When project glazier Architectural Wall Systems and other stakeholders were approached to construct the Hubbard Center for Children's new patient tower, this year’s winner of Best Project Team, they recognized the the need for a design-assist, integrated project delivery method.
According to Caroline Jones of ABLE Inc., it started in the 1980s.
The premise of Earth started in 1970 with Sen. Gaylord Nelson writing a bill to increase the awareness of the environment, she said.
Since ABLE started the recycling, they have been taking in aluminum cans weekdays, reaching more than 800,000 pounds several years ago.
And Baker Metal and Recycling has been involved in the program for the past five years. The Baker-based business also has a location in Bowman.
But every Earth Day there is additional value to the cans being recycled.
The cans that are turned in are crushed then picked up by the Baker Metal and Recycling in Bowman. âHeâll pick up our can container and bus it over to Baker. Baker Metal and Recycling is over in Baker, MT â those are the big guys. The place out here (in Bowman) is the smaller version. Josh will come over and pick up our can container and sometimes just run it right over to Baker,â she explained.
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