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In late 2002, Patrick FitzGerald talked about his idea with Ron Gonen, a high school classmate and fellow Philadelphia-area native. Mr. Gonen, then in his first year in the M.B.A. program at Columbia University, put in late nights writing a business plan and software, becoming more and more involved and obsessed. Their teamwork led to the birth of RecycleBank in early 2004. The project's success has helped Mr. FitzGerald and Mr. Gonen to sell the RecycleBank program to several municipalities in the mid-Atlantic and New England regions. Mr. Ron Gonen, then in his first year in the M.B.A. program at Columbia University together with Mr. Patrick Fitzgerald started RecycleBank (recyclebank.com) in early 2004. They signed on with the Philadelphia-based Blue Mountain Recycling, which uses sorting technology employing fans, gravity, magnets, and manual picking. The project's success has helped Mr. FitzGerald and Mr. Gonen to sell the RecycleBank program to several municipalities in the mid-Atlantic and New England regions.