mayor mallory’s community council recycling challenge
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Mayor Mallory’s Community Council Recycling Challenge. Recycling Program Works! • In 2010, City launched its enhanced recycling program: Larger carts Every-other-week recycling RecylceBank rewards program • Program has grown participation by more than 75% - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Mayor Mallory’s Community Council Recycling Challenge
Recycling Program Works!
• In 2010, City launched its enhanced recycling program:
• Larger carts• Every-other-week recycling• RecylceBank rewards program
• Program has grown participation by more than 75%
• Current participation is around 70%
• We know we can do even better!
The Challenge
• Open to all Cincinnati Community Councils
• Help encourage recycling amongst non-participants
• Help identify misused or abused recycling carts
The Reward
• $100 for entering the challenge
• $250 for increasing recycling in your community by 10%
• PLUS bonuses!
The Reward
• Cart Recovery Incentive: • Community can earn $100 for identifying misused or
abused carts
• RecycleBank Incentive: • Sign neighbors up for RecycleBank and earn up
to $500
The Reward
• Three $1,000 grand prizes!
• Grand prize winners will be judged on the following:
• % increase of residents recycling • Number of abused/misused carts recovered • % increase in residents registered for
RecycleBank
• Winners announced in April
Register Today
• Remember, the early bird catches the worm!
• Don’t wait until the Dec. 1 deadline. Register now, start canvassing before the snow falls!
• Registration is a simple form
We’ll Help!
• We’ll supply you with information about non-participating homes
• The Office of Environmental Quality, Rumpke and RecycleBank will offer a tool kit to participating communities
• Postcards will be sent to non- participating residents
Questions? Comments?Cincinnati Office of
Environmental Quality
www.cincinnatirecycles.org
513-352-6991
What Can I Recycle?
• Paper: newspaper and inserts, magazines and catalogs, junk mail, envelopes, phone books, paper grocery bags, cereal and snack boxes, cardboard (flatten to 3’ x 3’) and clean pizza boxes (free of food and grease)• Plastics: plastic bottles and jugs (no lids)• Glass: glass bottles and jars (any color, lids removed)• Metals: aluminum cans, metal cans and lids, tin cans and aerosol cans (with lids and tips removed)
Not Acceptable
• No garbage• No food• No yard waste• No plastic bags• No electronics• No syringes• No light bulbs• No window or drinking glass• No batteries• No ceramics or dishes