Cox Helps You Resolve to Change the World…One Recycling Can at a Time

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It’s that time of year again. Time to set your New Year’s Resolution, to prioritize your goals and make a concerted effort to be better than you were before. Set your sights on changing the world by participating in the new Single Stream Recycling Program and help Cox Automotive reach our goal to achieve Zero Waste to Landfill by 2024.

3003 Summit Team Members…Help Is Here

Members of the {go green} Council, in conjunction with the facilities team at 3003 Summit have made it easier than ever to stick to your resolution by providing new recycle cans to every team member in the building. Thanks to the Single Stream Recycling system, you can toss any recyclable item into the single recycle bin at your very own desk, making it as simple to “go green” as it is to throw your trash in the garbage! Now you can toss your garbage in the black desk-side trash can and your recyclables in the desk-side recycling bin. It’s that simple.
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How Does Single Stream Recycling Work?

Single stream recycling is a process that eliminates the sorting and separation of materials sent to be recycled. Single stream sorting differs from the traditional multiple stream method where you have to sort and separate recyclables (paper, bottles, cardboard, etc) into different bins.

This means all you have to do to keep your New Year’s resolution to go green is place your used items in the proper can at your own work station. The facilities team will handle the rest! Members of the Go Green Council are working with the cleaning service to ensure recycling contents are properly removed. Now you can toss your garbage in the black trash can and your recyclables in the recycling bin. It’s that simple.

When Will I Get My Can?

Look for your new recycle can and the recycling sticker to be delivered based on the following schedule:

Tuesday, January 5: Floors 1- 8

Wednesday, January 6: Floors 9 – 14
Thursday, January 7: Floors 15 – 18

*Place your sticker on the side of your can for a quick reminder of acceptable contents.

Don’t forget we are still encouraging you to use “one less cup”. By choosing to reuse your coffee mug and tumbler for each trip to the break room, you are wasting fewer disposable cups…making our Zero Waste to Landfill goal that much easier to achieve!

How Do You Measure Peace Of Mind? By the THOUSAND!

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Join the team at DealShield as they celebrate their 1,000thDealShield 360 customer. “Congratulations to the entire team and our sales partnerships; this achievement is truly a milestone for our group…peace of mind never felt so good,” said Brett Woods, who leads DealShield for Cox Automotive.

With the DealShield 360 program, dealers have protection for every auction purchase they make. That’s what makes this milestone so special – there are now 1,000 DealShield customers who will benefit from better inventory management with the ability to opt out of a vehicle investment should it not be immediately profitable. That’s an instant win for every customer.

The DealShield Purchase Protect guarantee ensures the dealer can buy with confidence because they know the vehicle is returnable for any reason, allowing customers to receive a 100% refund of the purchase price and buy fee within a 21 day window. Now that’s peace of mind not typically found in the auto industry, and that’s peace of mind worth celebrating – by the thousand!

For more information about DealShield and the team’s accomplishments, visit their Fuel page.

Autotrader Teams With Rachael Ray for “Wish Wednesday” and Announces Car Color of the Year

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Wednesday Wish Granted

Autotrader Public Relations kicked off its celebration of New York Fashion Week and the 2015 Car Color of the Year by securing a car giveaway on Rachael Ray’s first ever “Wednesday Wish Granted” segment in the Autotrader Car Color of the Year which aired on Wednesday. “Wednesday Wish Granted” aired Wednesday, September 16th nationally and was featured on the show’s homepage.

Click here to watch the powerful segment and see the metallic black Kia presented to JoAnn Thompson, the first recipient, who has worked with children who have special needs for more than 25 years. “With the special needs kids, some of them can’t see, they can’t speak. A lot of things they can’t do,” says JoAnn. “But with me there, I can be their hands, I can be their eyes, I can hear for them.”

 

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Autotrader Names Car Color of the Year

Autotrader has officially named the car color of the year: metallic black, based on consumer vehicle searches carried out during the first six months of 2015.

The color is so popular that an impressive one in four vehicles searched for on the website are black. The most popular black vehicles on the site are the Ford F-150,Chevrolet Silverado andJeep Wrangler, while the most popular black luxury vehicles are the BMW X5, Mercedes S550 andCadillac CTS.

According to our managing editor, Tara Trompeter, “People are more likely to buy cars that reflect their personalities, the same way they do with fashion and accessories. And everyone knows it doesn’t get more classic than black.”

Comment below to let us know what you think of the new Autotrader car color of the year.

Honoring the Heroes Among Us on Veterans Day

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As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. 
- John F. Kennedy

The Cox Automotive family is proud to salute the men and women among us who have served and sacrificed for the freedoms we all enjoy in the United States of America. Our veterans are an important part of the diverse workforce here at Cox, and we are proud to call them team members during and after their service in the armed forces.

As a tribute to our veterans and military families who continue to serve, we want you to share the names, pictures and stories of your military heroes. Comment below to share how you, your coworkers, friends and family members are honoring America’s heroes today and every day as we say ‘thank you’ to those brave men and women who keep America the home of the free.

Cox Enterprises Headquarters to Host Veterans Day Events

Atlanta-area employees are invited to a traditional military flag ceremony to honor U.S. veterans. Participants should be in place no later than 10:50 a.m. at the circular entry between CTech A and B. The ceremony will begin with a traditional two minutes of silent reflection at precisely the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

Veterans from all Cox divisions, who we are proud to have as part of our diverse workforce, are invited to a special event from 1:30-3 p.m. in CTech’s Governor’s Hall C for hot apple cobbler, ice cream and beverages. Veterans, please click here to RSVP.

Comment below with your plans for honoring our U.S. veterans as we say a collective, “THANK YOU” to the heroes among us!

Quotable Quotes

“Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.” – G.K. Chesterton

“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” – Elmer Davis

“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” – Maya Angelou