Local Musicians Invited to Free Instrument Restring and Recycle Event at Damm Music Center to Benefit Local Food Bank
TerraCycle Include USA D'Addario
WICHITA, KS. / AGILITYPR.NEWS / November 17, 2020 / LOCAL MUSICIANS CAN TRADE-IN AND RECYCLE OLD STRINGS FOR NEW AT UPCOMING EVENT
Free Exchange at Damm Music Center Celebrates Instrument String Recycling Program
Local musicians are invited to attend a free recycle and restring event at Damm Music Center in Wichita on Saturday, November 21, 2020 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Sponsored by D’Addario® and international recycling company TerraCycle®, musicians can bring any old instrument strings for recycling and get their electric or acoustic guitars restrung with D’Addario NYXL or Nickel Bronze Acoustic strings. Old strings collected during the event will be recycled through Playback, D’Addario’s free, national recycling program.
Damm Music asks that patrons bring-in a non-perishable food donation to benefit the Our Daily Bread Food Pantry in exchange for the restringing. The retailer is also raffling-away a Kala Bocote Butterfly Ukulele, free guitar lessons and more for every five food items donated. The metal strings collected through the program will be converted into recycled alloys which are commonly utilized in the construction of guitar necks and the recycled nylon will be used in automotive applications, for instance.
As a locally-owned and operated music store, Damm Music Center has worked to provide the very best products and services to musicians in south-central Kansas since founder Kevin Damm started the business from scratch in 2003. The retailer boasts a diverse inventory of musical instruments and offers both advice and music lessons from friendly and knowledgeable staff. As an independently-owned business that relies heavily on repeat customers, Kevin Damm says he owes the success of his business to providing quality service and products with help from passionate staff members.
Playback is the world’s first instrument string recycling program, launched through a partnership between D’Addario and innovative recycling company, TerraCycle. The program is a part of D’Addario’s Players Circle loyalty program and allows registered users to recycle their used strings in exchange for extra Players Circle points. Musicians attending the recycle and restring events will receive a code at the event, redeemable for extra Players Circle points. Points can be used towards merchandise or donated to the D’Addario Foundation, the company’s non-profit organization supporting music education in underserved communities.
“We’ve been searching for a solution for old string reuse after installing a new set on a guitar, so it’s great that D’Addario and TerraCycle are helping dealers confront this issue,” says store founder Kevin Damm. “Recycling these strings, regardless of brand-name, will greatly minimize our store’s landfill contribution.”
D’Addario has been consistently committed to the environment, working to reduce their company’s packaging waste and use the most environmentally responsible packaging available on the market. Their partnership with TerraCycle allows them to further reinforce their role as an environmental leader in the music industry.
TerraCycle is a global leader in recycling typically non-recyclable waste, working with companies to implement recycling initiatives and finding solutions for materials otherwise destined for landfill.
Musicians interested in recycling through Playback can visit http://www.daddario.com/playback . For more information on the recycle and restring event, please contact Damm Music Supply at (316) 773-9060 or through their website: http://www.dammmusic.com/ .
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ABOUT D’ADDARIO
D'Addario & Company, Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer of musical instrument accessories marketed under several product divisions: D'Addario Fretted and Orchestral Strings, Evans Drumheads, Promark Drumsticks, Puresound, D'Addario Woodwinds, and D'Addario/Planet Waves Accessories. A family-owned and operated business with roots dating back to the 17th century and 1,100 employees worldwide, the company manufactures 95% of its products in the U.S. employing Toyota's Lean manufacturing principles. D'Addario musical accessories are distributed in 120 countries, serve more than 3,000 U.S. retailers, all major e-commerce sites, and are the preferred choice of professional and serious amateur musicians worldwide including Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, Lenny Kravitz + more.
ABOUT TERRACYCLE
TerraCycle is an innovative waste management company with a mission to eliminate the idea of waste. Operating nationally across 21 countries, TerraCycle partners with leading consumer product companies, retailers and cities to recycle products and packages, from dirty diapers to cigarette butts, that would otherwise end up being landfilled or incinerated. In addition, TerraCycle works with leading consumer product companies to integrate hard to recycle waste streams, such as ocean plastic, into their products and packaging. Its new division, Loop, is the first shopping system that gives consumers a way to shop for their favorite brands in durable, reusable packaging. TerraCycle has won over 200 awards for sustainability and has donated over $44 million to schools and charities since its founding more than 15 years ago and was named #10 in Fortune magazine’s list of 52 companies Changing the World. To learn more about TerraCycle or get involved in its recycling programs, please visit www.terracycle.com.