Media Advisory
Nov. 8, 2011
Contact:
Larry Williams
(480) 726-0001
larry@unitedfibers.com
Education Center at United Fibers in Chandler, Arizona
“Green” classroom to open on America Recycles Day
CHANDLER, Ariz. — United Fibers, a nationally recognized leader in municipal recycling and manufacturing, will unveil its new recycling education center next week to help celebrate America Recycles Day.
The $200,000 “green” classroom will help students in the Chandler and Kyrene school districts, along with many others, to better understand what happens once the blue recycling bins are picked up outside their homes.
“We want to help create a better understanding, especially with our children, about recycling, how it works and why it is so critically important,’’ said United Fibers Partner Mike Kean. “We don’t just work in this community. We are part of this community. That’s why we are so excited to open this education center.”
Sitting about 30 feet above the ground, the education center offers a birds-eye view of the many conveyor belts, employees, sorting machines and huge piles of recycling materials below.
The center will stimulate visual and interactive learning, as students observe the process below while watching a 15-minute educational video. But the center also will inspire, from a graphic wrap that turns the large room into a wooded forest with bamboo flooring under the students’ feet. Insulation used in the room comes from recycled materials recovered from surrounding communities in Arizona. Even the benches inside tell a story of rebirth – the benches were made from tornado-damaged trees lost earlier this year in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
“Chandler residents can read the newspaper on a Monday and within days the paper can be recycled here and turned into sustainable insulation for someone’s home,” Kean said. “This facility’s closed-loop recycling is a great and unique story that more people need to hear. We believe this education center will assist in expanding this message.”
For more information visit www.unitedfibers.com
WHAT: United Fibers opens its recycling education center that sits in the heart of a recycling facility. The center incorporates green building materials and products.
WHERE: United Fibers, 390 East Ray Road, Chandler, Ariz.
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny will lead a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4 p.m.
NOTE: The news media is welcome anytime Tuesday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
VISUALS: City and community leaders including the Chandler mayor will walk a green carpet. Area children will be on hand to learn about the new green classroom. The plant will be operating all day, creating photo and B-roll opportunities for America Recycles Day.
The center will be filled with massive piles of recycling materials waiting to be sorted.
Green dessert (lime sherbet) will be served.
###
0 Responses to “United Fibers to Open Recycling Education Center”