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April 23, 2021 MACOMB, IL – As two in a series of new park benches were unveiled in Macomb Thursday as part of Earth Day, the project is interwoven with partnerships with several Western Illinois University organizations.
Build a Better Block Macomb has spent over a year collecting thousands of pounds of plastic soda bottle caps, donated by local residents. Those caps were then transported to Green Tree Plastics, an Indiana company that recycles them into park benches. A variety of local residents and organizations have sponsored the processing costs for each bench.
There were already two benches in place in Macomb prior to Build a Better Block s most recent round of sponsorships. In late March, the organization announced six benches and a youth picnic table would be arriving in public spaces throughout Macomb. Two of the benches were unveiled at dedication ceremonies Thursday, one in Compton Park, paid for by the New Millennium Corvette Club of Macomb, and one at the Ma
April 20, 2021 MACOMB, IL On April 6 Western Illinois University s Peace Corps Fellows and the AmeriCorps Program joined Macomb Mayor Mike Inman and local leaders across the country in an annual, nationwide initiative to highlight the impact of national service in tackling local problems.
During this year s event, the Peace Corps Fellows and AmeriCorps Program unveiled and dedicated a bench to residents at Prairieview Townhomes in honor of the long-time partnership with the Housing Authority of McDonough County. The bench was a result of much planning, collecting, and sorting of plastic caps in support of Build a Better Block Macomb s Caps to Benches Program. The program offers special thanks to PCFs and full-time AmeriCorps Members, Miranda Lambert and Cortnie Schierman for coordinating the project, and to Dan Curtis, of Habitat for Humanity of McDonough County, for picking up and delivering all of the benches.
Build a Better Block Macomb unveils park recycled cap benches & picnic table
Linda Lee Blaine, BBB Macomb
USA Today Netwrk.
MACOMB Macomb’s public spaces will be receiving six new benches and a youth-sized picnic table thanks to a community wide initiative spearheaded by Build a Better Block Macomb.
The benches are created by Green Tree Plastics in Evansville, Indiana (https://www.greentreeplastics.com/) from plastic caps and lids that are otherwise not recyclable. The response to the call for recycled caps was tremendous with many local organizations, businesses, and individuals collecting caps. Due to this initiative, over 2,000 pounds of plastic have been diverted from the landfill. Two benches were donated to the community in 2020 and are located at the Macomb Public Library and the WIU Horn Field Campus.