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Home My WebLink AboutNews of the Future March 1994 Recycling 1 P 14/ cio) December - March 1 City of Euless Holiday Recycling: From your Christmas SIIIII Tree to the Presents Underneath a Holidays m Mayorppy , City Councilfro andthe staff! This month marks the end of Eu less' first year of recycling in apart- *11116 ments. We want to thank all the man- Keep the spirit of the season! agers and residents who have partici- ■ pated in the program. We also want Recycleyourcnristmnas 1111111 #o encourage you to continue to re- duce, and recycle throughout treesa!MldwayParxiu theeholiday holiday season and new year. s Again this year the Parks and Eulessirem Leisure Services staff is offering free CP Christmas tree recycling to all Euless Dec 28-Jaii 8, 199� residents. From December 28 through January 8, during the hours Call the Recycling of 8 am to 5 pm, you can recycle your Information line at 085-1825! tree at the Midway Park entrance off III= North Main Street. Recycling natural trees reduces 11111.) the amount of organic material un- necessarily dumped in landfills. See Holiday, Page 2 t t • tilm GARBAGE: What's the big deal? all it waste, call it garbage, call it major threat of water pollution, and air C:11) C trash. However you look at it, ev- pollution if it is erything we throw away costs us burned. Did you know, and the environment, both coming and Simply put, each American going. we have a mess throws away Everything we throw away had to be on our hands. about 1000 lbs Oproduced in the first place. That produc Nevertheless, the per year or 20 tion used up raw materials and energy crisis of the van- lbs per week. from the environment. Most likely it left a ishing landfill trail of pollution along the way -that's the could be a blessing in disguise if it forces first price. our throw away society to rediscover the Throwing it away exacts a second virtues of reduction, reuse and recycling. price. At a bare minimum it fills up pre Using recycled rather than new, raw CP cious landfill space. (If landfills keep fill materials typically provides a 50 percent ing up and closing at the rate they have energy saving and an 85 percent reduc- during the 1980's, the U.S. won't have tion in industrial air pollution. any left by 1995.) But it is not just space. The recycling of paper could reduce The stew we call garbage usually con- the demand for virgin wood pulp by 40 tains enough toxic materials to pose a percent. See Garbage, Page 2 inside,.. Recycling oil, paint & batteries Page 2 Kids' Korner Page 3 The Winners' Circle & Winter Calendar Page 4 Page 2 Oil , Paint and Batteries I ,„,.k1110A811ppIRNII®Il81PIHIItlIIE.pM.,„,N9 ,,,,o„„m.,,,79,m@IIIIR.,,..1111„,,.111M1XMNIR5Yn.l1,tll ,o,iIIINIDO„„,.NWP,... NtlHI.,„ir.dIId111,..,ILNI",,.0.111L51,N„,1.IIHU10111..E1p.ItY.., ILA, illi Where Can I Dispose Of Oil? Ell* You can properly dispose of used oil at Chief Auto Parts, located across from Home Depot on Industrial Boulevard. Most Chief Auto Part stores and many What can I recycle in the 1,, other similar businesses throughout the Metroplex accept used oil from their patrons. Euless Recycling Pregrama Where can I dispose of my old paint? =Flattened Plastic Containers: On the H.E.A.T. (Heat Energy Advanced Technology) accepts bottom of plastics, you will find a triangle household hazardous waste in smaller, non-commercial with a number inside it. Numbers 1,2,3,4,5 quantities. H.E.A.T. is open Monday through Friday, and 7 are acceptable resins. Only plastic 8:00 am -4:00 pm. H.E.A.T. is located at 4460 bags and number 6 resin, which is Singleton Blvd in Dallas. If you have any questions styrofoam, are not acceptable. Please about disposable materials, please contact H.E.A.T. at flatten plastic containers to save space. (214) 637-6434. Unbroken Glass Bottles & Jars: 1, Unbroken green, brown or clear bottles and I; Where can I dispose of old batteries? jars. ARLINGTON = Crimped Tin Food & Drink Cans: i.e. I Battery& Auto Parts Center soup cans, tuna fish cans, pet food cans. I, 131 Stadium Dr. Please put the top inside the can and I" (817) 275-1411 squeeze the open-end of the can closed. Flattened Aluminum Cans: All soda FORT WORTH cans. Aluminum foil & pie plates are not Continental Battery acceptable. 28(817)0 870-2682 W. 6 th St. Dry Newspapers: Everything that comes 82 in the newspaper except the bag it comes in HURST or the rubberband. You may include all Batteries Unlimited glossy and slick inserts. 738 W. Hurst Blvd. (817)268-2238 Holiday cont Garbage cont. Often the presents under our trees replace things Finally, using recycled rather than new raw materials we already have. Don't forget that others can reuse typically saves 50 percent in industrial water use and those things which we replace. As long as toys, reduces industrial water pollution by 75 percent, clothes, appliances, books, and other reusable items thereby contributing to the global goal of using water are in good shape, they can be donated to one of the wisely. many local charitable organizations. Even if a toy does However you look at it, kicking the throw-away not work the way it used to,donate it to a child who can habit will be a big boost for the environment. still enjoy it. Again it must be clean and safe. So you see, everything from your tree to the pre- This article has been reprinted from the Household sents underneath can be recycled! Have a safe and Ecoteam Workbook written by David Gershon and environmentally sound holiday season. Robert Gilman. • Page 3 . ... ., 1. ,,. .,.,,,„,, , ,, : .,.!„,,,,,,...., , . Kids' g , } ,,, ,.,,,,,„,,,„,.,: „„,,,, 3o,iii" 'Ili ,,'-.;::5, 1'''', . '4i0A"':4:,-',,.,. „::„I'l.''I 11!:,.;!..ii ih,;:. VVI e shouldn't forget that we can reduce, '�' :, "•` ',, I':i� ' , h vg.il ' reuse and recycle duringChristmas f Y _ ,� I ,�,�� i�� r� �I�i, �.,_� 4'�� f,,�� r I '�qE, �;'�I� time. Not only can our Christmas , � ` '- h trees be recycled, but the wrapping paper we 61`� use forpresents can be bought recycled as '''• ' ` �' f°i g g Y r ,> . p1t well as reused. '1 f> b .i- i , When you wrap your presents this year g!"a ley ;a , '�f�}'� consider using other types of paper: .� 61i 1� ' 'f,` 1 f g YP P P ri;¢ ( f 10.�I;� illtill 0 You can use a recycled brown paper �'�eiev��' I,N$`v �w4jeN,VSsSw%Nip�Jo$'..,, 5 is ,,111, ;1� grocery bag. Cut the bag open along one t Need some paper to color, draw or �i, ; fold and all the wayaround the bottom g _`�;" 'fI!t°" f f f � `� write notes on? � � �� .:��. ,I panel and remove it so that the paper will ? >Jk ' '1Y'l� 3 ilk' P p yl I!,1 ,K r lie flat. Use tape to attach the bag to the % Paper takes up a lot of space in landfills, 4; AN '�t;gj ��i;f; 4�i., present so that the store logo does not . but it doesn't have to. By conserving our in- 1 show. Then you can use crayons or mark- dividual use of paper we can extend the life , I " I s #{ lt ers to designyour own wrapping % of our landfills and lower the number of trees , igi e4 , f, I F `! 9 PP 9 Paper. t� �; A. harvested each year for paper. ' ` �;t ,{ i :L';,.!'} I,;r! i 0 You can save the Sunday comics from Save the paper your Christmas presents . . �t... f.;,; i the paper and use them for wrapping `� are wrapped in this year and use it for t [iE& €x �_ ! t� p p � � � � , ;,�, resents. Theyare fun to read and color- scratch paper. Saving paper reduces your lips l , s ' presents. a consumption, reuses and recycles a valu ��'1 "4 0��' It� ' % able resource. If you are able to save large ' 4- , 0 Don't forget to add a bow! Bows can be a sections of the wrapping, you can use them i §, ;a ' ,� �� made from strips of plastic bags, used a to cover your school textbooks as well , 0g; ' % You can also save the bows offyour d' T �,� I, f .1k' string or hair ribbons, and paper. Your % ,j. Ali a� creativity will make the present more spe- presents and reuse them for gifts the rest of a R l341101' cial to your family. % the year. r ,€,i I I' kle q�'9tya�� 4„pf "k,p.t,PtD�.arp8,Par•a�.o.Pa.1,,PaBa4 4,�.o.a.'..�._ `i Can you find all the words in the puzzle? TREESOTEZBHI UAEK Find the words listed AWPNVEARTHDAYCUH below in the FNBXODQDKCZXEI L M Seek-n-Find. L UENRECYCL EJPTEK YPCSLGWGTPSGLASS HAVE FUN! MOACVMYQRUXOAWSD .oent Rey�l b �RNEWSPAPERVBSXZW Reduce Sr. 61CAPMGAUSJHRJTMQL Reusevet' 5 I XDWKNGUXRWAI WUB World • • FYEAWI OKZVXOCRMI Euless L ce Air 0 �BHMKTOL TDSFCSYCX / i Trees �, G otiiill ELJYZTRQPETEBLUV Newspaper � '' �i �, CSGRBPKL EWI KTHSI �� i� lit,,�"t Glass UQUVIBENDCNFJPTF Tin ,k1i; 11 , DZRSGMCJ FRPQARMO Aluminum y Ili i lfPlastics i . 1 EQAI REONDHGVSNDI � N, • i R P F H A J D L O Y Earth Days Q Z R E U S 1,1,;,l,y,; , Will Peace f o , �u� I'� f`a, I' Will 1 Page 4 r� nter Calendar THE VCy J�-. `�a .+F. WINNERS' CIRCLE: • Dec. 18- 19: "Starlight Musicals" - Musical dinner theater of A Country RECYCLING IN EULESS Christmas Carol. Call 685-1666 for more info. APARTMENTS. . . FALL '93 • Dec. 24 Christmas holiday for City SEPTEMBER offices. Newspaper • Dec. 28- Christmas Tree Recycling at • Woodchase Apartments Jan. 8 Midway Park. 2560 Ibs./258 units • Village Green Apartments • Dec. 31 New Year's holiday for City 2500 lbs./277 units offices. • Jan. 3-8 Registration for classes at the Mixed Materials Midway Recreation Center. Call • Oakwood Forest Apartments 685-1669 for more info. 880 lbs./528 units • Arbors of Euless • Jan. 8 The Euless Music Shoppe presents 700 lbs./265 units Allen Damron. The show begins at 8 pm at the Ruth Millican Center. OCTOBER Call 685-1660 for more info. Newspaper • Jan. 10 Midway Recreation classes begin. • Park Place Apartments Call 685-1669 for more info or 2400 lbs./90 units consult the Spring'94 Leisure Times. Mixed Materials • Jan. 13 Police Town Hall Meeting at • Woodchase Apartments Oakwood Terrace Elementary. 780 lbs./258 units Call 685-1500 for more info. • Tall Timbers Apartments • Jan. 20 Police Town Hall Meeting at 640 lbs./216 units South Euless Elementary. Call 685-1500 for more info. NOVEMBER Newspaper • Woodchase Apartments Eulessirli 2900 lbs./258 units Recycling • • The Enclave 2800 lbs./308 units Information Mixed Materials Hotline4: • Ector Square Apartments 685-1825 1020 lbs./384 units • Hunt Club If the message doesn't answer your 720 lbs./204 units question, leave your name and number rt after the tone... you will receive a call Tom Hag back immediately. City Manager Michelle Wyman K. D. Dickerson (C W D) Community Editor Assistant Editor Waste Disposal,Inc: News of the Future is published by the 214—392-9300 • 817-795-9300 Office of the Recycling Coordinator, Recycling tvitk The City of Euless 201 N.Ector Drive,Euless,Texas 76039. ® Printed on Recycled Paper