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America Recycles Day Promotion
Recycle Day Results 2009 America Recycles Day — a day dedicated nationally to raise awareness of and involvement in recycling — is November 15. To mark the day, the aluminum can industry is challenging all aluminum sheet and can facilities to save and recycle aluminum cans starting September 1, and to challenge family, friends, and members of the community including schools to do so as well. By collecting the cans at our corporate offices, plants (including sales offices) or other community venues from September 1 and concluding on America Recycles Day, we can demonstrate the value and importance of recycling aluminum beverage cans to our customers, our communities and ourselves.
New for 2008 is the ACC ARD Cans for Cash School Challenge where the top three recycling per capita schools will win $250 each. To be eligible, ACC members will need to register local schools via www.cancentral.com or calling Jenny at 202/232-4677. Virtually, everything needed to run the Cans for Cash School Challenge can be accessed at cancenral.com. A hard copy, leave behind School Tool Kits in quantity are upon request.
The Aluminum Can Council (ACC), a partnership between the Can Manufacturers Institute and the Aluminum Association, is sponsoring the Aluminum Can Challenge. The Challenge is one way to demonstrate the can industry's commitment to the environment, by demonstrating that the industry itself is active and involved in collecting and recycling used aluminum beverage cans. The ACC is asking that all aluminum corporate offices, sheet, can and end facilities participate in collecting their aluminum cans and competing for prizes in celebration of America Recycles Day. The Challenge is easy to join, fun to conduct, and offers prizes for employees at each participating facility.
Objectives
- Promote America Recycles Day at aluminum sheet, can and end plants, other coporate facilities, and local schools
- Generate recycling awareness among employees and local communities
- Provide opportunities to raise funds for local charitable organizations
- Build on the industry's sustainability philosophy-Cans: Infinitely Recyclable
Ideally, the aluminum can industry will collect significant pounds of aluminum cans from September 1 to November 15 , demonstrating the impact of recycling when enough people participate. The America Recycles Day Challenge will allow us to demonstrate in just one day the value and importance of aluminum can recycling every day of the year.
Questions?
Contact Information:
Aluminum Can Council
c/o Can Manufacturers Institute
1730 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: 202/232-4677
Fax: 202/232-5756
e-mail: jday@cancentral.com
Please contact Jenny Day with any questions or for more helpful suggestions.
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