Trash haulers go pink for breast cancer awareness
Between the normal colorless, dark and rather bland trash containers, expect to see pink waste carts throughout the Twin Cities this fall, in a special Curb Cancer campaign by a group of local trash haulers.
Groups sponsoring this program include Lakeville-based Dick’s Sanitation, Troje’s Trash and Recycling and Walters Recycling and Refuse. Haulers will be offering pink waste carts and a donation matching program through their residential customers.
“Seeing pink will certainly be pleasant on the eyes, and hopefully have an impact on the minds of those who see these containers around the area,” said cancer survivor Debbie Nielsen, vice president of finance at Dick’s Sanitation. “It’s our way of making a difference in the continuing fight against breast cancer.”
For each pink cart placed, $5 will be donated to the Minnesota chapter of the American Cancer Society for breast cancer awareness programs, including the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer campaign.
There are six Making Strides Against Breast Cancer events being held throughout Minnesota this October, including Duluth, Minneapolis, Moorhead, Rochester, St. Cloud and Winona. Find out more by going to www.cancer.org./stridesonline.
For more information on the Curb Cancer campaign, contact: Judy Bialka, Waste Concepts public relations coordinator, at (612) 987-1360 or jbialka@wasteconcepts.com.
More information about the American Cancer Society can be obtained by calling 1-800-227-2345 or visiting cancer.org.
