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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

New poll shows Georgians want to recycle but there are barriers

Ninety percent of Georgians claim they would recycle if it “were easier to do” according to a new survey commissioned by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Georgians also cited not having access to curbside recycling as one of the biggest barriers to participating in recycling.

Other findings:

97% of Georgians feel that recycling should be a high priority for their fellow residents

67% of Georgians strongly agree that they personally can have an impact on the environment by recycling

84 % of Georgia residents have recycled something in the past 12 months

58 % say they recycle always or often

21 % percent recycle only sometimes

22 % rarely or never recycle

The purpose of the survey was to gauge the attitudes of Georgians toward recycling and other green messaging to help in shaping a statewide marketing campaign which is scheduled to launch in the spring.

What barriers to recycling , real or perceived, do your residents have? Comment below!

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Wednesday, February 04, 2009

It’s Time to Make our Voices Heard in Congress

As the U.S. Senate debates the finer points of the Economic Stimulus Package this week, CVP and Keep America Beautiful took the opportunity to influence the debate by issuing a plea for support of key provisions that would impact recycling programs nationwide.

The particular section of the bill that is of importance, Section 544 - Item 10, says that state funds may be used for “activities to increase participation and efficiency rates for material conservation programs, including source reduction, recycling, and recycled content procurement programs that lead to increases in energy efficiency.”

We encourage you to reach out to your Senators and tell them how important recycling is. Click here to read the letter we sent to U.S. Senate members.

Click here for a list of your Senators and reach out to them directly.

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