Introducing Nevada's Largest Recycling Event Presented On Earth Day
Online, April 17, 2013 (Newswire.com) - This Saturday marks the Festival of Communities and GreenFest pairing together to kickoff Earth Day in Las Vegas, NV. The celebration will be hosted at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus (UNLV) from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Both events and parking are free and open to the public.
GreenFest is proud to mark this event as the valley's largest and most diverse recycling and repurposing collection in Southern Nevada. Each year Republic Services and Green Alliance sponsor the collection. The event aids our community to divert materials from landfills responsibly and support local organizations.
Residents are encouraged to bring down their recyclables and used items for free recycling collections anytime during the event. Collections will be held in the Thomas & Mack parking lot located off Swenson Parkway and Tropicana Avenue. The first 250 guests dropping off recyclables will receive a free special gift!
Numerous Las Vegas and Nevada based community organizations will also be present during this monumental event. Shred-It Las Vegas will collect documents and computer hard drives for on-site destruction, the Blind Center of Nevada will accept electronics and Republic Services will accept commingled recyclables from your home or office. New to GreenFest this year is a repurpose collection; HELP of Southern Nevada will collect clothing for young children in our community including infant to middle school age clothing, and gently used baby items (no car seats). Project 150 LV will accept gently used clothes and shoes appropriate for teenagers including formal wear for prom, graduation and job interviews, school supplies, and sports equipment.
Learn more about the participating organizations:
Shred-It Las Vegas specializes in providing the most secure method of destroying information, to protect clients, employees and organizations. Environmental responsibility is integral to Shred-its corporate values. From fuel-efficient trucks to consoles made using recycled materials, our process is environmentally friendly. For every two security consoles filled with paper, one tree is saved through recycling efforts!
The Blind Center of Nevada assists blind and visually impaired persons of all ages in reaching their highest physical, social, intellectual, and economic potential. Offering professional electronic recycling services including physical destruction, DOD hard drive wipe, and/or degaussing for both commercial and residential customers.
Project 150 is a nonprofit dedicated to providing basic needs to homeless, displaced and disadvantaged students in Southern Nevada so they can stay in school through graduation. Project 150 was born in December 2011 after founders Don Purdue and Patrick Spargur saw a local news story about 150 homeless students at Rancho High School. Currently Project 150 serves nearly 1,000 homeless, displaced and disadvantaged students in 15 Clark County high schools!
HELP of Southern Nevada is the premiere community resource in the Valley. Over the years, the organization has grown exponentially and to make sure everything they do falls within their mission the building blocks for HELP of Southern Nevada lead to four cornerstones: Housing, Emergency Services, Life Skills and Prevention. Within these four cornerstones there are a myriad of services and programs designed to assist those seeking self-sufficiency in our community.
GreenFest was founded by Republic Services and the Green Alliance in 2010 with the vision to educate the community on recycling, environmental topics and services available to them to enjoy and live a more sustainable lifestyle. The mission of the GREENFest Earth Day celebration is to bring together professional organizations, businesses, community leaders, residents and municipalities in one collaborative celebration in honor of national Earth Day. Together we are stronger and more impact.
Republic Services, Inc. is an industry leader in the U.S. non-hazardous solid waste industry. Through its subsidiaries, Republic's collection companies, transfer stations, recycling centers and landfills focus on providing reliable environmental services and solutions for commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers. Republic and its employees believe in protecting the planet and applying common sense solutions to customers' waste and recycling challenges. For more information visit http://www.republicservicesvegas.com and on http://facebook.com/RepublicServicesVegas.
