'I Recycle Phoenix' Event Helps Residents With Spring Cleaning

From the City of Phoenix:

Posted March 11, 2020

Just in time for spring cleaning, Keep Phoenix Beautiful (KPB) will host their final I Recycle Phoenix event of the season, allowing residents to recycle and properly dispose no-longer needed materials. The event, in collaboration with the city of Phoenix, will be from 7 a.m.-noon, Saturday, April 4 at Desert Ridge Marketplace, 21001 N. Tatum Blvd., Phoenix, behind the AMC Theatre.

‘In the past 10 years KPB and our partners have diverted more than 2 million pounds of material out of the landfill, including electronics, paper, clothing and batteries and even bicycles,’ said Tom Waldeck, KPB's president and CEO. ‘That's the equivalent of ten modern cruise ships!’

KPB's October I Recycle Phoenix event diverted 35 tons of materials from Phoenix's landfill in only five hours.

I Recycle Phoenix gives the public an opportunity to properly recycle items such as bicycles, electronics, clothing, and other materials not accepted in Phoenix's curbside recycling program.

Phoenix's partnerships focused on sustainability, such as this one, help the city's community outreach, education and waste diversion efforts. Events like I Recycle Phoenix, that provide additional recycling opportunities, are integral to Phoenix achieving a 40% waste diversion by the end of this year.

For more information about materials that will be accepted at the free event, visit phoenixrecycles.org

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