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Keep America Beautiful launches #BeRecycled Sweepstakes

Keep America Beautiful launches #BeRecycled Sweepstakes
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National nonprofit Keep America Beautiful (KAB), Stamford, Connecticut, has launched the #BeRecycled Sweepstakes in honor of America Recycles Day, its national initiative that takes place on and in the weeks leading into Nov. 15. America Recycles Day is dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States. The organization provides an array of tools and resources designed to help improve recycling in America.

The America Recycles Day #BeRecycled Sweepstakes can be accessed through the KAB Facebook page and does not require a Facebook login for entry, just the participant’s name, email and zip code. A bonus entry will be rewarded to participants who share a unique URL with friends and family. The sweepstakes is open for entry and will close at 11:59:59 PM EDT Nov. 18. Winners will be contacted shortly thereafter, KAB says.

The grand prize will include a $1,000 gift card to Hayneedle, www.hayneedle.com, a leading online home furnishings and décor retailer, which offers a selection of Green Living products among the world’s largest outdoor living selection, including many items constructed from recycled content. Second prize offers a pair of Trex planter boxes made from 95-percent-recycled content, and third prize is a $250 Hayneedle gift card.

“#BeRecycled is a call-to-action to invite individuals to actively pursue and live a recycled lifestyle,” says Brenda Pulley, senior vice president, recycling, Keep America Beautiful. “We encourage everyone to take the #BeRecycled Pledge and to commit to the ‘Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.’ mantra in every aspect of their lives. And it doesn’t have to stop there! There is an abundance of products that are made with recycled content—make a pledge to buy those items over the traditional versions.”

KAB says that by taking the #BeRecycled Pledge, individuals commit to learn about recycling in their communities, to consistently and correctly recycle, to reduce personal waste and to buy products made from recycled content. Participants are encouraged to help spread the word by educating and encouraging friends, family and neighbors to recycle in their community and to integrate the act of recycling and buying recycled content throughout their daily routines.

Aside from the #BeRecycled Sweepstakes and Pledge, KAB says people can be part of the recycling solution by being more mindful of how to properly recycle products by participating in or hosting their own America Recycles Day event. Event organizers can access valuable resources to plan, promote and host an event on the America Recycles Day website, where there are guides for hosting events, activity ideas, downloadable posters and banners, media outreach tools, sample proclamations and more. Events can be scheduled at any time during the fall leading into the official America Recycles Day celebration, Nov. 15. Sponsors of this year’s initiative include Amcor, American Chemistry Council, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) and Northrop Grumman.

“America Recycles Day is important because it reminds us that every day we can make a difference by doing our part to recycle the things we use and choosing products made from recycled material,” says Steve Russell, vice president of plastics for the American Chemistry Council.

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Source: Recycling Today
Keep America Beautiful launches #BeRecycled Sweepstakes
<![CDATA[National nonprofit Keep America Beautiful (KAB), Stamford, Connecticut, has launched the #BeRecycled Sweepstakes in honor of America Recycles Day, its national initiative that takes place on and in the weeks leading into Nov. 15. America Recycles Day is dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States. The organization provides an array of tools and resources designed to help improve recycling in America. The America Recycles Day #BeRecycled Sweepstakes can be accessed through the KAB Facebook page and does not require a Facebook login for entry, just the participant’s name, email and zip code. A bonus entry will be rewarded to participants who share a unique URL with friends and family. The sweepstakes is open for entry and will close at 11:59:59 PM EDT Nov. 18. Winners will be contacted shortly thereafter, KAB says. The grand prize will include a $1,000 gift card to Hayneedle, www.hayneedle.com, a leading online home furnishings and décor retailer, which offers a selection of Green Living products among the world’s largest outdoor living selection, including many items constructed from recycled content. Second prize offers a pair of Trex planter boxes made from 95-percent-recycled content, and third prize is a $250 Hayneedle gift card. “#BeRecycled…

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