INC NEWS - City Competes in "Cans for Cash"

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City of Durham Competes In National Recycling Competition To Earn Funds
For Local Recycling Programs

Recycling Drop-Off Locations Located Around the City During Two-Week
Challenge

 

Durham, N.C. – Durham residents looking to help improve local recycling
and education programs can now help the City of Durham earn cash rewards
by participating in a nationwide recycling challenge this month.

 

The City is competing with other cities of the same size in the 3rd Annual
“Cans for Cash” City Recycling Challenge, a contest that could earn the
Durham community up to $10,000 in awards to go toward supporting local
recycling, education and awareness programs.  Past winning cities include
Milwaukee, Wis. and Knoxville, Tenn. 

 

The contest, created by the United States Conference of Mayors and Novelis
Corporation, challenges cities across the country to collect recyclable
aluminum beverage cans.  The contest lasts two weeks, officially starting
on Friday, September 15, 2006, and ending on Saturday, September 30,
2006.  This will be Durham’s first year as a participant in the
challenge. 

 

Mayor William V. “Bill” Bell will present a proclamation at tonight’s City
Council meeting acknowledging this challenge and encouraging Durham
residents to participate.  The “Can Guy” will also be present along with
Donald Long, the new director of the City’s Department of Solid Waste
Management, in addition to representatives from the County of Durham, Duke
University and TFC Recycling to accept the mayor’s proclamation. 

 

According to Brian S. Haynesworth, waste reduction coordinator with the
City’s Department of Solid Waste Management, the assistance of Durham’s
citizens is needed to help the City win the contest and receive
much-needed funds for the community’s recycling programs.  “Every citizen
and business in Durham now has the opportunity to do something good for
the environment by recycling aluminum cans, which will help the City have
a chance to win funds to further support our local recycling efforts,”
Haynesworth said. 

 

Residents, in addition to recycling their cans curbside, can visit any of
the following drop-off centers to recycle their aluminum cans during the
challenge:

 

City of Durham Drop-Off Centers:

* Open 24-hours-a-day unless otherwise noted.

·         Festival Shopping Center, 3457 Hillsborough Road

·         Heritage Square Shopping Center, 401 East Lakewood Avenue

·         Northgate Mall, 1058 West Club Boulevard

·         Oxford Commons Shopping Center, 3500 North Roxboro Road

·         TFC Recycling, 1017 South Hoover Road

·         The Village Shopping Center, 1100 North Miami Boulevard

·         Waste Disposal & Recycling Center, 2115 East Club Boulevard (*
Monday – Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to
12 p.m.)

 

Duke University Drop-Off Center:

·         Duke Recycles Warehouse, 117 South Buchanan Boulevard

 

Other Drop-Off Locations (these two local businesses will pay cash for
cans delivered to their facility):

·         J&D Recyclers, 2645 Cheek Road (Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  Call (919)
219-4314 for details.)

·         S. Swartz & Sons, Inc., 217 Holman Street (Monday –Thursday from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Call (919) 682-0429 for
details.)

 

In Durham, top aluminum can recyclers during the challenge among citizens,
schools, businesses, civic organizations and local governments will be
recognized during the City’s celebration of America Recycles Day on
Wednesday, November 15, 2006.   

 

The Aluminum Association, a Washington, D.C.-based trade group
representing aluminum producers, reports that recycling is good for the
environment and municipal finances because aluminum is the most valuable
material in the household recycle bin.  Last year, just under $1 billion
was paid for recyclable aluminum beverage cans.  Yet, nearly 50 percent of
all aluminum beverage cans produced were not recycled, which equates to
nearly $1 billion worth of aluminum cans being thrown away annually. 
State of North Carolina research indicates that North Carolinians throw
away more than $20 million in aluminum cans each year.

 

For more information about the challenge or to register for the America
Recycles Day Recognition, call (919) 560-4186, extension 227 or e-mail
brian.haynesworth at durhamnc.gov.       

 

About the Department of Solid Waste Management

The City of Durham’s Department of Solid Waste Management promotes and
supports a high quality of life for the citizens of Durham by providing
comprehensive, responsive, environmentally-safe, efficient and
cost-effective solid waste collection, recycling and disposal programs. 
Department services include roll-out cart collection, cart delivery and
repair service, dumpster collection, cardboard collection, yard waste
collection, waste reduction and recycling, bulky item pick-up, street
cleaning and disposal services.  For more information about this
department, visit the City’s website at
http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/solid/.