February 8

NEWS RELEASE

Date: February 8, 2010

Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager, 494-8554

Subject: City of Peoria Curbside Recycling Sign-Up Contest

There’s a new curbside recycling program in town! The City of Peoria, Peoria County Recycling & Conservation Department and local activist group, Global Warming Solutions Group of Central Illinois are conducting a contest for Peoria’s school, church, and civic groups with $1,500.00 available in cash prizes. The contest is sponsored by Peoria County’s Department of Recycling and Resource Conservation, Midwest Fiber Recycling, and Rehrig Pacific.

What is it? Peoria Recycling Contest. A contest to increase the number of City of Peoria households that participate in the new curbside recycling program.

How do organizations get involved? All contest information is available on the Global Warming Solution Group’s website, www.gwsolutionsgroup.com or by contacting Kiersten Sheets at (309)251-4950 or 676-7657.

What can be won? Prizes awarded based on the number of curbside recyclers your group recruits:
First One $500 prize
Second Two $250 prizes
Third Three $100 prizes
Extra effort $200 to the organization with the individual signing up the most households

The contest runs from February 15, 2010 to April 15, 2010. Winners will be announced at the Forest Park Nature Center Earth Day Celebration on April 24, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. at the Global Warming Solutions Group table.