GREAT APE TRUST LAUNCHES RECYCLING PROGRAM

The call is out from Great Ape Trust of Iowa – recycle your old cell phones and printer ink cartridges to help ease the plight of apes in the wild. Great Ape Trust is asking Iowa businesses, schools and civic groups to become partners in the recycling program by collecting used cell phones and old printer cartridges in drop boxes provided by the great ape research center.

"Cell phone and ink cartridge recycling is a grassroots conservation effort where apes and people both win." says Dr. Rob Shumaker, a lead scientist and director of orangutan research at Great Ape Trust. "This not only raises much needed funds for great ape conservation efforts, it also helps our environment by keeping the items out of landfills."

Those interested in joining the recycling effort may receive drop boxes by contacting Andy Antilla at Great Ape Trust, telephone (515) 243-3580, x17 or at info@greatapetrust.org.