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By the Lincoln Journal Star

Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 - 05:26:14 pm CDT

Lincoln area residents have a chance to win prizes by signing pledge cards committing to increase their recycling efforts over the next year.

The prize drawing on Nov. 15 will be part of America Recycles Day, an annual nationwide campaign to promote increased recycling and local opportunities to do so.

“Citizens have the option to subscribe to a curbside recycling service or to take recyclables to one of 33 recycling drop-off sites in the county,” City Recycling Coordinator Gene Hanlon said in a news release. “Our hope is that once people make a pledge they will have a greater commitment to participate in local recycling.”

Grand prizes are available to both adults and youth. First prize is a $1,500 computer system courtesy of Schrock Innovations.

Other adult prizes include a year’s worth of curbside recycling, courtesy of Star City Recycling and Recycling Enterprises; a $100 gift card from Russ’s Market; and scratch tickets from the Nebraska Lottery.

Prizes for those younger than 18 are a $100 gift card to Wal-Mart and a year’s worth of curbside recycling courtesy of Lincoln Journal Star Recycling and RecycleLink.

Pledge cards are available at these locations through October:

* The customer service counters of any Russ’s Market store.

* Wal-Mart stores at 4700 N. 27th St. and 8700 Andermatt Drive.

* Lincoln Journal Star, 926 P St.

* Schrock Innovations, 7160 S. 29th St., Suite C2

* A-Can Recycling Center, 3255 S. 10th St.

* A & J Recycling, 3250 N. 20th St., Suite 8

* Alter Scrap Processing, 525 N St.

* Mid-City Recycling, 4900 Vine St.

* Sadoff Iron and Metal, 5020 N.W. 39th St.

Schools can participate in a special competition for pledges. The school that collects the most pledges per student will receive $500 and a 4-foot-wide park bench, made from recycled plastic, valued at $450.

Local sponsors for America Recycles Day are the City of Lincoln, Lincoln Public Schools, WasteCap Nebraska and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.

For more information or to pledge online, visit www.lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: ARD) or call the city recycling hotline at 441-8215.


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Go green wrote on October 12, 2008 6:24 pm:
" Everyone should check out www.recyclelink.net They offer 1wk collection, a 68 gallon tote,
no sorting of material, and you get rewarded for your efforts. Each pound of recycling material is worth points, you can use your points at over 450 national and/or local retailers. Its recycling made easy! "

 recycle pays off wrote on October 12, 2008 7:40 pm:
" I have been a recycle link customer for approximately 4 months. I love it. It is not time consuming and you don't have to wait for recycle to pile up in your garage. this is a great idea and I have used recyclelink at 2 places now. Thanks for coming up with such a great idea. "

 question wrote on October 12, 2008 7:42 pm:
" You want people to participate in recycling centers and sign pledges. What about the parking lots in the downtown areas like the Journal Star for husker game days where is lots of recycling in the area. Why can't businesses chip in and put out recyclce center stations and see who put things where. Instead of having to drive over all of the broken bottles, and papers. "

 recycler wrote on October 12, 2008 7:47 pm:
" Yeah...I've got to agree. I had no idea how much recyclable stuff I was throwing away until I got recyclelink. They don't give you a lot back for it, but it sure is nice not to have to sort it. I just wish the took glass, though...(hint,hint) "

 Idea wrote on October 13, 2008 12:00 am:
" Someone should ask UNL to sign a pledge that they will recycle all the bottles at the end of a football game? That would be a change for the better. "

 Outside the Box wrote on October 13, 2008 8:33 am:
" I'm always amazed by the number of people I see dropping off recyclables - and it's usually a pretty diverse group (older people, young families, singles, etc).

I wish the city drop-offs took more plastics beside #1 & #2. "

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