Nevada Public Radio To Host Free Recycling Day Event
Saturday, November 16 – 8 a.m. until Noon
On the heels of America Recycles Day (Nov. 15), for the third year Nevada Public Radio brings together multiple organizations that specialize in or benefit from recycling for a community-wide fall Recycling Day – Saturday, Nov. 16 from 8 a.m. until noon. The Recycling Day is free and open to the public. Subaru of Las Vegas is presenting sponsor of the event.
Nevada Public Radio will hold the Recycling Day in the parking lot at The Donald W. Reynolds Broadcast Center on the Campus on the College of Southern Nevada (1289 S. Torrey Pines Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89146). Participating sponsors of the Recycling Day and services available are:
Blind Center of Nevada: recycling or re-purposing electronics such as computers (including data erasing,) printers, appliances, mobile phones, etc.
Republic Services: recycling of commingled household and business recyclables such as plastic bottles, metals including steel and aluminum cans, cardboard, magazines, newspapers, junk mail, phone books, paper bags and glass (separation of materials is not required).
Shred-it: paper shredding, document destruction and computer hard drive destruction for working and non-working hard drives. Hard drives must be removed from the computer before they will be crushed and the crushed hard drive remains will be recycled. A limit of four boxes of shredding per car will be enforced.
Goodwill of Southern Nevada, Inc.: clothes, shoes and boots, purses and accessories, books, CD/DVD/Blu-ray, games and toys, dishes, linens, housewares, home and holiday décor, musical instruments, sporting goods, framed art and collectibles, furniture and tools.
For further information about the Nevada Public Radio fall Recycling Day Event, visit http://www.knpr.org.
About Nevada Public Radio
Nevada Public Radio (NVPR) was established in 1975 as an independent, not-for-profit, public benefit corporation. NVPR signed on the air in 1980 with one station serving the Las Vegas area as Nevada’s first National Public Radio (NPR(r)) affiliate station. For more than three decades, NVPR has remained true to its mission to enhance the quality of life and foster civic engagement by informing, educating and inspiring a growing audience through public media – including content on air, in print and online. NVPR’s broadcast network includes two FM stations serving the Las Vegas metropolitan area – News 88.9 KNPR and Classical 89.7 KCNV. Combined with five associate stations, 10 translator stations and associated HD digital channels, NVPR serves a geographical area of more than 66,000 square miles including parts of California, Utah and Arizona. NVPR is the publisher of the award-winning Desert Companion monthly magazine and the producer of KNPR’s State of Nevada. Further information is available at www.knpr.org, www.classical897.org and www.desertcompanion.com.