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An informational session will held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Huntington Woods Public Library.

Residents who have questions about participating in can attend an informational session at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the .

Huntington Woods was the only Michigan city chosen to take part in the national competition and its success hinges on residents' participation. 

As part of the challenge, Huntington Woods residents have been asked to register with New York-based recycling incentives program Recyclebank and record their recycling habits for 2 years beginning July 2.

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Whichever community among the 50 competitors has the highest percentage of reported recycling participation during the next six months will win a $100,000 grant for sustainability projects from Wisconsin-based household products manufacturer SC Johnson, which has partnered with Recyclebank for the SC Johnson Green Choices Recycling Challenge.

A leaderboard will be available on the Recyclebank website beginning in August so residents can track the city's standing in the competition.

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SOCRRA general manager Jeff McKeen said Huntington Woods, which is participating in the challenge at no cost, will serve as a test community to determine whether the program should be introduced in the authority's 11 other member cities.


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