Recycling gets the green light.The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. (RBRC), Atlanta, has introduced a new modular exhibit and display that it is featuring at various speedways throughout the summer and fall. As part of its "Green Means Go ... Recycle" campaign, RBRC is encouraging NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. fans to learn about rechargeable battery and cell phone recycling. The 53-foot long modular exhibit and display features a full-size racing simulator car, an interactive prize wheel where individuals can be rewarded for their recycling knowledge, educational materials and giveaways from RBRC. The organization has exhibited at Chicagoland Speedway in July and will exhibit Oct. 14 at Lowe's Motor Speedway Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord, North Carolina, north of Charlotte. It features a 1.5 mile long quad-oval track that seats 167,000 people, with room for 50,000 more spectators in the infield. , Charlotte, N.C.; Oct. 29 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5 mile standard oval. , Atlanta; and Nov. 5 at Texas Motor Speedway Texas Motor Speedway is a superspeedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track layout is very similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor , Fort Worth. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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