Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County News
March XX, 2014
Contact: Willie Puz, Public Affairs and Recycling, 561-640-8914 (o); 561-379-2405 (c)
Volunteers Needed To Make An Impact On A Soldier’s Life On March 29
The Solid Waste Authority, Palm Beach Troop Support, and Rebuilding Together of the Palm
Beaches are looking for volunteers to help prepare the property of a local disabled veteran
in Lake Park for his new home. Volunteers are needed at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 29.
As a volunteer, you can expect to help by:
• Paint
• Landscape
• Property clean-up
Those interested in volunteering to make a difference in this veteran’s life should contact
Joanna Aiken, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, at 561-697-2700, ext 4701.
Come help out and be a part of something great. All materials and safety equipment will be
provided. Community service hours can also be earned through this volunteer effort.
To get the materials needed for projects such as this, RTPB partners with local businesses
and governments. The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County is proud to provide
recycled paint for the repairs and improvements, and coordinate the volunteers. Many
local businesses help to fund the RTPB program and make it possible to purchase the items
needed to make the repairs to homes in Palm Beach County.
About Rebuilding Together of the Palm Beaches
Rebuilding Together is the nation's leading nonprofit organization working to preserve affordable
homeownership and revitalize neighborhoods by providing extensive rehabilitation and modification
services to those in need at no cost to those served. With the help of everyday citizen volunteers,
skilled trades people, the support of local business and major corporate partners, Rebuilding Together
affiliates in America’s largest cities and smallest towns make life considerably better for thousands of
low-income homeowners and the communities in which they live by completing 10,000 projects per
year. Rebuilding Together has programs dedicated to, energy efficiency, veteran’s housing, aging in
place.
About the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County is a Dependent Special District created by the Palm
Beach County Solid Waste Act, Chapter 2001-331. We provide an economical and environmentally
conscious integrated solid waste management system, and have done so since our creation almost 40
years ago. This award-winning, world-renown integrated system of facilities includes 7 Home Chemical
& Electronics Recycling Centers, 6 transfer stations, 2 landfills (Class I and Class III), 1 renewable
energy facility (with another one to come online in mid-2015), 1 vegetation processing facility, 1
materials recycling facility, 1 biosolids pelletizer, and more than 300-acres of a greenways and trails
system that includes a bird rookery.
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