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National Recycling Day is 25 Years-Old, Highlights Important Environmental Effort
Reduce, reuse, recycle! November 15 is National Recycling Day, a commemorative day set aside to recognize the importance of recycling to our environment and our economy. National Recycling Day was established 25 years ago, in 1997, by the National Recycling...
Consumer Awareness Drives Increase in Canned Beverages
You can start your day with coffee, enjoy sparkling water for lunch, a cocktail before or wine with dinner and sip an herbal tea before bed—and today you can consume all these beverages out of an aluminum can. The estimated demand for aluminum cans is expected...
National Fire Prevention Week 100 Years Old this Year
It was roughly 150 years ago, Oct. 8, 1871, when a cow kicked over a lantern in the O’Leary barn on the southwest side of Chicago, igniting the Great Chicago Fire. The fire burned for three days, destroyed more than 17,000 structures, and killed about 300...