couple of years back, Marcia Booth's young daughter spied the garbage truck passing by and wondered to her mom where all the trash went. The question led to a family tour of the Brevard County landfill in Cocoa and to a deeper appreciation of the critical global need to better manage trash.

During the tour, Booth learned that less than a third of Brevard residents recycle. Incentivized by the desire to up that number, Booth launched a recycling blog and Facebook presence and, later, the organization that hosts the annual Recycle Brevard Festival, which will take place Nov. 16, this year. The festival celebrates America Recycles Day, a Keep America Beautiful iniative.

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