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Tips for a Successful Recycle
on the Go Program
• Focus on the most prevalent recyclable
materials in your waste stream. If most
discards are plastics, don't attempt to
recycle only paper or aluminum cans.
* Set measurable goals and publicize
progress towards them.
• Make recycling convenient. Place recycling
bins next to trash cans.
• Label bins with words and pictures showing
what is being collected. Even international
visitors will be able to Recycle on the Go!
* Work with your vendors. They can help
reduce waste, increase recycling, and help
sustain the recycling program.
• Promote recycling to the public through
signs, loudspeaker announcements,
electronic billboards, bin labels, and posters.
* Monitor what is being recycled and
thrown away to calculate your venue's
recycling rate.
• Gather feedback from employees, the
public, and vendors. Ask for suggestions to
improve the program. Consider recycling
additional materials as your program grows.
Have a good
Recycle on the Go story?
Send it to us and we might post it on our Web
site. Please visit
and click on "Success Stories."
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Standing room only at the stadium.
Heavy customer traffic at the mall.
Peah holiday travel at the airport.
Capacity attendance at the festival.
A record visitor count at the parh.
1. he crowds are gone and now you're
dealing with overflowing trash bins filled
with bottles, cans, and other discards at your
event or venue.
I. ons of trash are generated outside the
home at public spaces such as parks,
entertainment and sports arenas, airports,
and shopping centers. Most of this
material could be recycled—but where are
the recycling bins?
IT eople who recycle at home and at work
look for recycling bins wherever they go.
Recycle on the Go is working to make it easy
for people to recycle when they're out and
about—shopping, playing, and traveling.
Did you know?....
tiPA's Recycle on the Go initiative supports
businesses and government agencies that
are introducing recycling programs in public
spaces such as parks, stadiums, transportation
hubs, shopping centers, and at special events.
Visit our Web site at
for
information to help you start and sustain
Recycle on the Go activities:
Tools, information, model programs, and
success stories.
Helpful hints for working with vendors,
haulers, and recycling contractors.
Links to information on recycled-content
products.
More than 240 million tons of
garbage are generated in the
United States each year—
millions of these tons are
generated on the go!
Source: EPA
Recycling aluminum cans saves
95 percent of the energy used
to make aluminum cans from
virgin ore.
Source: Can Manufacturers
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Beverage containers account
for more than 40 percent of all
revenues earned in community
recycling programs.
Source: American Beverage
Association
Why Recycle on the Go?
public recycling program at your event or
venue can provide ample benefits for both
the environment and your bottom line by:
* Saving money. Recycling prevents waste
and the need to manage it, potentially
reducing disposal costs. Revenue could also
be generated from the sale of recyclables.
• Keeping public spaces cleaner. Providing
collection for recyclables reduces litter.
• Saving energy and reducing pollution.
Manufacturing recycled-content products
can take less energy and release less
pollution than manufacturing with
virgin materials.
* Promoting environmental stewardship.
Recycling conserves valuable natural
resources. Recycling programs in public
places also reinforce recycling behaviors
at home, school, and work.
Visit the Recycle on the Go Web site at
for more
information about recycling at venues
such as:
Stadiums
Parks
Transportation
Special Events
Shopping Centers
Recycle
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Recycle on the Go is part of EPA's Resource
Conservation Challenge, a nationwide effort
to renew and revitalize the nation's goals of
waste reduction, reuse, and recycling. Visit
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