Recycling Gives You Wheels: Return-It to Win-It Contest Ends September 1st

BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - July 29, 2014) - Encorp's Return-It to Win-It contest is underway and with summer already in full swing, it's a good reminder to everyone to help reduce waste in our landfills by returning empty beverage containers to Return-It Depots for a chance to win a new set of wheels.

Between now and September 1st, 2014, when you bring in empty beverage containers to a participating Return-It Depot, you will get a chance to win:

  Grand Prize: One 2014 Smart Car (Fortwo coupe)                            
  Second Prize: Two 2013 Vespa scooters                                     
  Third Prize: Two NORCO mountain bikes plus a $100 Canadian Tire gift card 

"We're pleased to bring back this contest again this year. The chance to win a car, scooter or mountain bike is really an extra 'thank you' for bringing your recycling to your local depot," says Scott Fraser, President and CEO of Encorp Pacific. "This is a very popular contest and it is being run in 149 participating depots across BC. The more recyclers we have, the more we can reduce the amount of waste in landfills, which is a great win-win for everyone."

The Return-It to Win-It contest is open to all BC residents age 19 or over. No purchase necessary.

For more information and a list of participating depots, visit www.return-it.ca/winit.

Encorp Pacific (Canada) is a federally incorporated not-for-profit stewardship corporation with beverage container management as its core business. Committed to developing and managing a consumer-friendly and cost-effective system to recover beverage containers from consumers and ensure that they are recycled and not incinerated or landfilled. To learn more about Encorp Pacific (Canada), visit www.return-it.ca.

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