Millburn fire officials initiate aluminium recycling to aide burn treatment for children

Millburn Fire Department officials have come up with an aluminium recycling initiative dedicated to facilitating treatment for child burn patients.

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The programme, 'Aluminum Cans for Burned Children (ACBC)', is dedicated to donating all earnings to Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center's (CBMC) Burn Center. 30 town fire departments in the US state partner with CBMC's aluminium can collection and recycling project.

According to Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center's (CBMC) Burn Center, "ACBC was founded in 1986 by local firefighters to raise funds for children cared for at The Burn Center at Saint Barnabas. As New Jersey's only burn treatment facility, each year, the Burn Center admits more than 400 patients, with another 6,000 seen on an outpatient basis. Approximately 40 per cent of all admissions are children, most under the age of five years. Typical injuries include scalding from spilt beverages, unsafe hot water temperatures and burns resulting from house fires."

Aluminium cans can be disposed of in a large container at Millburn Fire Department Station 2, 315 White Oak Ridge Road, Short Hills. 

Millburn Fire Department officials advise, "If you belong to an organisation in town, pick a day when everyone brings in their cans. Start saving them now!"

The Burn Center programmes are public and free of charge with the generous participation of ACBC. Scout troops, schools, religious organisations, or children who want to conduct community assignments can collect cans and have employees at their businesses recycle aluminium cans. 

Other programmes with similar mottos include assisting children to assimilate into the community while they recover from a severe injury and a web-based educational programme — 'Fire is…' that enlightens people about fire hazards.