FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Monica Landeros, City of Jacksonville,
(904) 219-2081, [email protected]
Lee-Catherine Hicks, Republic Services
Recycling Center
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, KEEP JACKSONVILLE BEAUTIFUL
EXPANDS THIRD ANNUAL“AMERICA RECYCLES DAY”
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 8 , 2012 – The City of Jacksonville and Keep Jacksonville Beautiful has
expanded its partnership with Republic Services by including three local paper shredding organizations and a
local metal recycler that will set up two additional recycling sites as part of the 3rd annual America Recycles
Day next month.
The community-wide recycling collection event, a nationwide initiative by Keep America Beautiful, will be held
at the following locations and times on Thursday, November 15:
Prime Osborn Convention Center, 1000 Water Street, 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Kmart, 500 Atlantic Boulevard in Neptune Beach, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
DataSavers, 888 Suemac Road 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
The local chapter of the Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA), DataSavers, Iron
Mountain, Ultra Shred Technologies and EnvironMETAL Recycling has joined Republic Services Recycling
Center as a KJB partner in the popular annual event.
In 2011, Republic Services collected 23,100 pounds of paper, magazines, newspapers, phonebooks and
cardboard at Prime Osborn. Of that amount, Republic Services shredded and recycled 22,530 pounds of
paper. Additionally, 90 cell phones and 100 cell phone chargers were collected and donated to Hubbard House
and 129 pairs of shoes were collected and donated to Soles4Souls.
This year at the Kmart site, Iron Mountain and Ultra Shred will have trucks on site to collect and shred paper,
and a third DataSavers truck will collect hard drives, which will be destroyed at its Suemac Road facility. A
Soles4Souls donation box for gently worn shoes will be available, and the electronics that are donated at this
location (see list below) will benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life Baymeadows.
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At the DataSavers facility on Suemac Road, hard drives will be collected and destroyed on site. A certification
of destruction will be provided.
At the Prime Osborn Convention Center, Republic Services Recycling Center staff and volunteers will again
set up and staff its shred truck which allows recyclers to watch as their paper is shredded. All three sites will
collect recycled materials for Teacher Supply Depot. Those materials can include office supplies, school
supplies, arts and crafts supplies.
Following is a listing of materials that will be collected at each site on America Recycles Day:
Prime Osborn
Recyclables:
Cardboard
Chipboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes)
Packing paper
Junk mail
Magazines
Cartons
Newspaper
Plastic bottles
Aluminum cans
Catalogs
Mobile shredding materials:
Documents will be immediately shredded on-site at the drop off point and sent to the Republic Services
Recycling Center for processing. These materials include:
Invoices
Credit card statements
Cancelled checks
Bank statements
Tax records or related information (outside of
retention dates)
Computer paper
White office paper
Copy paper
Colored office paper
Forms and files
Fax paper
Envelopes
Reusable materials:
Mobile phone chargers, iPods, gently worn shoes, plastic grocery bags will be collected.
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Items collected at the Prime Osborn for the Teacher Supply Depot include:
Pens
Blank paper (all kinds)
Plastics (film canisters, forks, spoons and knives,
Calculators
Plexiglas, self-sealing bags, Styrofoam, straws)
Envelopes
Project folders
File folders
Rulers
Glue/paste
Scissors
Hanging files
Staple removers
Hole punches
Staplers/staples
In/out trays
Stationery
Ink pads/stamps
Styrofoam (egg cartons, punch outs,
Magnets
meat/vegetable trays, sheets of Styrofoam)
Markers
Tape dispensers/tape
Mouse pads
Three-ring binders
Note pads
Wire baskets
Pencils
Miscellaneous items:
Beads
Beakers/flasks
Buttons
Carpet squares
Fabric samples
Games
Mylar
Nails
Pie tins
Promotional items
Puzzles
Shoe boxes
Shoe strings
Student incentives
Telephone wire
Test tubes
Toothpicks
Toys
Vinyl
Wallpaper books
Reusable materials:
Aluminum cans
Gently worn or new shoes
iPods
Mobile phones/chargers
Plastic Bottles
Plastic grocery store bags
Miscellaneous items:
Beads
Beakers/flasks
Buttons
Carpet squares
Fabric samples
Games
Mylar
Nails
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Pie tins
Promotional items
Puzzles
Shoe boxes
Shoe boxes
Shoe strings
Student incentives
Telephone wire
Test tubes
Kmart & DataSavers Locations
Materials listed below will be collected at the Kmart and DataSavers locations for America Recycles Day.
Mobile shredding materials:
Documents will be immediately shredded on-site at the drop off point and sent to the shredding facilities for
processing.
Credit card statements
Bank statements
Envelopes
Cancelled checks
Fax paper
Colored office paper
Forms and files
Computer paper
Invoices
Copy paper
Tax records or related information (outside of retention dates)
White office paper
Recyclables:
Cardboard
Cartons
Catalogs
Chipboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes)
Gently worn or new shoes
Magazines
Newspaper
Packing paper
Electronics: (Kmart and DataSavers) for American Cancer Society Relay for Life Baymeadows
Cell Phones
Digital Cameras
Laptops
Ipads
Wireless Cards
Video Game Systems
These items will be collected at the Kmart and DataSavers site:
Cardboard
Hard drives
Chipboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes)
Packing paper
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EnvironMETAL will collect home appliances, auto parts and miscellaneous items.
IMPORTANT: This drop off event is for Jacksonville/Duval County residents only. Commercial/business
recyclables will not be accepted. Absolutely no liquids or household hazardous materials will be
accepted at this event. Residents may take those items to the city's Household Hazardous Waste Facility
at 2675 Commonwealth Ave. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The
facility is closed on Sunday and Monday. For more information or to arrange for special handling of
unusual material, call (904) 387-8847.
BACKGROUND: Keep America Beautiful’s America Recycles Day is celebrated each year on
November 15th. More than a celebration, America Recycles Day is the only nationally-recognized day
dedicated to the promotion of recycling programs in the United States. The celebration focuses on
informing and educating; getting neighbors, friends and community leaders excited about what can be
accomplished when they all work together; and making recycling bigger and better 365 days a year.
America’s leading companies and organizations support recycling through sponsorships and
partnerships with America Recycles Day 2011. Sponsors include: ALCOA, Waste Management,
Anheuser-Busch, LG, Nestle Waters, O-I, Pepsico, American Chemistry Council, GLAD, Johnson and
Johnson, Earth 911 and Disney Friends for Change. Partners include: National Recycling Coalition and
the Environmental Protection Agency
To learn more about America Recycles Day, visit www.kab.org and click on “America Recycles Day.” To
learn about Jacksonville event sponsors, visit Republic Services at www.republicservicesflorida.com, the
Association of Records Administrators and Managers at www.Jacksonville.arma.org, DataSavers at
www.DataSaversUSA.com; Iron Mountain at www.ironmountain.com, Ultra Shred Technologies, at
www.ultrashredtechnologies.com and EnvironMETAL recycling at [email protected].
For more information about Keep Jacksonville Beautiful, visit the city’s website at www.coj.net, keyword
search “Keep Jacksonville Beautiful” or call (904) 630-CITY.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE ● CITY OF JACKSONVILLE
117 West Duval Street, Suite 240 Jacksonville, FL 32202
904-630-CITY ● www.coj.net