America Recycles Day Rewards with Awards 640
February 24, 2004
Rebekah A. Hall
Washington, D.C. – America’s Recycles Day has awarded $25,000 among seven organizations that held community recycling events and were winners of the organization’s annual contest.
While more than 850 recycling events were held around the country to celebrate America Recycles Day on Nov. 15, 2003, 28 companies entered the contest in hopes of winning a portion of the jackpot. Among the winners were: Keep Sandy Spring/North Fulton Beautiful, Atlanta, Ga.; Keep America Beautiful, Topeka/Shawnee County, Topeka, Kan.; Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful, Albany, Ga.; Virginia Waste Management Authority, Richmond, Va.; Motive Enterprises, Covent, La.; Broward County Board of Commissioners, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
The top winner was Fairfax County, Va., which was awarded $7,500 for its series of events including a marketing campaign for its recycling program, a community recycling road show and a trash bash at a fall festival.
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