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"Not everyone can swing a hammer, but everyone can recycle." |
Good reasons to recycle!
- Recycling aluminum cans diverts trash from landfills
- . . . In 2006, recyclers for Habitat Wake converted 3,219 pounds of aluminum cans into $1,770.45 that was used for the Habitat homeownership program
- . . . In 2005, recyclers nationwide kept 54 billion recycled cans out of landfills
- Recycling aluminum cans protects our environment
- . . . The 54 billion recycled cans saved energy equivalent to 15 million barrels of crude oil - America's entire gas consumption for one day!
- Collecting cash for aluminum raises money to build more Habitat homes
- . . .Since 1997, approximately 17 million pounds of aluminum cans have been recycled through the Cans for Habitat program, generating $6.3 million that has gone toward the construction of Habitat homes
Recycle When You Visit the Habitat Wake ReStore
Next time your parents come to shop or donate to the ReStore, bag your cans and bring them. The bins are across from the donation docks. Please keep your cans in bags and put the bags of cans in the bin dedicated to Cans for Habitat. We'll take the bags to Wise Recycling. (Other bins are available for glass, plastic containers, newspaper, mixed paper and cardboard.)
If the ReStore is closed. . .
Our Recycling Drop Off Center is open during ReStore hours Tuesday - Saturday. If you're recycling on Monday, please take your aluminum cans to Wise Recycling and let Wise Recycling know that you are recycling for Habitat--so that Wise Recycling can designated the money to Habitat Wake. (Wise Recycling can give you a receipt showing how many lbs. of cans you collected. At Habitat Wake, we cannot weigh the cans.)
Wise Recycling is open Mon-Sat 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (but closed for lunch 12:45 - 1:30 p.m.) Directions to Wise Recycling at 1617 Capital Boulevard in Raleigh. From the I-440 beltline. . .
- take Exit 10 for Wake Forest Rd.
- Go SOUTH on Wake Forest Rd. towards Six Forks Road (there's a McDonalds at the intersesction).
- Wake Forest Rd will end and signs will direct to you to either to fork left for Blount Street or fork right for Capital Boulevard south toward downtown.
- Stay to the left and take the Blount Street ramp onto Capital going NORTH.
- Get in the left lane. Stay on Capital for about .5 mile.
- Wise Recycling is on the LEFT, just after you cross a bridge.
From the ReStore. . .
- From the parking lot, turn left onto Raleigh Blvd.
- At the second light, turn right onto Crabtree Blvd.
- At the next light, turn left onto Capital Blvd./ US-401 South.
- End at 1617 Capital Blvd./ US-401 North.
If you need additional directions, call Wise Recycling at 832-8178.
Get Collection Bins & Start a Cans for Habitat Program
Here's the gist to set up a Cans for Habitat program: Contact Habitat and say you're interested. Habitat will provide the cardboard collection bins, posters, and educational fun facts about recycling. Collect cans at home, at school, at recreation clubs -- get creative. To increase your collection, ask a business, your school, family members, youth group, club, or faith group to contribute their aluminum cans to Habitat.
The Cans for Habitat program runs all year. As cans are recycled, Wise Recycling contributes cash to Habitat that is used to support the Habitat homeownership program. This flyer explains how it works:
To get started, youth or youth leaders may contact Natalie Vestal at 833-1999 x230 or Natalie.Vestal@habitatwake.org. (Check out our other service programs for youth.)
Recycling Champs
Thanks to everyone who has collected and continues to collect aluminum cans. Our winners for the Aluminum Can Contest in summer 2006 (two years ago):
July: Youth from A.E. FINLEY YMCA Camp R.O.C. -- They collected 68 lbs of aluminum cans.
August: Youth group from Layden Memorial United Methodist Church in Raleigh -- They collected 78 lbs of aluminum cans.
Who will be our 2008 winner??
About the Aluminum Association
Cans for Habitat is a national recycling partnership between the Aluminum Association and Habitat for Humanity International. Habitat for Humanity of Wake County grateful acknowledges Wise Recycling as a partner in this effort.
The Aluminum Association is the trade association for producers of primary aluminum, recyclers and companies that produce semi-fabricated aluminum products. The Association also welcomes suppliers to the producer industry. Based in Arlington, Va., with offices in Detroit, Mich., the Association provides leadership to the industry through its programs and services. These aim to enhance aluminum's position in a world of proliferating materials, increase its use as the "material of choice," remove impediments to its fullest use and assist in achieving the industry's environmental, societal, and economic objectives. Member companies operate about 200 plants in the U.S and many conduct business worldwide. www.aluminum.org.
