Sips of Sunshine News

Supporting Students Beyond The School Day: FBA Grant Helps Deliver Meals & Healthy Habits in Putnam County.

Lealman Farmers Market is a vital initiative expanding access to fresh food, nutrition education, and community connection in one of Pinellas County’s most underserved areas.

As Board Chair, Washington will help guide FBA’s strategic priorities, industry engagement, and efforts to support a strong, responsible beverage industry in Florida.

Every Bottle Back strengthens existing recycling systems, increases public awareness, and support partnerships that help keep recyclable materials out of landfills and the environment.

National partnership brings resources to support 150 Riviera Beach families through nutrition, financial literacy, and recreation.

As policymakers debate new public health strategies, this 20-year milestone is a reminder that meaningful change doesn’t always begin with mandates.

Community Grants Open, School Recycling Lessons & Real Impact Across Florida.

Schools are where lifelong habits begin—and when it comes to recycling, the impact can extend far beyond the classroom.

Florida Beverage Association Announces Application Period for 2026 Community Grant Program.

“Beyond the Bin” webinar to provide practical insights for building effective, engaging school recycling programs.

Coca-Cola Bottling UNITED helped restore a beloved piece of Panama City history.

Winners include Feed the Need of Putnam County, the St. Petersburg Foundation & Debris Free Global.

Every bottle, every can, every community — it all adds up.

From recycling initiatives to energy efficiency projects, students and educators are proving that small steps can create big, lasting change.

This initiative will add 14 new recycling containers along a three-mile stretch of the park, with the potential to collect an additional 53,000 pounds of recyclable materials each year.

FBA’s grant made possible Clean Miami Beach’s Classroom on the Sand and Microplastic Art programs, which connected local students with hands-on environmental learning.

Last year, the city announced it would bring back curbside recycling using in-house staff and a grant from the Recycling Partnership that would install AI cameras to detect contamination in recycling and enable the city to avoid costly fees.

Through our Every Bottle Back initiative, the Florida Beverage Association (FBA), alongside national partners and local communities, is taking a leadership role in creating a more sustainable future.

Industry delivers more ingredient information with GoodtoKnowFacts.org and announces new commitment to GRAS reform.

Funds will support new AI-enabled recycling for more than 54,000 residents.

From Earth Day celebrations to on-campus impact, we’re proud to highlight efforts that keep bottles and cans out of landfills and increase the recycled materials used to create new items.

Generational impact of uniquely American industry, employing 21,460 floridians and supporting 326,553 jobs.

Funds will go towards the installation of “bottles only” recycling bins at several high school cafeterias across OCPS, scaling to all 22 high schools to reach 61,000 students.

The conference serves as a platform for attendees to explore recycling solutions, establish valuable contacts, and engage in productive networking opportunities.

Beverage industry grants will support initiatives in Miami, Orlando and Orange County.

In its tenth year, FBA’s Community Grant Program is open to 501(c)(3) charity organizations or a state or local governmental entity that will use the grant funds for a charitable purpose.

The beverage industry has been working with communities and recycling groups across the country to modernize recycling systems and support consumer efforts to adopt good recycling habits.

The campaign—launched in April 2023 to reduce contamination and improve resident education—reached more than 230,000 households in Jacksonville.

Tampa Y.E.S. provides programming focused on wellness, physical activities, sports, nutrition education and meal preparation for middle school-aged girls in the Tampa area.

The grant will allow more children to take part in The Mayor’s Math & Fitness Bootcamp program in Daytona Beach.

A program to target environmental sustainability through increased placement of recycling bins and other related initiatives earned the city a $20,000 FBA Grant.

FAB board members gathered at the capital and meet with elected officials to let them know what issues are important to our industry and their constituents.

Applying for an FBA Community Grant is more than a chance to fund your organization’s project—it’s the opportunity to take an important step towards improving your community’s health and bettering the environment that we call home.

Your friends at the Florida Beverage Association remind you to include our members’ tasty array of products on your shopping list and in your refrigerator. Your holiday guests will thank you for it!

The $25,000 grant is supporting the program’s efforts to improve recycling and reduce litter in Coral Gables, including establishing a new method for recycling beverage containers.