[Durham INC] Durham Offers Recycling Plant Tour April 11

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CITY OF DURHAM
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Durham, NC 27701

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Amy Blalock
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For Immediate Release: April 7, 2014


Durham Offers Recycling Plant Tour April 11
Only 18 Spots Available on Bus Tour; Participants Must RSVP by April 10

DURHAM, N.C. - Have you ever wondered what happens after the City of Durham picks up your curbside recycling cart? Thanks to another tour arrangement, you now have chance to find out.

For a behind-the-scenes look at what happens once your recyclables are collected, the City of Durham Solid Waste Management Department is offering a free bus tour to the Sonoco Recycling Facility in Raleigh on Friday, April 11. The bus tour will depart at 9 a.m. from the City's Solid Waste Management Department, located at 1833 Camden Avenue, and return to Durham around noon. Participants will receive a guided tour of Sonoco Recycling's state-of-the-art facility followed by a question-and-answer session with City staff and Sonoco representatives.

Only 18 seats are available on the bus tour and participants must be 12 years of age or older. Children under the age of 18 must also be accompanied by an adult and all participants must sign a waiver, arrive in closed-toe shoes, and wear safety glasses and vests that will be provided by Sonoco Recycling.

To reserve a seat on the bus tour, contact Waste Reduction Coordinator Larrisha McGill with the City's Solid Waste Management Department by Thursday, April 10 by email at Larrisha.McGill at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:Larrisha.McGill at DurhamNC.gov>. Participants should provide their name, phone number, and an email address.

To learn more about recycling in Durham, visit http://durhamnc.gov/ich/op/swmd/Pages/recycling_guidelines.aspx.

About the Solid Waste Management Department
The City of Durham's Solid Waste Management Department promotes and supports a high quality of life for the residents 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, cardboard collection, yard waste collection, waste reduction and recycling, bulky item pick-up, and disposal services. For more information, visit http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/op/swmd.

About Sonoco
Founded in 1899, Sonoco is a global provider of a variety of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging and packaging supply chain services. With annualized net sales of approximately $4.9 billion, the Company has more than 19,900 employees working in 335 operations in 33 countries, serving some of the world's best known brands in some 85 nations. Sonoco is a proud member of the 2013/2014 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. For more information on the Company, visit our website at www.sonoco.com<http://www.sonoco.com>.

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