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August 2006
- Today's Old Shoes are tomorrow's Football Fields
Itasca, Illinois - In
collaboration with the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Illinois
and Nike, Hi-Cone employees participated in the company's first-ever
Reuse-a-Shoe program. Most worn court or running shoes are relegated
for chores like paintina or lawn mowing and eventually tossed.
But now companies are encouraging employees to recycle old athletic
shoes...
May 2006 - Hi-Cone
on Display at Chicago Children's Museum
Chicago, Illinois USA
- Every year about a half-million visitors walk through the
Chicago Children's Museum located at Navy Pier. One of the displays
traces the evolution of Hi-Cone plastic ring carriers...
April 2006 -
Environmentalist Performer Jack Branagan Promotes Recycling
to Children
New Jersey, USA - Jack
Branagan performs a unique show to inform school children about
the earth's resources and getting involved in recycling. It
doesn't take long for kids to get the idea that much of what
we throw away can be recycled...
