Retail (recycling) madness.Two Southeastern retailers have received the America's Marketplace Recycles! award from the International Council of Shopping Centers The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) is an international trade association of the shopping center industry. The organization, founded in 1957, has 65,000 members worldwide, which include shopping center owners, developers and managers, as well as other individuals, (ICSC ICSC International Council of Shopping Centers ICSC International Chemical Safety Cards ICSC International Civil Service Commission ICSC International Council of Shopping Centres ICSC International Catholic Stewardship Council ) and 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 (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) for outstanding efforts and achievements to conserve resources, recycle and purchase recycled content products at their retail locations. Office Depot Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and services. The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, of Delray Beach Delray Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 47,181), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled 1895, inc. 1911. Mostly residential, Delray Beach is also the trade center for a citrus-fruit and vegetable-growing region. , Fla., and the Quintard Mall in Oxford, Aim., were recognized with America's Marketplace Recycles! awards. Office Depot iwas recognized as Outstanding National Retailer for its company-wide electronics recycling effort that included efforts at more than 850 stores. In seven weeks, this program collected more than 10 million pounds of electronics. Approximately 5,000 of Office Depot's employees helped handle all of the incoming electronics. Quintard Mall in Oxford, Aim., was recognized for the Best Public Awareness Program. The mall sponsored a curbside recycling program. It also helped to raise public awareness of the importance of recycling through a fashion show featuring clothing made from recycled materials. The America's Marketplace Recyles! awards program was designed to increase public awareness of the benefits of recycling and featured seven categories to fully encompass the diverse nature of the shopping center industry. The featured categories are Best New Recycling Program; Best Expansion of an Existing Recycling Program; Outstanding Retailer; Outstanding Mall Owner/Developer; Best Public Awareness Campaign/Promotional Event; Best Community Partnership/Beneficial Use of Funds; and Most Innovative Recycling Program. In addition, from among the overall nominations, a single outstanding program was selected as the "Recycler of the Year." Ten ICSC members throughout the country received awards. |
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