A practice Tampa Electric promotes again and again – recycling – gets an infusion of new energy this Saturday as Environmental, Health and Safety participates in America Recycles Day at Lowry Park in Tampa.
From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 15, the event (which will take place in the park outside of Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo) will feature live music, food trucks and recycle-themed activities, some of them fitness-oriented, for the entire family. There will, of course, be plenty of information about how to recycle responsibly. Sponsored by Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, the event will feature Tampa Electric’s Environmental, Health & Safety team on hand with a booth showcasing the utility’s commitment to the environment and sustainability. In addition, the large wooden spools that contestants will roll in the “Battle of the Bay” race are donations from TECO’s Electric & Gas Delivery department.
Maybe best of all, visitors will have the opportunity to bring a wide range of household items to the zoo to be recycled. These include batteries of all kinds, computer equipment and other electronics, audio/video devices, medical equipment and more.
“We’re proud to have the opportunity to partner with Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful for an event that we hope will attract a lot of people,” said Stan Kroh, manager of Land & Water Programs with Tampa Electric’s Environmental, Health & Safety team. “It can be challenging to recycle things like computers, and this event makes it easy. Beyond that, we love the chance to tell people again about what Tampa Electric is doing to benefit the environment.”
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in 2012, Americans generated a little more than 250 million tons of trash – and recycled about 87 million tons of that for a recycling rate of about 34.5 percent.
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