America Recycles Day Letter to the Editor for Local Organizers

[Note: The following is a sample “Letter to the Editor” that event organizers can fill in and adjust to fit your local needs and the requirements provided by your local media outlet.]

America Recycles Day “Letter to the Editor” for Local Organizers

There are many actions each of us can take to reduce our environmental impact and support a clean community. One of the easiest actions to take every day is to recycle.

[Optional Paragraph] That’s why [name of local event organizer’s organization] invites residents of [name of town/city] to join us when we host [name of organizer’s event] on [date, time] at [location] in celebration of America Recycles Day, a Keep America Beautiful national initiative.

Keep in mind that as a nation, we’re recycling and/or composting 34 percent of the 250 million tons of waste we generate, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Together we can certainly recycle more and recycle right.

There are many environmental and economic benefits of recycling, including saving energy, conserving natural resources, and reducing the need for landfill space. As important, recycling creates jobs – and many of them. In fact, according to the Institute of Scrap Recyclers (ISRI), the business of recycling represents slightly more than $100 billion in annual economic activity and is responsible for nearly a half-million direct and indirect jobs.

Through the simple act of recycling (and buying products made with recycled content), we can continue to build momentum for recycled materials that are used to manufacture new products, “giving our garbage another life.” That plastic bottle can become a pair of jeans and that aluminum can become a new aluminum can.

But it all starts with putting more of the right recyclable items in the right place – and committing to do so today and into the future by taking the #BeRecycled Pledge.

With this in mind, and as America Recycles Day approaches on Nov. 15, [name of local organization] wants to thank you for your efforts to recycle – at home, at work or school, and on the go. Join us in our effort to make [name of community] environmentally and economically healthier by recycling more and recycling right. For more information regarding what to recycling in our community, please go to: [include appropriate URL].

[Name of Local ARD Event Organizer] [Local Organizer’s City, State]