Ziploc donates Earthscapes playground made of 99% recycled plastic

Plastic Recycling  |  2012-02-02 08:04:04   |   By

On Wednesday, the City of Corpus Christi recognized the one-year anniversary of Corpus Christi Recycles, its single-stream recycling program featuring Recyclebank rewards that was launched in January of last year in partnership with the Ziploc brand.

CORPUS CHRISTI (Scrap Monster): On Wednesday, the City of Corpus Christi recognized the one-year anniversary of Corpus Christi Recycles, its single-stream recycling program featuring Recyclebank rewards that was launched in January of last year in partnership with the Ziploc brand.

The City's recycling program has already made a big impact, increasing the amount of recyclables collected by more than 350 percent in 2011 compared to same period the year before.

Recyclebank rewards people for taking everyday green actions with discounts and deals from local and national businesses. With recycling now easier and rewards for those that do so, Corpus residents have recycled more than 24 million pounds over the past year, which is equivalent to nearly half the weight of the U.S.S. Lexington aircraft carrier.

The Ziploc brand first teamed up with Recyclebank and the City of Corpus Christi to support the launch of Corpus Christi Recycles in January 2011.

A special significance for the company, the City of Corpus Christi was the first Recyclebank community to benefit from Ziploc's efforts in supporting the expansion of Recyclebank rewards and increase recycling in communities across the nation. To commemorate this, the Ziploc brand has donated a playground to the City made of 99 percent-recycled plastic from Earthscapes.

The new Earthscapes playground, to be installed this spring, is composed of recycled plastic containers which will have avoided the landfill thanks to Ziploc. Earthscapes playgrounds, both large and small, are manufactured from recycled structural plastic lumber made from reclaimed post-consumer plastic products like milk jugs and other beverage containers, plastic cartons and bags.

Earthscapes is committed to building quality playground equipment that puts the safety of children first, but never forgets what it means to play and make a difference for the environment.