This year’s Earth Day events were the busiest yet, with everything from water bottle bowling (yes, really) to an art contest. And ACC was fortunate to be part of them all.
We got a jump start on our Earth Day celebrations with the students of <a title=”LA’s BEST” href=”http://www.lasbest.org/” target=”_blank”>LA’s BEST</a>. At Grape Elementary School in Los Angeles, we hit the playground and marked the day with games that incorporated recyclable “equipment” the students brought in from home. Take a look at the photos to see what I mean!
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It was the perfect way to creatively underscore just how easy it is to reduce, reuse and recycle and continue the <a title=”Go H2O Challenge” href=”http://2valuable2waste.com/2011/01/year-two-of-go-h2o-3/” target=”_blank”>Go H2O! challenge</a>. It was so much fun, in fact, that some of the students pulled out their drums for an impromptu performance.
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A few days later, we gathered with <a title=”Keep California Beautiful” href=”http://keepcabeautiful.org/” target=”_blank”>Keep California Beautiful</a> and our other partners to launch our statewide plans for the Great American Cleanup. As always, we’ll be out in full force throughout the year collecting litter and recycling aluminum, glass, plastic, paper and other materials – but the focus for 2011 is on electronic waste (e-waste) collection.
Californians pride themselves on being ahead of the curve with their electronics – and with good reason. But it’s also important to remember much of our electronic equipment can and should be recycled. You might even be surprised to learn that thirteen McDonald’s restaurants throughout the state are providing receptacles for e-waste.
<p style=”text-align: left”>This year’s kickoff event also provided the opportunity for us to display the winning art pieces from the “Junk and Gunk” art contest. “Waste Not, Want Not” trophies were awarded to students from Arvin Union School District and Santa Barbara Home Based Partnership, who won their divisions of the Waste Minimization competition during the 2010 California K-12 Schools Recycling Challenge. See for yourself how impressive the creativity of California high school students has proven to be again this year.</p>
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For us here at ACC, every day is Earth Day as our member companies and their employees strive to reduce, reuse and recycle not only the products we manufacture, but the products we use every day. Join us!
