City, Waste Management Sponsor "Feed the Bin and Win."

Marketing & Communications - April 11, 2007
Contact: Ed McNeal, 727-2317

The city’s Recycle Today program and Waste Management Inc. are jointly sponsoring a contest to promote household recycling with a "Feed the Bin and Win" contest that will give away $100 a week for 16 weeks.

The contest is open to all single family households in Winston-Salem that are served by the city’s curbside recycling program. Households enter by sending in an entry card that was mailed to every house in the city.

Starting the week of April 16, a card will be drawn at random each week. If that household sets out its recycling that week, they could win $100. Eligible winners must have recycled properly by placing only acceptable recyclable materials in their bin. If the $100 is not won, the prize will roll over to the next week, giving the next household a chance to win $200. The contest will conclude Aug. 2

"Recycling is one simple way we can all help the environment," said Mayor Allen Joines. "It reuses materials and reduces the amount of waste going into our landfill. I encourage all city residents with curbside recycling to Feed the Bin, and we’ll all win."

Terri Masten, the Public Sector Manager for Waste Management in Winston-Salem, said, "We are proud to be a company that is committed not only to environmental stewardship, but also to building strong relationships with our municipal partners. We are happy to be a part of sponsoring the ‘Feed the Bin and Win’ contest."

The entry form, contest rules and recycling guidelines are also available online at www.cityofws.org/recycling.