
Advanced Disposal fall intern and flag retirement program collection coordinator Amanda Holsinger poses with a few of the flags collected for honorable retirement.
Advanced Disposal, a Ponte Vedra, Florida-based integrated environmental services company, has announced the retirement of more than 4,500 American flags the company collected as part of its annual flag retirement program. The service is offered free to the communities it serves.In 2015, a total of 2,539 flags were collected and retired, resulting in a 77 percent increase in 2016 from the year prior.
“Respectfully retiring the American flag is a great way to show our appreciation of the stars and stripes and all it stands for,” says Advanced Disposal CEO Richard Burke. “We’re proud to be an American company and honored to offer this service to our customers and the communities we serve. I want to thank everyone who participated, as well as the team members that made it possible.”
All Advanced Disposal locations collected old, worn, torn and faded American flags for proper retirement. The cotton flags are burned, while the nylon flags are repurposed into new nylon material that can be made into another American Flag.
The program ran from June 1 through Sept. 11, 2016, and the company says it plans to offer the flag retirement program again in 2017. For more information, visit www.advanceddisposal.com/retireyourflag.
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