PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
Recycling Office, 2400 Theresa Street, Lincoln, NE 68521, 441-7043
"Clean Your Files Week" Begins April 22
The eighth annual "Clean Your Files Week" in Lincoln is set for Sunday, April 22 through Saturday, April 28. The program supports Earth Day by offering office workers the opportunity to empty file drawers and fill recycling bins. Recyclable items include computer paper, letterhead, white and colored ledger paper, phone books, cards and envelopes.
City Recycling Coordinator Gene Hanlon said that in the first seven years of "Clean Your Files Week," businesses, government, office buildings and educational institutions have recycled more than 270,000 pounds of paper. He said the goals of the event are to increase the recovery of office paper and to teach people how to recycle at work every day. The business and organizations collecting the most office paper per employee will receive plaques recognizing them for their efforts.
Individuals with home businesses also are encouraged to participate. They can deposit their old files in the residential mixed paper recycling container at recycling drop-off sites located throughout the City. The location of drop-off sites and other recycling information can be found on the City Web site, lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: recycle), and on page 53 in the blue pages in the Windstream phone directory.
From 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 28, residents can have up to 75 pounds of sensitive documents shredded at no cost at three locations in Lincoln:
- Recycling Enterprises, 3900 Industrial Avenue
- Midland Recycling, 440 'J' Street
- Shredding Solutions mobile unit at SouthPointe Pavilions (parking lot east of Famous Dave's at 27th and Pine Lake Road)
"Clean Your Files Week" is organized by Recycling at Work, a campaign of the National Office Paper Recycling Project. This is a public-private partnership managed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, with the help of "Clean Your Files" national sponsors. Local sponsors include the City of Lincoln, Midland Recycling and WasteCap Nebraska.
To learn more about "Clean Your Files Week" or to register your business, call 441-8215 or 436-2383.
