May 29, 2013
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By Tim Davidson, Communications Coordinator of the City of Hazelwood
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Recycling conserves our natural resources, saves energy, and reduces air and water population. With the world population exploding exponentially and a finite amount of land where people can live, recycling reduces the need to add more landfills. In the U.S., recycling efforts can divert over 60 million tons (32%) of the more than 100 million tons of garbage that Americans throw away each year, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. As more progress is made to choke off the flow of items to landfills, more recycled-content products are being produced to help reduce the consumption of Earth’s raw materials. Not only is recycling beneficial to the environment, it also supports several sectors of the economy. According to a 2010 Annual Report published by the St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District, the recycling industry provides over 16,000 jobs in the St. Louis region and over 25,000 jobs state-wide. Recycling generates tens of millions of dollars in annual tax revenues for state and local governments as well. Recycling is a significant engine for economic growth. It’s important for the City of Hazelwood and other neighboring municipalities to continue investing in recycling in order to maintain the region’s competitiveness in a 21st century
global economy. So, in an effort to help divert electronic items and other bulky appliances away from landfills, the City of Hazelwood is hosting its 3rd Annual Recycle Day on Saturday, June, 1, in the parking lot of St. Louis Outlet Mall between the hours of 9am - 3pm. This event is free; there are no drop-off charges. Participating vendors for this year’s event include Allied Waste Services, WITS, Inc. (Web Innovations & Technology Services), Shred-It, and St. Louis Outlet Mall. Vendor stations will be set up so drivers can pull up and have their vehicles unloaded or have their personal documents handed off to be shredded. For this year’s event, there is a limit of two televisions per vehicle. Other electronic items accepted by WITS include the following: computers; monitors; printers; cords/cables; TVs; VCR/ DVD players; stereos/boom boxes; MP3 players; cellular phones; kitchenware like toasters, blenders, and food processors; washers; dryers; dishwashers; refrigerators; furnaces; humidifiers; air conditioners; lawn equipment; industrial machinery; old motors or transformers; medical/diagnostic equipment; glassware/dishes; and clothing items. WITS spokesperson Angela Haas confirms that all hard drive data containing any personal information will be wiped
clean and destroyed before the equipment is reused. Items the will not be accepted by vendors include the following: furniture; mattresses/bedding; alkaline batteries; fluorescent/CFL bulbs; tires; or hazardous materials such as paints, solvents and chemicals. Both Shred-It and Allied Waste Services will be on-site as well. Shred-It will have two mobile shredding trucks See BE A HERO: RECYCLE page 2
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