Keep North Platte and Lincoln County Beautiful (KNPLCB) will be honoring 10 businesses for efforts in beautifying their business façade and grounds.

The improvements have helped our county by increasing visitors and those who want to return due to the aesthetic appeal of the area.  Statistics show that businesses with greenspace and welcoming facades can cause an increase in sales – up to 12%.

Businesses receiving awards are:  Harbor Lights, Great Plains Health, Westfield Merchants Association, Downtown Business Association, Phillip Street Storage, First National Bank – South Dewey location, Zeller Motors, Thrifty Car Sales, North Platte Public Transit, and Lincoln County Courthouse.

The awards are being presented at an appreciation event held by KNPLCB on Tuesday, November 15th, which is America Recycles Day.  America Recycles Day is the only nationally-recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States. Each year, on and in the weeks leading into Nov. 15, thousands of communities across the country participate by promoting environmental citizenship and take action to increase and improve recycling in America. America Recycles Day educates people about the importance of recycling to our economy and environmental well-being, and helps motivate occasional recyclers to become “everyday” recyclers.

In addition to presenting the awards, KNPLCB is campaigning for the reduction of the public’s reliance of single use plastic grocery bags.  They will be visiting all the North Platte grocery stores this week to hand out reusable shopping bags.

Citizens are also encouraged to visit americarecyclesday.org to sign the “I Will Recycle Pledge.”