Chip-In for Recycling - Fry's Electronics Open
Scottsdale, AZ

For the first time in PTWA history, the Association has undertaken an environmental initiative as one of our projects. Partnering with Waste Management, the Fry's Electronics Open, and The Thunderbirds, fans were encouraged to "Think Green" during the PGA TOUR tournament held at the Grayhawk Golf Club. Banners, placards and special recycle bins marked "Chip in for Recycling" were on site to assist fans with their recycling efforts.

"PGA TOUR events are the perfect forum to get the recycle message out and our fans are supportive of all of our charitable endeavors. The fans fully embraced this initiative and we were pleased with the efforts they made to recycle materials that normally would have been thrown away," said Heather Gove, Vice President of the PGA TOUR Wives Association.

Waste Management is North America's largest recycler. Their renewable energy projects create enough energy to power about 1 million homes and save the equivalent of about 3.6 million tons of coal a year. Their recycling program saved more than 41 million trees last year.

"Having a partner like Waste Management to guide us in an initiative as important as recycling and "going green" is important" said Dory Faxon, President of the Association. "They are the experts and can help us create the most effective program we possible can with the resources we have available to us."

Our thanks to all of the tournaments staff and Waste Management volunteers who helped us initiate this program. It was an incredible launch!