ALPAR

America Recycles Day and Anchorage Recycles Day is coming up soon and we want to show the other states just how enthusiastic Alaskans are about recycling. So, here’s your challenge: Organize and register a recycling event or promotion at the America Recycles Day website and ALPAR will automatically enter you/your office/business/organization/etc. in a drawing to win $500 to help you celebrate. To win the $500 you must register your event by November 1, 2011. You will have fun, too, with lots of help and ideas from the ARD Organizer Guide.

Here’s a few ideas:

Host an office “recycling lunch” to celebrate recycling in the workplace.
Do a recycling challenge in your school, business, or community to increase the volume of recycled materials collected whether it be one item or all the items collected in your community.
Host a recycled art contest or display in your school / organization
How about a Recycling Flashmob!
Add a new material to your recycling program and kick it off on ARD.
Challenge your neighborhood to sign up for curbside recycling.
Host a community outreach table at a local business to spread the word about recycling.
Anchorage kicks off a juried recycled art show called revAmp, Recycle, resTore (ART) beginning on November 4th
Do outreach on your website, Facebook page or media advertising that highlights your commitment to recycling.