Heritage Federal Credit Union awards cheques to 2013 CANS for CASH winners

Heritage Federal Credit Union awarded cheques to the 2013 CANS for CASH contest winners at the Keep Evansville Beautiful headquarters on Friday, November 15th, 2013.

The CANS for CASH program (sponsored by Heritage Federal Credit Union, Alcoa Warrick Operations, and Keep Evansville Beautiful) ran from September 17, 2013 – November 12, 2013 and collected 2,083 lbs. of aluminum cans at the two participating recycling centers, Material Recycling, Inc. and Tri-State Resource Recovery. Those who participated in the contest received payment for the cans they brought in to recycle, but they also were given the opportunity to nominate a non-profit organization or charity of their choice to receive a cash prize. 44 recyclers participated and 37 different schools and organizations were nominated for a chance to win the $200, $300, or $500 cash prizes.

“At the credit union, we are dedicated to making our Vanderburgh and Warrick communities a cleaner, more beautiful, more environmentally-friendly place,” Heritage Federal Credit Union CEO Ruth Jenkins said. “Through programs like this, we can help educate our families and communities about the importance of recycling for our environment, and how each of us can make a difference for a better world by recycling.”

According to a KEB news release, aluminum is the most recycled consumer packaging material on earth, but the U.S. is lagging behind other nations in recycling the material. Aluminum can be recycled an unlimited amount of times with a used can being back on the grocery store shelf in less than 60 days.