Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Coke will use its old soda syrup drums to harvest rainwater.
Watershed Management Group, the United Way of Southern Arizona, PRO-Neighborhoods and Tucson Clean and Beautiful are assisting in the effort, and Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts will paint the 55-gallon barrels with artwork. The Coca-Cola Enterprises barrels are filtered to prevent debris and mosquitoes from entering.
An event touting the recycling effort will take place at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ward 3 City Council Office, 1510 E. Grant Road. Executives will distribute 80 barrels, 50 of which have been reserved by Watershed Management Group, a co-op with the goal of integrating community development with conservation. The remaining 30 barrels will be sold to the public.