RECYCLING ON THE ENERGY FREEDOM TRAIL AT ALTWHEELS ALTERNATIVE-TRANSPORTATION FESTIVAL

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*www.AltWheels.org <http://www.altwheels.org/>*

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Contact:          *Carolyn Lewenberg *
                        617-939-7231
                        carolyn.lew@comcast.net 

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                        *Lynette Cheah *
                        617-733-7717
                        lynette@mit.edu  
 
Date: September 22, 2006 
*For Immediate Release  *
 
*Recycling on the Energy Freedom Trail^(TM) at *
*AltWheels Alternative-Transportation Festival *
 
*Who:  *
AltWheels is the largest alternative-transportation festival on the East 
Coast!  Lined with information about ways to offset the pollution we 
generate, the Energy Freedom Trail^(TM) will branch off Boston's 
historic Freedom Trail^(TM) and weave through the festival on Boston's 
City Hall Plaza.
 
*What: *
You can recycle on the Energy Freedom Trail^(TM):

    * Unwanted cell phones and spent ink cartridges.  Extras for
      Creative Learning and Mass Recycles will receive money for each
      phone and cartridge.
    * Working computer parts and components.  Roxbury non-profit,
      TecsChange, will rebuild new computers with these parts.
    * Old sneakers! Nike will recycle them into new sports surfaces,
      like soccer and football fields, basketball and tennis courts,
      tracks and playground surfacing.
    * Cans and bottles for Boston recycling.  

*When: *
Saturday, September 23, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.   
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Where:  *
Boston's City Hall Plaza

*Why: *
The first 2,000 visitors who pledge to change a bulb in their house will 
receive a FREE compact fluorescent light bulb! Festival-goers will learn 
about the many opportunities to reduce their impact on the environment.
 
*For more information, visit www.altwheels.org <http://www.altwheels.org>.*
 
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