Durham, NC – Today marks the beginning of Durham County's 2013 Recycle and Win Campaign where County recycling customers can win pairs of Durham Bulls' baseball game tickets for simply recycling properly.

There are two ways to Recycle and Win:

At home: Through May 31, set out your blue recycling bin on your collection day with the correct materials. Look inside your bin for a water bottle & red envelope saying that you’ve won. One household will be selected each collection day.

At a Convenience Site: Through May 31, recycle at any of our four Convenience Sites and fill out an entry form with the Site Attendant. One winner will be selected at random per week per site. Winners will be notified via telephone and mail.

According to Chrissie Koroivui, Waste Reduction Supervisor for the Durham County Department of General Services, "Recycle and Win rewards County residents who are doing their part to reduce the amount of waste being landfilled. Now, for the first time, we have added our Convenience Sites to the campaign. Residents become eligible to win by not just recycling cans, bottles, and paper but also clothes, shoes, books, used motor oil, antifreeze, oil filters, cooking oil, and oyster shells. We hope that the inclusion of the Convenience Sites will encourage residents to take advantage of the additional opportunities to divert even more waste from the landfill.”

Recycle and Win starts Monday, May 6, 2013, and concludes on Friday, May 31, 2013. For four weeks, one household per collection day from the roadside recycling program and one recycler per week per Convenience Site will be randomly selected to win a pair of Durham Bulls game tickets, an all you can eat buffet meal, and souvenir cap. The baseball game tickets will be for the June 14, 2013 ballgame against the Indianapolis Indians.

Contest Rules:
Recycle at Home: The contest is open to Durham County roadside recycling customers only. City of Durham residential recycling residents are not eligible to participate. To be eligible to win, the resident must properly recycle according to the rules governing the Durham County roadside recycling collection program. One contest winner will be randomly selected each day by 4 p.m. when recycling is collected in the County. Participants are encouraged to visit the County's Waste Reduction and Recycling web site to learn what is recyclable.

Recycle at a Convenience Site: This contest is open to Durham County customers who recycle at any of the four Durham County Solid Waste Convenience Sites. To be eligible to win, the customer must properly recycle according to the rules governing the Durham County Convenience Sites. To enter, the customer must fill out an entry form with the Site Attendant on Duty after recycling. One winner per site will be randomly selected from each week’s entries.

For more information on Recycle and Win Campaign and rules governing the Roadside Recycling Program, visit the County's Waste Reduction web site at www.dconc.gov/recycling or contact the County's Waste Reduction Supervisor at 919-560-0442.

Durham County Contacts:
Chrissie Koroivui mkoroivui@dconc.gov Waste Reduction Supervisor 919-560-0002
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