Logan Aluminum to hold Can Recycling Challenge in 2012

Tom Walpole, President of Novelis North America, one of the owners of Logan Aluminum, has announced that Novelis will be holding its Can Recycling Challenge in 2012. Collection of aluminum drinking cans has been going on since October of last year, however, September is the month Logan Aluminum is targeting for collection, from not only students, but the community as a whole.

There are caged aluminum can containers at each one of the school's parking lots in Logan County/Russellville, with the exception of Lewisburg. But this doesn't mean Logan Aluminum doesn't want Lewisburg's cans, they do. Logan Aluminum is located close to the city of Lewisburg, so that is why they have a recyclable can bin at the first gate of the company for people to use.

"Recycling helps our industry, the local economy and our environment," said Jason Goodwin, Team Leader at Logan Aluminum. "This challenge will also help the local kids," added Goodwin, who serves on a committee at Logan helping kick off the challenge.

Each U.S. location competes for the most aluminum beverage cans collected per employee as well. The winner will receive $5,000. Each location also competes for the best internal and external promotion, a $1,000 prize for each. The awards will be donated to the charity chosen by the winning site. Additionally, each location's results will be submitted to the Great American Can Roundup Industry Challenge, a can collection campaign organized by the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI).

If a Novelis location collects the most cans per employee in the contest, it will win an additional $2,000 from CMI to donate to the charity of its choice.

Logan Aluminum has decided to divide evenly the proceeds of the collected cans as well as any awards from the Challenge among the schools in Logan County and Russellville City School systems. TriArrows Aluminum has also agreed to match Logan's contribution based on cans collected.

So, this is where the community comes in. "We need your cans," said Goodwin.

"The goal is to collect 1,600 pounds," said Annie E. Williams, Environmental Engineer at Logan Aluminum and chair of the Cans for Schools committee. "This will benefit the community and all the money will be evenly donated to each school," said Williams, so each student in all areas of the county will benefit as well.

Recycling aluminum cans saves precious natural resources, energy, time and money -- all for a good cause -- helping out the earth, as well as the economy and local communities.