2 Southeastern Retailers Gain “America’s Marketplace Recycles!” Award
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Category: Trash and RecyclingType: News
Source: EPA
Date: Wednesday, April 27th, 2005
April 27, 2005
Contact: Laura Niles, niles.laura@epa.gov: Phone: (404) 562-8353
(Atlanta, Ga.-April 27, 2005) 2 Southeastern retail organizations received the "America's Marketplace Recycles!" Award this month by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the E.P.A. (EPA) for outstanding efforts and achievements to conserve resources, recycle, and purchase recycled content products at their retail locations. The 2 retail organizations in the Southeast that were acknowledged are Office Depot in Delray Beach, Fla. and the Quintard Mall in Oxford, Ala.
Office Depot in Delray Beach , Fla. was acknowledged as Outstanding Countrywide Retailer for their company-wide electronics recycling effort including in excess of 850 stores. In 7 weeks, this plan collected over ten million pounds of electronics gear, and approximately 5,000 employees helped process all of the incoming gear.
The Quintard Mall in Oxford, Ala. was acknowledged for Best Public Awareness Program. The Mall sponsored a curbside recycling plan and helped raise awareness of the importance of recycling. Public awareness was heightened through a fashion show featuring clothing made from recycled materials.
The "America's Marketplace Recyles!" Awards Plan was designed to increase public awareness of the benefits of recycling and featured 7 categories in order to fully encompass the diverse nature of the shopping center industry. The featured categories included: Best New Recycling Program; Best Expansion of an Existing Recycling Program; Outstanding Retailer; Outstanding Mall Owner/Developer; Best Public Awareness Campaign/Promotional Event; Best Community Partnership/Beneficial Use of Funds; and Most Innovative Recycling Program. In addition, from among the overall nominations, a single outstanding Plan was selected as the "Recycler of the Year." 10 ICSC members located throughout the country received the awards.
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