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Freedom Fair Volunteers Needed to Promote Recycling

Have a passion for recycling? Help out at the City of Tacoma Freedom Fair.

Got a passion for great recycling? The City of Tacoma needs volunteers willing to share how to go green by helping attendees properly sort recyclables at this year’s Fourth of July Freedom Fair. 

Last year, Freedom Fair-goers generated 60,000 gallons of trash that was sent to the landfill. This year, City staff want to reduce that number.

Volunteer teams will staff two recycling stations near food vendors to educate and remind fair-goers about how to properly recycle their cans and bottles. As a thank you, the City will provide volunteers who work a two-hour shift with a food voucher redeemable at several food booths. Volunteers must be 16 years of age. Volunteers may visit http://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=31267 to reserve a space.

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Other efforts to reduce trash at this year’s Freedom Fair include setting up temporary drinking fountains to reduce bottled water waste and composting pre-consumer vendor food scraps.


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