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Guam group ships 1st container of cans
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Posted on Mar 25 2008
[B]UPPER TUMON, Guam[/B]—The Guam Business Partners for Recycling under project “i-recycle” will be placing today the last bales of aluminum cans for recycling into a container van and prepare it for shipping to the U.S. mainland.
The cans will be transported by Matson Navigation Co. to the Anheuser-Busch Recycling Corp. in Los Angeles, Calif. The schools will receive the proceeds earned from the aluminum cans for their use.
Forty eight-cubic-yard bins have been placed islandwide since the first bin was placed at St. John’s School on Sept. 5, 2007. The participating schools include 11 private schools, Guam Community College and University of Guam, and 27 public schools, including all the high schools, middle schools and 16 elementary schools.
Two additional 3 cubic yard bins, provided by NAVFAC, have been placed at the Navy DODEA schools in order to allow them to participate in the program as well. Additionally, three public elementary schools are now participating in the program without an 8-cubic-yard bin.
Matson will be shipping the 20-foot container, which holds approximately 40,000 lbs. When the baled aluminum arrives at the West Coast, it will be purchased by Anheuser-Busch Recycling Corp., the largest aluminum recycler in the world, at the current market price. At this time the price for aluminum on the West Coast is $.81/lb. On island we receive $.25 to $.30/lb.
The proceeds from each shipment will be received by the Guam Business Partners for Recycling, Inc., a non-profit organization, and the disbursements to the schools will be based on the volume each school has generated.
The Guam Business Partners for Recycling comprises eight businesses that include Ambros Inc., Anheuser Busch Recycling Corp., Coca-Cola/ Foremost/ Subway/Glimpses, South Pacific Petroleum Corp., Matson Navigation Co., Perez Brothers Inc., Guahan Waste Control, and Ernst & Young.
Peggy Denney, doing business as Denney Environmental Consulting Services, is the program administrator of the “i-recycle” project.
The objective of the “i-recycle” program is to educate and promote the recycling of aluminum beverage containers on an island-wide level. The GBPR’s plan is to utilize private and public schools as sites for the aluminum can bins, giving access for the entire community to recycle all over the island. The ultimate plan is to have local businesses, organizations and other entities get involved by adopting a school.
The Guam Business Partners for Recycling are in the process of soliciting sponsors for their Adopt-A-School program. Please contact Peggy Denney at 483-9415 on how you can get involved. [B][I](PR)[/I][/B]
