The LOOP - Issue 32 March, 2005 www.closetheloop.com Thank you!!! Close the Loop is proud to announce our 5th Anniversary! Thank You for helping make it possible. While thankfully many companies are starting to add recycled content products to their offerings, Close the Loop from day 1 has ONLY sold recycled & environmentally friendly items. Please be assured that we will do our best to earn your continued confidence and goodwill. This month's issue includes... Déjà Vu All over Again Recycle Library Free Stuff for a Litter Free PA Marketplace Exceptional Products Déjà Vu All over Again In celebration of the 35th anniversary of Earth Day, Indiana & surrounding state artists are invited to apply for Déjà Vu All over Again, an art and fine craft show featuring artists who reuse and recycle materials. Sponsored by kidscommons Children's Museum, the Columbus Area Arts Council and the Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District, this juried show will be held in downtown Columbus from 10:00 A.M.until 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 23. In order to be eligible, work must be made by reusing or recycling preconsumer and/or postconsumer waste materials. There is no entry fee for the show, which is being held for the first time, and purchase awards totaling $1,000 will be given. For more information visit: http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/dejavu.html Entries must be postmarked by March 19. Recycle Library The National Recycling Coalition along with many contributors has published online The Recycle Library which consists of hundreds of reports, fact sheets, and studies from organizations around the country. Many of the reports analyze national recycling trends, others focus on specific community programs. The Recycle Library also has a wealth of information on composting materials processing, and a wide range of other topics. Oneline at www.recyclelibrary.com Free Stuff for a Litter Free PA PENNDOT will provide gloves, vest, and garbage bags to groups in the county volunteering to pick litter. The Great PA Cleanup website is sponsored by DEP. This is the 28th annual KPB (Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful) Day. Last year over 2000 volunteers in Monroe County alone, contributed their time to this program. Bags for Monroe County will be picked up on Monday, April 25th, from groups that have registered. For more information, visit: http://www.depesf.state.pa.us/greatpacleanup/site/default.asp Marketplace Exceptional Products Where will Close the Loop be this year? Come see us at: Winterthur Point-to-Point Race (May 8th), Willowdale Steeplechase (May 15th) and the West End Fair in Gilbert, PA (August 28-Sep 3). While most manufacturers are increasing prices in 2005, Close the Loop is lowering theirs! We are offering a price reduction on colored rubber. Make your playground the safest it can be with Close the Loop rubber mulch - Best Quality, Lowest Prices! Visit us online at: www.closetheloop.com. Please email us with your mailing address or call us 866.629.8414 for a free brochure & catalog on rubber mulch or many of our other recycled products! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Inspirational Quotes: Take nothing but pictures. Leave nothing but footprints. Kill nothing but time. ~Motto of the Baltimore Grotto, a caving society Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain, For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain. America, America, man sheds his waste on thee, And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. ~George Carlin Enjoy the last snow of the season (hopefully)... Blessings to you & yours Close the Loop |
