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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Those three words are very important for ensuring that we are managing our waste and protecting our environment.
During the recent Sidewalk Sales, a special booth was set up for three days to allow people to get rid of their clutter, things not accepted by the Wayne County Recycling Center like yogurt cups, clear plastic fruit containers, tin foil and other plastic and metal items.
Recycling is something that not enough people do.
But it’s so crucial in our ongoing efforts to “Go Green” and get with the program when it comes to the fight against blight.
It’s really so simple too.
All you need to do is get a container where you can collect your plastics and glass bottles and newspapers. Many communities offer collections at some point each week and you’ll see recycling trucks wandering around at certain points of the day.
It’s also easy to take your items to the Wayne County Recycling Center, Route 652, Honesdale, (570-253-9727) to drop off plastics, cardboard, chipboard, mixed paper, aluminum cans, ferrous and glass.
Another stop for general recycling is the Single Stream Collection at WM, Beach Lake Transfer Station, 165 Rosecrase Road, Beach Lake. (1-800-869-5566)
Many of us might limit our recycling, though, to those items.
But you can do so much more to reduce refuge.
You can ditch cell phones at: Nature’s Grace in Honesdale and Staples, Target and Best Buy in Dickson City. Nature’s Grace will also accept batteries.
Meanwhile, Best Buy, Staples and Radio Shack in Honesdale will take your rechargeable batteries.
SEEDS (Sustainable Energy Education and Development Support) is one organization leading the recycling charge.
They want people to know that recycling saves you money if you reduce the amount of trash — such as removing plastics, aluminum and paper — brought to the landfill.
Recycling will also spare the planet.
The old soda bottles and aluminum cans that you recycle can be turned into useful products like paper clips, clothing or playground pieces.
With such disasters as the oil spill in the Gulf — almost all of our plastics are derived from oil — repurposing our products each day is a prudent practice.
Every little bit of waste we save matters.
So take those used ink cartridges to Cat’s Pajamas in Honesdale. Electronic waste like CDs, computers, TVs and small appliances can be taken to Best Buy or ditched on a to-be-determined County Collection Day; CFL bulbs to Home Depot in Honesdale; packing peanuts to the UPS Store in Honesdale; car batteries and used oil to Advanced Auto Parts and Wal-Mart in Honesdale and plastic bags to Super Duper, Weis Market and Wal-Mart. You can also donate gently used items to the Salvation Army and Cat’s Pajamas in Honesdale.
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
Those are three simple words to live by. And they mean so much for our future.
So let’s save the planet!
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Those three words are very important for ensuring that we are managing our waste and protecting our environment.
During the recent Sidewalk Sales, a special booth was set up for three days to allow people to get rid of their clutter, things not accepted by the Wayne County Recycling Center like yogurt cups, clear plastic fruit containers, tin foil and other plastic and metal items.
Recycling is something that not enough people do.
But it’s so crucial in our ongoing efforts to “Go Green” and get with the program when it comes to the fight against blight.
It’s really so simple too.
All you need to do is get a container where you can collect your plastics and glass bottles and newspapers. Many communities offer collections at some point each week and you’ll see recycling trucks wandering around at certain points of the day.
It’s also easy to take your items to the Wayne County Recycling Center, Route 652, Honesdale, (570-253-9727) to drop off plastics, cardboard, chipboard, mixed paper, aluminum cans, ferrous and glass.
Another stop for general recycling is the Single Stream Collection at WM, Beach Lake Transfer Station, 165 Rosecrase Road, Beach Lake. (1-800-869-5566)
Many of us might limit our recycling, though, to those items.
But you can do so much more to reduce refuge.
You can ditch cell phones at: Nature’s Grace in Honesdale and Staples, Target and Best Buy in Dickson City. Nature’s Grace will also accept batteries.
Meanwhile, Best Buy, Staples and Radio Shack in Honesdale will take your rechargeable batteries.
SEEDS (Sustainable Energy Education and Development Support) is one organization leading the recycling charge.
They want people to know that recycling saves you money if you reduce the amount of trash — such as removing plastics, aluminum and paper — brought to the landfill.
Recycling will also spare the planet.
The old soda bottles and aluminum cans that you recycle can be turned into useful products like paper clips, clothing or playground pieces.
With such disasters as the oil spill in the Gulf — almost all of our plastics are derived from oil — repurposing our products each day is a prudent practice.
Every little bit of waste we save matters.
So take those used ink cartridges to Cat’s Pajamas in Honesdale. Electronic waste like CDs, computers, TVs and small appliances can be taken to Best Buy or ditched on a to-be-determined County Collection Day; CFL bulbs to Home Depot in Honesdale; packing peanuts to the UPS Store in Honesdale; car batteries and used oil to Advanced Auto Parts and Wal-Mart in Honesdale and plastic bags to Super Duper, Weis Market and Wal-Mart. You can also donate gently used items to the Salvation Army and Cat’s Pajamas in Honesdale.
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
Those are three simple words to live by. And they mean so much for our future.
So let’s save the planet!
