The communitywide recycling collection event, a nationwide initiative by Keep America Beautiful, will be held at the following locations and times on Friday, Nov. 14:

• Prime Osborn Convention Center, 1000 Water Street, 12 p.m. –5 p.m.
• Kmart, 500 Atlantic Boulevard in Neptune Beach, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

 
The local chapter of the Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA), Iron Mountain, Ultra Shred Technologies and EnvironMETAL Recycling will join again with KJB and program partner Republic Services Recycling Center in the popular annual event.
 
Last year, more than  11,000 pounds of paper were collected and shredded, and 1350 pounds of cardboard, 238 pairs of shoes, 45 cell phones, and more than 100 pounds of school supplies were collected.
 
This year at the Kmart site, Iron Mountain and Ultra Shred will have trucks on site to collect and shred paper. Additionally, volunteers will be collecting gently worn shoes, blankets, coats, towels and sporting equipment to benefit the Jacksonville Humane Society, Boys & Girls Clubs of North East Florida, Lions Club International, and Soles 4 Souls.
 
At the Prime Osborn Convention Center, Republic Services Recycling Center staff will again set up and staff its shred truck, which allows recyclers to watch as their paper is shredded.  Both sites will collect recycled materials for Teacher Supply Depot. Those materials can include office supplies, school supplies, and arts and crafts supplies.
 
All materials listed below will be collected at America Recycles Day at the Prime Osborn Convention Center:

Recyclables

• Cardboard
• Chipboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes)
• Packing paper
• Junk mail
• Magazines
• Catalogs
• Cartons
• Newspaper
• Plastic bottles
• Aluminum cans

Mobile shredding materials

Documents will be immediately shredded on-site at the drop off point and sent to the Republic Services Recycling Center facility for processing.

• Invoices
• Credit card statements
• Cancelled checks
• Bank statements
• Tax records or related information (outside of retention dates)
• Computer paper                                    
• White office paper                                
• Copy paper
• Colored office paper
• Forms and files
• Fax paper
• Envelopes

Reusable materials

• Mobile phones/chargers
• iPods
• Gently worn or new shoes
• Plastic grocery store bags

Teacher supplies

• Three-ring binders
• In/out trays
• Calculators
• Envelopes
• File folders
• Glue/paste
• Hanging files
• Hole punches
• Ink pads/stamps
• Magnets
• Mouse pads
• Note Blank paper (all kinds)
• Project folders
• Markers
• Pencils
• Pens
• Rulers                                                             
• Scissors
• Staplers/staples
• Staple removers
• Stationery
• Tape dispensers/tape
• Wire baskets
• Styrofoam (egg cartons, punch outs, meat/vegetable trays, sheets of Styrofoam)
• Plastics (film canisters, forks, spoons and knives, Plexiglas, self-sealing bags, Styrofoam, straws)
• Ink pads/stamps
• Magnets
• Mouse pads
• Note Blank paper (all kinds)
• Project folders
• Markers
• Pencils
• Pens
• Rulers                                                             
• Scissors
• Staplers/staples
• Staple removers
• Stationery
• Tape dispensers/tape
• Wire baskets
• Styrofoam (egg cartons, punch outs, meat/vegetable trays, sheets of Styrofoam)
• Plastics (film canisters, forks, spoons and knives, Plexiglas, self-sealing bags, Styrofoam, straws)

Miscellaneous items

• Beads
• Beakers/flasks
• Buttons
• Carpet squares
• Fabric samples
• Games
• Mylar
• Nails
• Pie tins
• Promotional items
• Puzzles
• Shoe boxes
• Shoe strings
• Student incentives
• Telephone wire
• Test tubes
• Toothpicks
• Toys
• Vinyl
• Wallpaper books