Recycling & Waste Reduction Education Programs
Tucson/Pima County Recycling Information Line:
Tucson Clean & Beautiful coordinates and services the city/county
telephone information line for programs related to curbside
recycling, recycling dropoff locations, waste reduction, reuse
of materials, and household hazardous waste dropoff. Call 791-5000
for more information.
Tucson/Pima County Reduce-Reuse-Recycle Directory:
Directorio para Reducir, Reusar y Reciclar en Tucson y el Condado de Pima (en espaņol):
The online recycling directory provides information about a
wide variety of Tucson area programs, businesses, and organizations
related to recycling and waste reduction, along with other environmental
resources for the Tucson community.
E Pluribus Recycles! Play:
*** School Education Program*** This fun, interactive play is designed for students in Kindergarten through 4th Grades.
Starring E Pluribus Pack Rat, alongside Mark Parker the Landfill Environmental Engineer, the E Pluribus Recycles! Play reinforces the need to preserve landfill space by Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling the "garbage" that we produce, rather than throwing everything away. This program also highlights student awareness of recycling options that are available in the Tucson area (curbside, neighborhood recycling centers, landfill recycling drop-off). Performances are available free of charge to any elementary school within the Tucson area.
The E Pluribus Recycles! Play is sponsored by the City of Tucson and Pima County, with additional benefactor support from the Southern Arizona Environmental Management Society. For more information or to arrange a show for your school, call the Tucson Recycles Info Line, at 791-5000 or email tcb@tucsonaz.gov.
The Trees for Tucson program also offers presentations and tree planting programs geared toward school-aged students.

Recycling and Waste Reduction Program Presentations
Presentations and interactive training about Tucson's Recycling and Waste Reduction programs are available for groups throughout the Tucson community, including Girl/Boy Scout leaders, school teachers, social clubs, businesses, and other community organizations.
Presentations cover the concepts of "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Re-Buy", with an emphasis on what programs and resources are available locally in the Tucson area. Call 791-5000 to request a presentation for your group!
RUMBA (Re-Used Materials Becoming Art) "Recycled Art" Contest
The "Recycled Art" Contest and Display, coordinated by Tucson Clean & Beautiful, is held each year. The next RUMBA contest will be held in on Sunday, March 29, 2009 at the Family Arts Festival, Tucson Convention Center/Leo Rich Theater.
The RUMBA Competition is free and open to all students in Kindergarten through 12th Grades, with local dignitaries judging the students' work. Projects may be submitted individually and as a group. Prizes are awarded based on the judges' recommendations.
College students, community groups and professional artists are also welcome to submit their works for inclusion in the RUMBA display, however their works will not be judged. Professional art exhibition at the recycled art contest is free of charge, at the discretion of Tucson Clean & Beautiful. However, sales of displayed materials are not permitted in the display area (business cards are permitted).
Call the Tucson Recycles Info Line at 791-5000 for more information. To submit your entry for the Recycled Art contest at the 2009 Family Arts Festival, return the RUMBA Entry Form.
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