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WHY RECYCLING IS
IMPORTANT Our community, like
thousands of others across America, is
running out of sanitary landfill space. On a
national and global scale, society as a
whole is consuming valuable natural
resources, some of which are non-renewable.
Our recycling program gives each of us a
way to conserve landfill space by reducing
the volume of waste that is buried in the
ground. It also helps us ease the burden on
our natural resources b y recycling old
materials, such as paper, into new products.
Any by recycling, we save energy and extend
the life of our coal, oil, and natural gas
reserves.
In a typical community, each family
generates about 60 pounds of recoverable
newspaper, cardboard, glass, plastic, tin
and aluminum every month. Subtract that bulk
volume from our local landfill, and it's
easy to see that participation - by you and
your neighbors - in this program can make a
real difference.
Every can of bottle that you recycle is
part of a long-range step toward easing the
waste crisis we hear about in the news. Your
participation in this recycling effort is
the cornerstone of a movement that starts
here, at home, but that will have a
positive, worldwide impact as more and more
people make the decision to recycle.
WHAT TO RECYCLE?
Plastic Containers
Recycle all plastic milk and water jugs and
soft drink bottles, and other containers
such as bleach, detergent and fabric
softener bottles marked with a
or
,
usually on the bottom of the container.
Please REMOVE all caps and lids. Squeezing
containers will help you to conserve space
in your bin. DO NOT RECYCLE automotive and
chemical product containers, plastic wrap,
plastic bags or any other plastic container
that's not marked with a
or
.
Aluminum Cans/Steel Food Containers
Recycle BEVERAGE/FOOD CANS. Crushing
aluminum cans will help to conserve space in
your bin. Glass
Recycle all GLASS BOTTLES and JARS. Rinse
containers and REMOVE LIDS and NECKRINGS.
Paper labels don't need to be removed.
Please NO used pesticide or herbicide
containers, window glass, lightbulbs,
mirrors, ceramics or drinking glasses.
Newspapers
Recycle newspapers including glossy inserts.
Place newspaper in paper bag or bundle. If
you have extra newspapers, place them in a
paper bag beside your recycling bin. Please
NO magazine, phone books, milk cartons or
other paper products. NEWSPAPERS ONLY. |