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on October 22, 2008 on 2:18 pm
Can you please post a notice about this unique event on Nov. 3? Thanks!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sarah Kite, 401-942-1430 x112
RIRRC TO HOLD FIRST-EVER ALL-PLASTICS RECYCLING COLLECTION
Shred and Recycle Confidential Papers; Buy a Compost Bin
(October x, 2008) – This November 8 you can recycle just about every plastic object in your house if you bring it to the Central Landfill.
Plastic castles, kiddie furniture, infant car seats, plant pots and trays, laundry baskets and buckets, margarine tubs, and numerous other plastic items large and small will be recycled for free on Saturday, November 8 from 8 a.m. to noon. This is the first time ever that this type of broad plastic recycling has been offered in R.I.
“Plastic waste accounts for a large and ever-increasing percentage of the Central Landfill,” said Mike OConnell, executive director of RIRRC. “We foresee a day when we will be able recycle all types of plastic products in the curbside collection program but right now we can offer a one-day special collection on Rhode Island Recycles Day.”
Additionally, RIRRC will make industrial-strength shredders available to Rhode Island residents who want to recycle personal papers but have hesitated because of concerns about fraud and identity theft. Bring bank statements, cancelled checks, credit card statements, paycheck stubs and other confidential documents to the landfill and witness their destruction.
“We can shred and recycle your documents in a fraction of the time it would take for you to do it yourself one paper at time through a home shredding machine,” said OConnell.
There is a three-recycling-bin per person limit on the amount of paper to be shredded, and the event is limited to personal and household documents only.
Rhode Island Recycles Day is a local celebration of America Recycles Day, a national effort to encourage Americans to recycle more.
RIRRC will sell its popular home composting bins on November 8. The bins are $40 while supplies last, are easy to assemble and will fit in any vehicle. The limit is two bins per household.
For a comprehensive list of the types of plastics that can be recycled on November 8, go to http://www.rirrc.org or call the recycling hotline at 942-1430 x775. PVC (polyvinyl chloride) pipe cannot be recycled at this collection.
Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation is the quasi-state environmental agency dedicated to providing the public with environmentally sound programs and facilities to manage waste. The agency helps fund and promote the state’s recycling program, and owns and operates the Materials Recycling Facility and Central Landfill in Johnston.
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on October 22, 2008 on 2:19 pm
The correct date is November 8