Contact Information:
Gene Hanlon,
Lincoln Recycling Coordinator,
(402) 441-7043
Thor Schrock,
Schrock Innovations,
(402) 502-1071
December 7, 2006
America Recycles Day Prize Winners Named
Pius X sophomore Shelby Krause and the Pius X High School Recycling Club are the big winners in the City Recycling Office’s America Recycles Day promotion on November 15. The America Recycles Day event encourages people to make a pledge to buy recycled content products or increasing their recycling efforts at home, school or work.
Krause pledged to increase her recycling efforts at home and school by completing a recycling pledge card that was entered into the grand prize drawing for a $1,500 computer system, courtesy of Thor Schrock at Schrock Innovations. She will receive her prize during a brief ceremony at 1 p.m. Friday, December 8 at Schrock Innovations,7160 South 29th Street, Suite C-2 (near SouthPointe Pavilions). Schrock said the computer system was developed to last longer, thereby reducing waste in the future.
For the second year in a row, Pius X High School was awarded a total of $500 for collecting the most recycling pledges during the promotion. The school won $250 from both the Lincoln Solid Waste Management Association and the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Lincoln in a competition among the Lincoln high schools to collect the most pledges to recycle as well as the most pledges per student. Pius X collected 535 pledges from students and faculty, a 55 percent participation rate for the school. The Pius X Recycling Club will use the funds for an environmental project in the school. Five high schools participated in the program, and Lincoln Southwest High School finished second with 337 pledges. The Lincoln Stars Hockey Team and Ivanna Cone also provided prizes for the schools.
“Citywide we received a total of 3,200 pledges to support recycling,” said City Recycling Coordinator Gene Hanlon. “We believe that people who make a commitment will follow through and increase their recycling efforts in the months ahead. We want to thank those who participated in America Recycles Day and encourage people to be good environmental stewards throughout the year by being active in recycling and waste reduction.”
As an incentive to make a pledge, local businesses sponsored prizes for those making pledges. Adult prizes awarded to local residents were one year’s worth of curbside recycling, courtesy of Star City Recycling; a $100 gift card from Russ’s Market; and lottery tickets courtesy of the Nebraska Lottery. Youth prizes awarded locally were one year’s worth of curbside recycling, courtesy of Recycling Enterprises, and a $100 gift card from Wal-Mart.
In addition, local pledge cards were forwarded to a national drawing for Trek mountain bikes for youth and an Alaskan cruise for adults.
For more information on the City’s recycling program, call the Recycling Hotline at 441-8215, or visit the City Web site at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: recycle).