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October 2004

National Recycling Challenge Invites Cities to Compete

The City Recycling Challenge, a national contest created by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Alcan, rewards cities for recycling aluminum cans.

Awards are given to participating municipalities for furthering recycling efforts. Cities compete for the awards against like-sized cities in four divisions determined by population. One $5,000 award will be presented to the city in each division that collects the most recyclable aluminum beverage cans in the two-week period between November 2 and November 15, 2004. Another $5,000 award will be presented to one city in each division for developing the most innovative ideas to promote aluminum beverage can recycling in their communities.

Awards must be used to further promote recycling efforts. Local governments throughout the U.S. are eligible to apply. Interested cities must register online by October 31, 2004 and applications are due December 15, 2004. Visit http://usmayors.org/uscm/mwma/.