RECYCLING EFFORT CARWASH GROUP IS HONORED FOR REUSE OF WATER.Byline: Daily News The Western Carwash Association, a five-state trade association with close to 1,000 members, was recognized for its efforts to protect and preserve the environment during an April 22 Earth Day ceremony by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . Winners of the EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. Region 9 Environmental Awards program were selected from some 200 nominations received this year from businesses, media companies, tribes, environmental organizations, citizen activists and local, state and federal government officials. Randy Cressall, owner of the Valencia AutoSpa, is a member of WCA (Web Clipping Application) An application for a Palm PDA that accepts an abbreviated version of a Web page for efficient display on the PDA's limited screen size. , which was recognized for its charity car-washing efforts. The events raise much-needed funds for local charities while preserving and protecting the environment by recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. carwash water that otherwise runs down local storm drains storm drain n. 1. A storm sewer. 2. A catch basin. when the events are held in parking lots and driveways. The carwash industry is often perceived as water wasters and water polluters, but since most carwash facilities reclaim their wastewater, professional carwashes actually conserve water. ``By establishing a community/business partnership with a professional wash establishment, charity groups accomplish two things, raising more money than they would normally raise washing cars themselves, and protecting the environment,'' Cressall said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Western Carwash Association Executive Director Sam Olivito, left, thanks Valencia AutoSpa owner and WCA member Randy Cressall for his contributions to the environment with an award. |
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