Fwd: Neighborhood Waste Reduction Rewards - Help Win a $50,000 Improvement Project
Karen Cowgill
This would be a great opportunity, either through Sustainable CD or another organization.
Reduce Waste and Win!
Approximately 200 tons of garbage are collected from Seattle’s single-family households every day – the equivalent of 50 elephants! Much of this garbage could have been recycled, or better yet, not created in the first place.
To promote community-wide waste reduction, CleanScapes, the City-contracted garbage and recycling company in your area, is piloting a Neighborhood Waste Reduction Rewards competition in central Seattle. (See map for pilot project neighborhoods.)
Does your neighborhood need public benches, a pocket park, an information kiosk, public art or other improvements? Team up with your neighbors to reduce waste and win a $50,000 community improvement project selected by the community and installed and maintained by CleanScapes.
To win, simply reduce the amount of garbage, recycling and yard waste generated by households in your neighborhood collection area. The neighborhood with the greatest percentage reduction between Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 wins. Community councils representing the winning area will choose a community improvement project from a list of options worth $50,000. The winning area will be selected in early spring 2010, so spread the word and reduce waste now!
How to Win:
1. Find your neighborhood collection area.
2. Stop waste before it happens:
REDUCE purchases of disposable items
REUSE or DONATE products you already have
COMPOST at home
3. Get the word out and start organizing your neighborhood!
Visit www.cleanscapes.com for more ideas on how to reduce waste and win.
Share Your Winning Idea
If you have a great waste reduction tip we didn’t mention on our flyer or website, email your tip to Educatio...@CleanScapes.com for a chance to win a stainless steel countertop compost container.
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Best wishes and Happy Thanksgiving,
Candy
Candy Castellanos
Waste Diversion Project Manager
CleanScapes, Inc.
5939 4th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98108
o: 206.859.6717
f: 206.859.6701
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