RECYCLE CANS TO FEED THE HUNGRY DURING
NATIONAL CANNED FOOD MONTH
~ Can Manufacturers
Institute and Food For All Encourage Recycling Donations
During February ~
February 2011
Washington, DC - While the
positive environmental impact of recycling is well known,
the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and their Great
American Can Roundup partner, Food For All, aim to show
how recycling can also provide a humanitarian impact
this February. During National Canned Food Month, CMI
and Food For All are encouraging recyclers nationwide
to donate their recycling proceeds to feed the hungry.
As poverty numbers increase
nationwide and more and more people need help feeding
their families, shelves at food banks across the country
are bare. CMI partnered with Food For All specifically
to address the hunger issue here in the United States.
Donating aluminum beverage can recycling proceeds to
Food For All will help put food on the tables of America's
families in need - and what better month to stock food
bank shelves than during National Canned Food Month
in February?
CMI launched their "Roundup"
recycling initiative in September 2010 to help organizations
recycle cans for cash and raise environmental awareness
among participants. CMI's partnership with the non-profit
organization Food For All provides "Roundup" participants
and recyclers all across America the choice to donate
the money they collect from recycling. Food For All
will distribute the donated recycling proceeds to soup
kitchens and food banks in local cities and towns, nationwide.
This is a simple, low-budget,
effective way to make a difference environmentally and
also help food banks stock their shelves for the families
who are struggling to put food on the table. Last year,
the aluminum industry paid out more than $800 million
to can recyclers - every can count towards feeding America's
hungry.
For more information on donating
to Food For All, check out www.cancentral.com/roundup
and http://foodforall.org/.
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