Oklahoma Celebrates America Recycles Day
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Oklahoma Recycling Association (OKRA) and The Metropolitan Environmental Trust (M.e.t.) request your help in promoting increased recycling in Oklahoma. If protecting the environment and conserving natural resources are important to you, you’ll be glad to hear that recycling is making great progress. With more than 20-thousand programs available throughout the country, over 90% of Americans have access to recycling. In Oklahoma, over 50% of our citizens have recycling programs available.
Every year, communities, organizations, schools and businesses hold America Recycles Day (ARD) events to celebrate recycling and to keep it in the public eye. ARD celebrates clean air and water, a reliable supply of energy, and a healthy future for our children. However, a lot of valuable materials are still being wasted. So America Recycles Day also means rededicating ourselves to recycling. The annual ARD date is November 15th, but a lot of events are held much earlier!
In 2009, Oklahoma High School Students had a chance to participate in a state-wide competition to produce the best Public Service Announcement (PSA) about recycling. Cash prizes were presented by OG&E to the top contenders from Stillwater, Perkins and Ada high schools.
Also for ARD 2009, DEQ, OSU Cooperative Extension, OKRA and OGE Energy Corp. held a successful educational recycling seminar for 125 attendees December 8 in Stillwater. Presentations and photos from the seminar will soon be available on this website.
2009 OKLAHOMA ARD SPONSORS
AMERICA RECYCLES DAY IS NOVEMBER 15
EVERY YEAR!
The national America Recycles Day (ARD) website expanded the information and tools available this year. For ARD 2009, they have added a number of *NEW* and exciting sections and features:
A Do-It-Yourself Section with creative ideas for celebrating America Recycles Day designed for individuals, government, schools, businesses, associations and civic organizations.
Downloads including a 2009 ARD Toolkit for Organizers, power point presentations, and a variety of ARD promotional materials
A Useful Links Section with links to educational materials and information from federal and state agencies and industry .
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