Oklahoma Celebrates America Recycles Day
The Oklahoma Recycling Association (OKRA) and our affiliates 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 the first state-wide competition hosted by OKRA 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. Click here to see the winning 2009 PSA.
Information about the 2012 PSA contest is available here.
AMERICA RECYCLES DAY IS NOVEMBER 15
EVERY YEAR!
The national America Recycles Day (ARD) website has information and tools available for 2011. Click here for the ARD home page.
Click here for ARD toolkits, templates and downloads.
The America Recycles Day Store offers ARD merchandise such as T-shirts, pins, stickers, posters, sports bottles, and more.
Keep America Beautiful presents a Recycle Bowl Competition. Register by October 10, 2011! Competition is held October 17 to November 12, 2011.
Check back here later for 2012 ARD resources!!!
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