A team of classmates from Leadership Perimeter’s Class of 2025 will bring together two Sandy Springs nonprofits for Beyond the Bin, a bulk recycling event on April 26.
Keep North Fulton Beautiful and Sandy Springs Together will collaborate on the event on Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Sandy Springs United Methodist Church Activity Center.
The event originated through Leadership Perimeter’s Class Impact Projects, which give participants hands-on opportunities to collaborate across sectors. The goal is to create a sustaining, long-term community benefit.
Melanie Couchman, a Leadership Perimeter class member and co‑founder of Sandy Springs Together, said her organization’s goal is to engage, educate, and empower neighbors at every income level. The nonprofit organization seeks to address the community’s most pressing challenges.
Bulk trash removal is such a challenge, Couchman said. None of the waste haulers in the privatized waste collection system accept large items such as outdoor grills, bicycles, lawn equipment, and pool furniture in an eco‑friendly way. Homeowners are left with a dilemma on how to discard these items responsibly and conveniently.
Couchman said the Leadership Perimeter team solved the problem by partnering with Ryder Leary, Executive Director of Keep North Fulton Beautiful. Leary is familiar with the program as he is a 2024 Leadership Perimeter alum.
“By combining our strengths, we expanded our impact, shared operational tasks, and increased our chances of success,” Couchman said. “Keep North Fulton Beautiful contributed recycling expertise, Leadership Perimeter provided the framework of its Impact Project Program and volunteers, and Sandy Springs Together offered the vision for the project and our marketing network to reach more residents.”
Other members of the Beyond the Bin project include Lena Chavda, Chris Gadrix, Charlie Hudak, Bailey Rogg and Garlinn Story of Leadership Perimeter’s Class of 2025.
Beyond the Bin is open to the public with pre-registration required. Learn more and register for the event online.
For more information on Leadership Perimeter, visit leadershipperimeter.org.
