The sixth annual iRecycle Half Marathon and 5K run will take place on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 in Spartanburg, S.C. and will take participants through some of the most beautiful areas of Spartanburg!
Proceeds from the run will be used to award iRecycle scholarships to area high school students who actively participate in school and community recycling programs. The route for the 5K may be found here: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1418298.
Cost of entry is one or more canned goods to be donated to a local food bank.
Limited number of event t-shirts will be available for $20.
Pre-register at www.go-greenevents.com/td8k.
The half marathon starts at 8 a.m. and the 5K starts at 8:15 a.m.
In the spring of 2008, URRC and Spartanburg Coca-Cola distributors partnered together to launch iRecycle, an innovative recycling program in Spartanburg County Schools. URRC provides recycling bins and other promotional supplies to increase student awareness and participation in recycling. Coca-Cola then collects the full bin as they deliver their products to the schools.
The program has been a tremendous success and continues to expand! iRecycle now operates in schools and businesses throughout the upstate and has collected over 3 million plastic bottles! This has saved 655 cubic yards of landfill space. In 2012, $7250 in scholarships were awarded to graduating high school seniors for their dedication to recycling. Our goal, with the help of this race, is to continue to grow the scholarship program and educate our youth on the impact they can have on our environment and our community by recycling.
This year, iRecycle started a partnership with The Hope Center for Children. Through an educational grant, The Hope Center was able to purchase 14 laptop cases. The iRecycle Fund plans to provide on-going assistance for The Hope Center for Children’s educational needs.