RECYCLING WHILE CONVENING
The Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, N.J., has introduced its own recycling program.
The program grew from a report that outlined ways the convention center could reduce its excess materials costs by nearly 40 percent by increasing recycling, a press release from the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) notes.
The program focuses on recycling the large amounts of pallets and cardboard generated by shows at the convention center. The facility is also separating cans and bottles in the food service areas, employee break rooms and the convention floor and meeting areas, the ACUA says. Also, 50 soda bottle-shaped recycling containers have been distributed throughout the center as visible reminders to visitors of the need to recycle.
"The convention center and the entire hospitality industry in Atlantic City strongly support the recycling effort," Jim Rutala, ACUA vice president, says. "In addition to reducing costs and improving the environment, the city hopes to attract trade shows and conferences that carry an environmental message."
The Atlantic City Convention Center opened in 1997 and hosts more than 200 events yearly.
GM’s Electro-Motive Recognized
Electro-Motive Inc., a division of General Motors, has received the 2004 Illinois Governor’s Pollution Prevention Award.
The company, based in LaGrange, Ill., was recognized for its efforts to recycle materials and minimize environmental impacts of substances used in the manufacturing process.
Electro-Motive has programs in place to recycle used oils, pallets, scrap wood, cardboard, paper and computers. The company also has cut emissions at its LaGrange facility by using reformulated engine paint and has substituted more environmentally friendly products for those formerly used in cutting processes and engine cleaning.
"The projects honored by the Governor’s Pollution Prevention Awards show that GM Electro-Motive is working hard at being a good steward of the environment," says George VanderVelde, director of the Waste Management and Research Center (WMRC), a division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. "Through product substitution, implementation of an environmental management system and aggressive recycling, GM Electro-Motive is proving that what is good for the environment is also good for business."
Electro-Motive markets, designs, sells, manufactures and services freight and passenger diesel-electric locomotives and diesel marine and power generation products.
The company was one of four businesses to receive the award in the "Large Industry" category. The other winners included Behr Process Corp., Crown Cork & Seal USA Inc. and Cadbury Adams.
A full list of the award recipients is available online at www.wmrc.uiuc.edu/main_sections/info_services/govs_awards.cfm.
CELL PHONE DONATIONS BENEFIT TSUNAMI SURVIVORS
The Charitable Recycling Program, Bloomfield, Mich., is donating funds for every cell phone it receives for recycling to AmeriCares to bring relief to those affected by the tsunami in the Indian Ocean that destroyed towns and villages in parts of Asia and Africa Dec. 26.
AmeriCares has mobilized emergency response teams and airlifts into Sri Lanka and India, with preparations underway for Indonesia. AmeriCares efforts in the area are focused on providing essential medicines, medical
"We are truly appreciative of Charitable Recycling’s innovative and generous commitment to giving at this critical time," AmeriCare’s Ashley Cross says.
AmeriCares is a non-profit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization providing immediate response to emergency medical needs and long-term humanitarian assistance programs. AmeriCares solicits donations of medicines, medical supplies and other relief materials from U.S. and international manufacturers and delivers them worldwide.
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