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N.C. Zoo has won several awards for it's waste reduction efforts:
1996 - The N.C. Recycling Association award for Outstanding Source Reduction.
1999 - Governor’s Outstanding Source Reduction Award.
2000 - The "Conservation Captains" received the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Environmental Sustainability Award.
2001 - The Zoo’s Compost Program was awarded the Carolina Recycling Association’s Outstanding Compost Program Award.
2002 - The Zoo was certified under ISO 14001 for Environmental Management System
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N.C. Zoo is a member institution of AZA and an agency of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, William G. Ross Jr. Secretary; Michael F. Easley, Governor. A part of the North Carolina Government portal.
The Zoo is closed Christmas day and during severe weather. Call our information line at: 1-800-488-0444.
