City Marks 'America Recycles Day' Next Week with a Variety of Educational Public Events

City Release

The Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center has organized a series of events next week to mark "America Recycles Day," designed to promote and celebrate recycling in the United States. America Recycles Day, which will be observed on Thursday, November 15, is spearheaded by Keep America Beautiful, a nationwide nonprofit that works with citizens, businesses, and government to prevent litter, reduce waste, and beautify communities.

Five separate events have been scheduled. All are free, and the public is invited and encouraged to attend.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14

East Side Recycling Center - Environmental Education Center
2401 Scott Blvd. SE
7 p.m.
Screening of "A Clean Bin Project" documentary, a 77-minute film. Attendees are welcome to stay afterward to discuss. More information may be found at http://cleanbinproject.com/. Free refreshments will be provided. This event is co-sponsored by the University of Iowa Environmental Coalition.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15

East Side Recycling Center - Environmental Education Center
2401 Scott Blvd. SE
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
"Food: Too Good to Waste," a webinar on sustainable food management. Join Iowa City Landfill and Composting staff to discuss the many food waste diversion options available in Iowa City, and learn more about food waste:
: : Americans throw away about one-fourth of all food purchases -- a retail value of $125 billion each year.
: : A family of four can save more than $1,600 a year by making small changes in how they shop, prepare, and store food to prevent food waste 
: : Food is one of the largest waste streams in the U.S., yet the least recovered.
: : Learn more about food waste management tools and resources, available to any interested local government or community. The toolkit can be tailored to specific communities. Download it for free at: http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/organics/food/fd-res.htm

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15

East Side Recycling Center - Environmental Education Center
2401 Scott Blvd. SE
5:30 - 7 p.m.
Open House at the East Side Recycling Center, 2401 Scott Blvd. SE. Come see what local organizations, businesses, and environmental groups are working on and how you can get involved. Participants will include Reclaim Your Holidays, Iowa Recycling Association, Heritage Environmental Services, City of Iowa City Parks and Recreation, City Carton Recycling, Document Destruction Services, Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center, I-CLUCK, Backyard Abundance, 100 Grannies, Arbonne International, United Natural Foods, and more.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16

Iowa City Public Library - Meeting Room A
123 S. Linn Street
7 p.m.
Screening of "Bag It" documentary, a 78-minute film. More information may be found at http://bagitmovie.com/. Co-sponsored by Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center, and 100 Grannies. 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17

East Side Recycling Center
2401 Scott Blvd. SE
9 a.m. to noon
Free confidential shredding event. Bring your confidential documents to get shredded and recycled through Document Destruction Services, a sister company to City Carton Recycling. Limit five boxes per household, please! 

For more information on recycling and environmental events in the community, please see the "upcoming events" tab atwww.icgov.org/esrc. To add an event, contact City of Iowa City Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jordan at jennifer-jordan@iowa-city.org or 319/887-6160.