<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_kkpk79vv0" alt="image.png" width="113" height="100"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:left"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><b><i><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">FOAM RECYCLING DROP-OFF SITE ESTABLISHED WITH $22,000 GRANT SUPPORT<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><i><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><i><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Four non-profits in Greensboro, North Carolina, have teamed up to establish a local drop-off site near downtown Greensboro to recycle more foam packaging products and keep them out of the landfill. The group includes Tiny House Community Development (THCD), Greensboro Beautiful, Inc., Emerging Ecology and Environmental Stewardship Greensboro.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><i><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><i><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">These partner organizations were awarded a $22,000 grant from the Foam Recycling Coalition (FRC) to assist in purchasing a foam densifier that will be housed and operated from the THCD training and recycling center.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;line-height:14.95px"><i><u></u> <u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;line-height:14.95px"><i>“This unique but practical partnership among our organizations will allow us to establish a brand-new foam drop-off site near downtown Greensboro for all county residents to use,” said William “Bill” McNeil of Environmental Stewardship Greensboro. “Not only is this site a great opportunity for the city’s recycling efforts, all proceeds from the sale of our densified foam will support construction of Tiny Houses, which will provide job training and homes for individuals in the community.”<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><i><u></u> <u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;line-height:14.95px"><i>FRC funding helped these organizations purchase and install a high-capacity densifier unit to better manage the foam collection at their new site, which opened in November 2020. The densifier allows the drop-off site to collect all types of foam polystyrene packaging materials including foodservice containers and trays from residents, hospitals, colleges, and businesses within Guilford County.<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><i><u></u> <u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><i>Read more about the grant program and the Foam Recycling Coalition at <a href="http://www.recyclefoam.org/" target="_blank">www.RecycleFoam.org</a>.</i></p></div></div>