INC NEWS - Durham Competes In National Recycling Competition

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy C. Blalock

Senior Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  October 16, 2007

 

 

City of Durham Competes In National Recycling Competition 

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 for the second year with other cities of the same
size in the 4th Annual "Cans for Cash" City Recycling Challenge, a
contest that could earn the Durham community up to $5,000 in awards to
go toward supporting local recycling, education and awareness programs.


 

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 beginning yesterday and ending on Wednesday, October 31,
2007.  

 

According to Lashecka Williamson, interim 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," Williamson 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

*         TFC Recycling, 1017 South Hoover Road

*         The Village Shopping Center, 1100 North Miami Boulevard

*         Southern Boundaries Park, 3400 Third Fork Road

*         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 Thursday, November 15, 2007.    

 

For more information about the challenge, contact Williamson at (919)
560-4186, extension 225 or via e-mail at 
Lashecka.Williamson 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, visit the City's
Web site at http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/solid/. 

 

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