Information on the next recycle days in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes.

Recycling guide book newly released for the New Orleans area:

Get the new regionwide recycling resource guide book (PDF 730 Kb - not small but worth it). This comprehensive Guide book lists 39 categories of items that can be recycled in the New Orleans metro region and where to bring them.

Flyer for next recycling dropoff event (PDF 340 Kb) in New Orleans on March 8th, 2008.

Hi recycling fans!

The first thing you will say is "only in Seattle", however I thought I would pass on some new trends. The City of Seattle is forbidding recyclable materials in people's garbage and backing it up with fines. They are also getting people to put their food waste and yard waste in a special container that is picked up every two weeks. The food waste includes all paper products that touch food, cereal boxes etc. The waste is taken to a recycler and made into compost that is sold for a profit. These steps were taken to reduce yard waste and recyclables in the landfills. Garbage customers that comply with the rules can work themselves down to a mini can that saves considerably on their garbage bill.

I know that Covington sends around a chipper sometimes. This is the first month the Seattle yard waste system is in place. If you are interested in reading more about it, go to the City of Seattle solid waste site at: http://www.seattle.gov/util/Services/Recycling/index.asp.

Wendy King

Three Decades Worth of Trash

The New Orleans area is struggling with all the garbage that Katrina left behind. Read the whole story from the Times-Picayune on nola.com at: http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1132122546309620.xml

Trash trend: Cities sell garbage to rural areas

Small towns get cash, but also smells and long-term waste issues. Read the entire story at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8550386/

Got old polyester underwear?

Looking for a place to send it, other than your rag drawer or your wastebasket? Patagonia Clothing Company's "Common Threads Recycling Program" will take your old worn-out polyester underwear, and convert it into new underwear, keeping it out of the landfill. For more information, see the Patagonia Clothing Company website, http://www.patagonia.com/recycle.

Turning things around in New Orleans

As community spirit moves local residents to salvage and recycle, Freecycle.org and The Green Project offer outlets for them to achieve their aim. Read the whole story from the Times-Picayune on nola.com at: http://www.nola.com/living/t-p/index.ssf?/base/living-5/11356669108850.xml

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