The Town of Vail’s celebration of America Recycles Day returns for its fifth year with a free collection event for e-waste, vinyl banners and paper shredding. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 at the Ford Park parking lot.

America Recycles Day, held annually on Nov. 5, is an initiative of Keep America Beautiful and provides a day of awareness to help educate and spur action on recycling 365 days a year. Everyone is encouraged to take the recycling pledge and commit to action over the course of the next year at americarecyclesday.org. The current national recycling rate is 35% while Colorado has a 16% recycling rate and Eagle County has a recycling rate of 31%. Town of Vail has achieved a recycling rate of 29%, however, sets its sights on exceeding the national average.