Ana MartÃÂnez de Luco (b. 1960âÂÂ61) is a nun and founder of the recycling center Sure We Can. Sure We Can is New York City's only nonprofit redemption center.
Affiliated with Sisters for Christian Community, De Luco's stated her goal was creating respectable jobs for the canners, who include immigrants, disabled, elderly, poor, and homeless people.
De Luco was born in Basque Country.
Ana de Luco became a nun at age 19. She leads workshops, teaching people about workers cooperatives. Her religious affiliation is with Sisters for Christian Community.
De Luco moved to New York City in 2004 and embedded with the street homeless. She cofounded Sure We Can in 2007 when a redemption center closed.
In 2016, De Luco resigned from her lead management position at Sure We Can.