Owens Environmental Club to Host Denim Collection Drive
PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College’s Environmental Club is encouraging area residents to bring their used denim jeans, jackets and purses of any particular color to the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses in support of environmental awareness as the student group hosts its second annual “Recycle Your Denim” Collection Drive, April 25 – May 6.
The denim collection drive initiative is part of a nationwide effort with the “®COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN.” environmental program. Founded in 2006, the denim program gives “new life” to used items by converting them to UltraTouch National Cotton Fiber Insulation. The insulation is then provided to communities in need to assist with building efforts. UltraTouch is composed of 85 percent recycled cotton fibers and is an environmentally safe, non-itch insulation without carcinogenic warnings, formaldehyde or chemical irritants.
Since the start of the “®COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN.” denim drive in 2006, the program has received a total of 270,000 pieces of denim and provided enough UltraTouch National Cotton Fiber Insulation for 540 houses in areas of the country affected by natural disasters, and more notably, preventing 200 tons of denim from being sent to landfills.
At the collection drive’s conclusion, all denim materials will be presented to Jerusalem Elementary fifth grader Erek Hansen to assist in his personal goal of collecting over 5,000 items for the “®COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN.” program. Last year, the ten-year-old collected 4,154 denim items.
Owens has set up a variety of collection points around the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses. Area residents can drop off their denim items on the Toledo-area Campus at the Student Health and Activities Center, Health Technologies Hall, College Hall Bookstore, Founders Hall and the Library. On the Findlay-area Campus, collection points are in the College’s Commons area.
For more information about the denim collection drive, or to donate, call (567) 661-7583 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 7583.
Press Release Contact Name: Brad Meyer
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Organization Name: Owens Community College