Peoria’s going green this spring with a new curbside recycling program and local organizations can earn cash prizes through a residential recycling drive sign-up contest. We’re giving away $1500 in cash prizes to local organizations that help us make the program a success. We’re asking organizations to sign up City of Peoria households to participate. It can be a great way to earn money for your organization!
What’s going on?
A contest to sign households up for the new city-wide curbside recycling program.
Who’s sponsoring the contest?
Peoria County, City of Peoria and the Central Illinois Global Warming Solutions Group with prizes from Peoria County’s Department of Recycling and Resource Conservation, Midwest Fiber Recycling, and Rehrig Pacific.
When is it?
The contest begins on February 15, 2010 and households must be signed up by April 15, 2010. Winners will be announced at the Earth Day Festival April 24 at Forest Park Nature Center.
How does my organization get involved?
Download the organizer’s packet below and review all of the material. For specific questions, contact Kiersten Sheets of Global Warming Solutions Group at 309-251-4950 or kiersten@gwsolutionsgroup.com.
What can we win?
Prizes awarded based on the number of curbside recyclers your group recruits:
- First Place – One $500 prize
- Second Place -Two $250 prizes
- Third Place – Three $100 prizes
- Extra Effort Prize – $200 to the organization with the individual signing up the most households
Downloads
For further details, the following documents are available for download.
You may also download individual pages from the organizer’s packet here:
