HomeMy WebLinkAboutNews of the Future Recycling December 1993 R OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1993 Volume 1 Issue 1
Apartment Residents:
remit!"-9 Making the Difference in Euless
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cyclng in apartment complexes -- �� a
was impossible. They were -:�sft _��
wrong.
Since January 1993, Euless apart- 1 ,Ai __
ment residents have been recycling.
. Euless is the first city in Texas to include -„'-N^w
. apartment complexes in its municipal
.. � _! recycling program. Euless apartment
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- - residents can recycle aluminum cans, --
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glass bottles & jars, plastic containers, ..... --• I Oil tin and newspapers. - I
Euless apartment residents are ex- -.. t
(1) cited about the program.
"It's so easy to recycle now," said
� Apartment Recycling Programs KickrOR at
Kelli Dickerson, a resident of Oakwood
woodcaase Aparhnents in Bear Creek Village
Forest Apartments in Euless. "I used to
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collect all the recyclables and then haul Butler, manager of Courage Pointe
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them to a drop-off center. Now I can Apartments, said. "We use the recycling
-4 a _ recycle right outside my door!" program as a leasing tool.
"The residents are really excited Residents come in all the time to get
about the recycling program," Cheryl See Difference, Page 2
cianse
Making Choices: Why Should I Recycle?
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' ecycling is here to stay. That is a will outlive you by 200-300 years.
fact. In the past, people who recy- 3. What about
cled were seen as fashionable. the children? The 73rd Texas
The "in-crowd" all wanted to be able to If you don't legislature
say, "I recycle." Today, recycling is a way think it is im- mandated sit
-` of life. It cannot be categorized by a portant to do Texas cities
group of particular people, nor can it be it for yourself,
reduce try 40°K
deemed unnecessary. Why'? Keep read- at least do it '
ing... for the corn- what!hey a
throwing away.
TOT 3tL3O0[1S TO KLQ CLc: ing genera- Recycling was
diffe
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, Make
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Did you know over 65 percent of the tions.
the best option,
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local landfills in the D/FW area have 4. offering the
only 12-15 years before they are full? ence. When highest results.
Where will new landfills be built? you recycle,
How much more will we have to pay you are of
to throw away our garbage? fecting the outcome of the future of
2. Did you know that every time you this earth... as an individual, you can
throw away an aluminum soda can, affect what happens to the planet and
€ F]' choosing not to recycle it, the can its inhabitants.
Learn about plastics: What do all those numbers mean? Page
inside... Hey Kidsl Learn about how you can help SAVE THE EARTH! Page
The Winners' Circle.;. Page
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ALL ABOUT PLASTICS
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�,,,a .,-,V � ;,� _ ' _` lastic is the name given to any of a
• large group of substances made .lef (74)
chemically from materials such as coal or1 S •Y:
oil mixed with water and limestone. Nylon, ilkU� tii
vinyl, and many cellulose products are
plastics. Olt : .� olt
Plastic can be hard or soft, solid or clear VAN i
n color. It can be molded by means of U� �U ILIA
heat and pressure into a wide variety of
forms, including fibers, sheets, and con- What can I recycle in the Euless
tainers. Because of its versatility, plastic
is often used instead of glass, metal, or Apartment Recycling Program'
paper.
As a packaging material, plastic offers =Flattened Plastic Containers: On the
some definite advantages. Plastic pre- bottom of plastics, you will find a triangle
serves freshness better with a number inside of it. Numbers
FACTS ABOUT PLASTICS than paper. It is sturdy 1,2,3,4,5 and 7 are acceptable resins.
• AMERICANS THROW OUT 2 and resists breaking bet- Only plastic bags and number 6 resin,
BILLION DISPOSABLE PLASTIC ter than glass so it is eas- which is styrofoam, are not acceptable.
RAZORS EACH YEAR. ter to carry and costs less Please flatten plastic containers to save
to ship. But there are space.
• BEFORE PLASTICS CAN BE some disadvantages as- =Unbroken Glass Bottles &Jars:
RECYCLED, THEY MRDIN T sociated withplastic. It is Unbroken green, brown or clear bottles
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SEPARATED ACCORDING TO THE
TYPE OF RESIN USED TO MAKE made from coal or oil, and jars.
THEM. which are nonrenewable Crimped Tin Food & Drink Cans: i.e.
resources. Plastic is soup cans, tuna fish cans, pet food cans.
• RECYCLED PLASTIC IS USED TO very difficult to recycle. Please put the top inside the can and
MAKE TOYS, CARPET BACKING, Currently, only squeezeopen-end FIBER FILLING FOR SKI about one the o en-end of the can closed.
JACKETS AND SLEEPING BAGS. percent of all discarded Flattened Aluminum Cans: All soda
_ plastic is recycled. Also, cans. Aluminum foil & pie plates are not
plastic takes hundreds of acceptable.
years to decompose. The plastic we throw Dry Newspapers: Everything that
away today will linger in landfills for cen- comes in the newspaper except the bag it
tunes. comes in or the rubberband. You may
Recycling plastic objects in your home include all glossy and slick inserts.
alone, greatly reduces daily household
waste.
Plastic Predicts
o Select nonplastic products when-
Difference cont.
ever possible bags and talk about the recycling program."
o When you shop in grocery stores or To participate in the recycling program,
supermarkets, avoid puttingfruits collect recyclables in a container (separate
p from your trash). When enough recyclables
and vegetables in plastic bags have been collected for disposal, contact the
o Rinse out and reuse plastic pro- apartment management to find out when and
duce and grocery bags where recyclables are collected on the com-
plex property.
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landfill is an enormous hole where
garbage is dumped. To create a land-
fill, public works or sanitation engi 0bab �N
neers find a natural pit where low-lying land is i" • ;' Y
surrounded by hills. If necessary, they use I T " IC , . !
earth-moving machines to deepen the bottom �' _- t
and build up the sides of the pit. They line the . . r .
inside of the pit to prevent the garbage from . .
leaking into the groundwater and contaminat- f >.,_
ing it. r� ,. eft, -=
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Once the pit has been shaped and lined, , 0,
garbage is trucked in and dumped. Tractors Virit
spread the garbage in the landfill and cover • ,w
each layer of garbage with dirt. ,
About 80 percent of the garbage we pro- , .I. . ' -jt • �—
duce ends up in landfills. Of the remaining 20 ''•'" 4 \ .:-..:':,.:' ,.s. ,:::::.'1 .- ':,''..'
percent, 10 percent is incinerated or burned.
Today, only about 10 percent is recycled. Euless kids learning about recycling at school
There are over 6,000 landfills in the United People who
States. By the year 2000, half of them will be live in
filled to capacity. Then, what will we do with What Happens to the Euless
our growing mountains of garbage? Where PP
will we put it all? apartments
DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE GARBAGE! Stuff We Throw Away? have ,
FIFTEEPackagingSIMPLE STEPS: •D , o you know what hap- recycled S4?
* Select products that come in biodegrad- pens to the things we tons of
able packaging whenever possible in the trash Can? materials
* Buy products in returnable bottles... and putIf we sinCe
* return them don't recycle, this is how January '93
Wash and reuse glass jars
* Rinse and reuse aluminum foil long these materials exist: ,E,:iiiiimilia'iiiiitiligi'iltititoligill
* Recycle aluminum cans Siii "� .4
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Paper Products " ?
Use cloth napkins instead of paper PAPER: 2-S MONTHS I;„ ; ;o_ , _;_;!"�
* Buy greeting cards that have been printed g ' 5"iZ�'�fi��aa,ffi
on recycled paper ORANGE PEELS: MONTHS i i ;, Y , Fyplitripill
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Reuse gift wrap MILK 1 1I1 , e
* Recycle newspapers0;081�A�fDNS: S YEARSaV;,. .� . ospi
Write on the back of a sheet of notebook ere,AREITE $UTTS: 10-'2 YEARS �" � �' 1
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paper, not just on the front 1,11 !
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LEATHER SHOES: Y F,ro :: � :;i-i !, Ii
• Reuse paper lunch bags& carrymeals � � 25-40 �� ���;� N -�� -��,
in a fabric bagor lunch box rtimmogeitiloggiiihow* NY N �COTH: 30 YEARS : ; ::; iF ii'Save and reuse cardboard ift and shi .4 - itmi dl iiv�;okim.
in boxes :: �.- ,;;_;,,r, .;;
ping PLASTICS: I MILLION YEARS 11 . v ti
Plastic Products l<'; ;aG� 'r��f,=G;.
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* Select non-plasticproducts A N CAN: 200 Y ,;:;'' `'?> `-,0,1
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* Avoid putting fruits& veggies in plastic t� r„j. Rl._ ,{5!. ; , ? „d
bags at the grocery store r'.r r � FDA NEVER ri
* �i!se:.;m i"!�_SI¢���g�iik.�ryr_";�!iE'Snry��E�tl�
Rinse out and reuse plastic produce and GLASS $DTTLE: 1000 YEARS .-", h* g "
grocery bags :'� �� i"'in 9 I "I
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_\\* THE WINNERS' CIRCLE:
RECYCLING IN EULESS
%/,ovrr APARTMENTS... SUMMER '93
JUNE JULY AUGUST
NEWSPAPER NEWSPAPER NEWSPAPER
• Oakwood Forest Apartments • Woodchase Apartments • Oakwood Forest Apartments
3,060 lbs./ 528 units 5,200 lbs./ 258 units 2,940 lbs./ 528 units
• Arbors of Euless • Park Place Apartments • Courage Pointe Apartment
2,480 lbs./ 265 units 3,080 lbs./ 90 units 2,460 lbs./ 350 units
MIXED MATERIALS MIXED MATERIALS MIXED MATERIALS
• Oakwood Forest Apartments • Charter Oaks Apartments • Woodchase Apartments
1,220 lbs./ 528 units 620 lbs./ 140 units 980 lbs./ 258 units
• Woodchase Apartments • Woodchase Apartments • The Enclave
880 lbs./ 258 units 600 lbs./ 258 units 680 lbs./ 308 units
INIinnt's 4p 011r1, 4011
Claim fall in Euilcss Euless Recycling
Information
Oct. 2: Jon Ims at the Euless Music .11k
Shop tickets available at Hotline
Midway Recreation Center
for$6. Show starts at 8 PM. 685-1825
Call 685-1666 for info.
Oct. 8: Ironbridge Party: The Euless If the message doesn't
Historical Preservation Committee answer your question, leave your
celebrates the 100th birthday of
the oldest landmark in Euless located name and number after the tone...
behind South Euless Elemen- you will receive a call back
tary school. Everyone is welcome. immediately.
The celebration begins at 2 PM.
Call 685-1426 for info.
Nov. 6: Emily Kaitz at the Euless Michelle Wyman
Music Shop. Tickets avail- Editor
able at Midway Recreation
Center for $6. Show starts at K. D. Dickerson
8 PM. Call 685-1666 for info. Assistant Editor
Nov. 2: City&state election including News of the Future is published quarterly for Euless
voting for city council place 5. apartment residents by the City of Euless Office of
Call 685-1434 for info. Recycling. Story ideas, letters and feedback can be
sent to Michelle Wyman, Recycling Coordinator,
201 N.Ec1or Drive,Euless,Texas 76039.
Printed on Recycled Paper