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Blue Rhino Presents Propane Tank Disposal Program at WasteExpo
06/11/2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - June 11, 2009 -- Jay Werner, vice president of operations for Blue Rhino, addressed waste management and recycling facilities on delivering a nationwide solution for propane tank disposal at WasteExpo 2009. The Rhino Recycle program, offered by the leader in propane tank exchange, is an economical and ecologically friendly program designed to recycle and refurbish discarded grill tanks at waste disposal and recycling facilities across the country.
“The Rhino Recycle program from Blue Rhino alleviates the need for collection sites to dispose of gas grill propane tanks on their own,” Werner stated during a panel discussion on unique green programs at the show on Monday. “For the past two years, waste management and recycling facilities have been using Rhino Recycle with great success, resulting in the rescue of thousands of tanks from collection sites nationwide.”
Rhino Recycle is an economic and environmentally safe process that takes tanks that would have normally been stored at landfills and recycle centers and refurbishes them, extending the useful product life. This process keeps waste down and minimizes the safety hazards associated with storing tanks at recycle centers and waste disposal sites.
“Many facilities and landfills face a similar situation. Often, people drop off empty, unwanted propane tanks because they don’t know where else to take them,” added Werner. “Recycle and waste disposal organizations do not always have appropriate space for storing discarded propane tanks and they may spend up to $20 per tank to contract companies to pick them up and dispose of them.”
The Rhino Recycle program does have minimum quantity and quality standards for acceptance and a small per tank fee may apply in some circumstances; however, in most cases the program is free, which can result in significant savings to an organization. Rhino Recycle will also be at select mobile household hazardous waste drop-off events in 2009 to accept and appropriately handle unwanted gas grill propane tanks.
“This program is good for the environment and it saves waste disposal and recycling facilities time and money by removing the investment needed for disposing of unwanted tanks independently,” Werner said in closing.
For more information on the Rhino Recycle program, interested organizations should visit www.bluerhino.com/recycle.
About Blue Rhino®
Blue Rhino is a leading national provider of branded propane tank exchange and complementary propane-fueled products to consumers. Blue Rhino tank exchange is offered at leading home improvement centers, mass merchants, hardware, grocery, drug, and convenience stores, with branded tank displays at more than 43,000 retail locations in 50 states and Puerto Rico. Blue Rhino's propane-fueled products division is focused on appliances such as grills, patio heaters and mosquito eradication devices. Blue Rhino is a brand of Ferrellgas, L.P. For further information regarding Blue Rhino, visit the Blue Rhino Web site at www.bluerhino.com.
Blue Rhino is a registered trademark of Ferrellgas, L.P.
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