 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
08/13/2014
Contact: Angie Timmons, Environmental Services 612-348-2477 (office) 612-845-0323
(cell)
Meg Knodl, Public Affairs
612-348-3735
Media advisory
Recycling Oasis will be found in downtown Minneapolis, at Twins games, and community events this August and September
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What: Media are invited to visit the Recycling Oasis
When: Thursday, August 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: 625 Marquette Ave, Downtown Minneapolis (Corner of 7th St. and Marquette Ave)
Who: Hennepin County recycling experts will be on hand to answer questions
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Hennepin
County is unveiling the Recycling Oasis, a parklet or portable park, constructed
with recycled materials and native plants embedded on the back of a trailer. Visitors can recycle, get questions answered by recycling experts and advocate recycling everywhere they go.
The
Recycling Oasis will be in downtown Minneapolis from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursdays on
Marquette Ave between 6th and 7th Street—near the Nicollet Mall Farmers Market
and food trucks—providing a place to sit, eat lunch and recycle. The oasis will
also be found on Target Field Plaza before Minnesota Twins games and at
community events throughout the county.
The
Recycling Oasis is a part of the county’s new Recycle Everywhere campaign to
encourage people to look for recycling opportunities everywhere they go,
including at work, at school, at parks and events.
County
research shows that at least one-third of the items in the trash in parks and
other public spaces could have been recycled. The county has invested
significant resources over the past few years to bolster recycling
opportunities. With one-sort recycling, more items accepted and more containers
available in public spaces, it’s easier than ever to recycle everywhere.
The
county has programs to start or improve recycling at businesses, schools,
apartment buildings, events and public spaces.
Free resources available include grants, signage, educational materials
and professional staff assistance.
Learn more about Recycling
Everywhere campaign, the resources available to improve recycling and see the
Recycling Oasis schedule at www.hennepin.us/recycleeverywhere.
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