The South Portland-based bottle redemption company CLYNK has announced that it will be expanding its drop-off locations into 51 Hannaford supermarkets in New York — more than doubling its current operational footprint of 49 drop-off locations in Hannaford locations across Maine…READ MORE
How 50,000 cans and bottles a day get smashed
April 25, 2016
You’d think smashing, puncturing and flattening 50,000 cans and bottles a day would be a noisy proposition. But the new Clynk recycling facility isn’t particularly loud. And despite its name, nothing goes “clink” unless two glass bottles hit each other…READ MORE
New service aims to ease bottle returns
March 22, 2016
Tired of spending so much time redeeming all those cans and bottles piling up in the corner of your garage or basement? Hannaford Supermarkets thinks it has the answer for you…READ MORE
CLYNK starts Capital Region operations
March 16, 2016
There’s now one more way to get rid of your empties, and more options for what to do with that nickel you get back for each can and bottle. CLYNK on Monday began taking in returnables from its first Capital Region location…READ MORE
Hannaford launches new service
March 14, 2016
Hannaford Supermarkets has launched a new bottle redemption service through a partnership with Clynk, a bottle redemption company…READ MORE
Hannaford recycling program benefits charities
March 14, 2016
A new recycling program launched Monday at Hannaford will enable customers to drop off their cans and bottles in bags, then get credit to their account or for a charity they support…READ MORE
What’s That? Clynk Cash
October 4, 2015
Between February and April this year, children at 88 Maine schools came home with white envelopes. Inside, a standard issue Clynk bag, the kind you can get at any Hannaford in the state…READ MORE
Maine schools benefit from Music Matters program
July 30, 2015
BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Some Maine schools will be getting a boost at the end of the summer to help their music programs continue to grow. The program that offers the funds is called Music Matters and gathers returnable bottles to raise money…READ MORE
Businesses act to boost music in Maine schools
July 16, 2015
BANGOR, Maine — A concert promoter, a redemption company, a car dealer and a bank have joined forces to help music programs survive and thrive in Maine schools…READ MORE