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This is the kind of news that makes me smile. This coming Sunday, October 19th, 2008 the world’s largest junk removal service, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, has teamed up with the 2008 AIDS Walk in Los Angeles (AWLA) as part of AWLA’s Green Walker initiative to reduce the event’s environmental impact on the city. While 30,000 participants take the streets of West Hollywood, more than 20 large blue and green 1-800-GOT-JUNK? vessels will be cleaning up behind; collecting, separating and recycling the walkers’ waste along the 10-kilometer route. The goal -- to reduce and recycle up to 25% of the waste produced from such a large scale event.
“We take great pride in our recycling efforts and are excited to provide a greener solution for the disposal of the refuse that will be generated from this great event,” said Salomon Belilty, general manager of the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise in Los Angeles. “It is very gratifying to have an opportunity to be part of a great cause.”
True, indeed. Seeing that this event will be taking place right around the corner, I will be following the clean-up effort photo-journalist-style with some fabulous before and after pictures illustrating why 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is my all-time-favorite recycling and junk pick-up service. Can't wait!
As stated on their website: Since 1985, AIDS Walk Los Angeles has raised $59 million for HIV programs and services in Los Angeles County, and has grown into the largest AIDS fundraising event in California. In 2007 alone, 30,000 participants, many of whom were members of 1,400 corporate and community teams, raised a record sum of more than $3.9 million for AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) and other local AIDS service organizations.
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