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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Record Plastics Collection Week / Upcoming Events: Trash for Trees, Electronics, America Recycles Day


S.A.V.E.'s Tyler Evilsizer (Campus Compact through AmeriCorps) and Matt Elsaesser (Director) stand with 5,400 pounds of baled type 1 and type 2 plastics at Pacific Steel and Recycling in Helena.

Plastics Update:
Last weeks plastics drive collected more than 10,200 pounds, nearly double the amount of our previous quarterly collection weeks.For those who missed the collection, plastics will be taken at Trash for Trees on September 29th. The next week long plastics drive will be December 7-14.

Upcoming Recycling Events (Helena):


September 29: Trash for Trees with Growing Friends and The S.A.V.E. Foundation
- 9a.m. to 4p.m at Northgate Plaza
- City-wide recycling drive raising funds going to planting trees and expanding recycling.
- download flyer!
- details at Savemobile.org

Oct 12-13:
Erase your E-waste at K-Mart
- (Oct 12: 3p.m.-7p.m. / Oct 13: 8a.m.-1p.m.)
- download flyer!
- details at Savemobile.org

November 15: America Recycles Day Celebration and S.A.V.E. Fund Raiser
- Hosted at Exploration Work in the Great Northern Center
- details tba

December 7-14: Plastics Collection Week
- collection for type 1 clear, type 2 natural color, and type 2 color plastic
- rinse, remove lid, reduce size & collect separately
- details at our plastics page

- The S.A.V.E. Foundation / Savemobile.org

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