New Research Confirms Americans Depend on Canned Fruits and Vegetables
Posted: 14 August 2012
Media Inquiries: Ashley Laatz 708-218-8268 ALaatz@FoodMinds.comWashington, D.C., August 14, 2012 With more than 46 million Americans participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program1 and 12.8 million Americans unemployed,2 canned foods are playing a significant role as a staple in the American diet. A new survey reveals that 90...
Baltimore Sun: Girl Scouts recycle 209 pounds of aluminum cans in 16-week period
Posted: 20 July 2012
A Halethorpe-based Girl Scout troop finished seventh in a national competition by recycling thousands of aluminum cans during a 16-week campaign.As part of the Great American Can Roundup Scout/Council Challenge that began Jan. 15, members of Troop 496 collected discarded cans by placing containers at Lamb of God School on Fairview Avenue in...
CMI Announces Boy and Girl Scouts Winners in National Can Recycling Contest
Posted: 20 June 2012
Contact: Christopher Rosche, Jenny DayOffice: 202-232-4677crosche@cancentral.com, jday@cancentral.comGirls edge out the Boys for top two slots WASHINGTON, June 19, 2012 - The girls gave the boys a run for their money in this years Great American Can Roundup Scout Council Challenge, an annual recycling contest for Boy and Girl Scouts across...
Students Nearly Double Number of Cans Recycled in Nationwide Competition
Posted: 18 May 2012
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2012 - Schools across America recycled more than 4.5 million aluminum beverage cans in the second year of a national recycling competition sponsored by the U.S. can industrynearly double last years effort. The Great American Can Roundup raised $100,591 for school activities and local charities across the country....
Second Annual Great American Can School RoundUp Launches on America Recycles Day
Posted: 09 November 2011
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2011 - Hundreds of local schools around the country are gearing up this month to recycle millions of beverage cans in a nationwide effort to raise tens of thousands of dollars for school activities, local charities, or other special causes. The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), the trade association representing can...
Alliance to Feed the Future Celebrates Food Days
Posted: 13 October 2011
Background:Many events celebrating food and agriculture are taking place around the world during the month of October. For example: October 13: The awarding of the World Food Prize in Des Moines, IAOctober 16: World Food Day - the worldwide celebration sanctioned by the UNOctober 24: A new Food Day receiving grassroots attention from many...
Aluminum Can Recycling Rate Reaches Highest Level in More than a Decade
Posted: 15 June 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 15, 2011 - The U.S. recycling rate for aluminum beverage cans has reached its highest level in a decade, with 58.1% of all cans recycled last year's rate that is nearly than double that of any other beverage container, the Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and Institute of Scrap Recycling...
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