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3 PLASTIC RECYCLING MYTHS If you like MythBusters, you’ll love this, a full review of plastic related myths!
4 GETTING OUT Check out the events calendar for Richmond, Virginia. Get out and enjoy local events November 2015 - January 2016.
5 FEELING SNACK-ISH Recycling Perks has loads of great Reward Partners ready to feed any appetite!
6 ARE YOU GETTING YOUR PERKS?
7 THE CLEAN CITY COMMISSION
Learn how easy it is to sign up and enjoy all of the Perks in the City of Richmond. The Richmond Clean City Commission WANTS YOU... to recycle!
8 RECYCLING PERKS REWARDS Are you an amazing business looking to join Recycling Perks? Are you looking for a list of all the other businesses onboard? We’ve got it all right here!
10 LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT Postbellum, the name and the concept of this unique restaurant on Main St.
12 THE TRUTH ABOUT E-WASTE Learn about the effects electronics have on the environment!
14 TREE-CYCLE Recycle Greater Richmond Virginia is produced by Recycling Perks. It is our goal to build awareness of recycling, encourage people to participate in recycling every day and every week by rewarding for recycling with discounts and freebies. YOUR RICHMOND TEAM Shannon Freeman| sfreeman@recyclingperks.com Bill Dempsey | bdempsey@recyclingperks.com
The holiday season is upon us, but what do you do with your tree once the holiday season is gone?
15 NEIGBORHOOD STORY Tyler H. and his family are excited about recycling and about Recycling Perks! Take a peek at this article to find out why.
16 RECYCLING WORDS See if you can guess all the crosswords in our Winter recycling words puzzle!
If you want grown-ups to recycle, just tell their kids the importance of recycling, and they’ll be all over it. - Bill Nye
Plastic Recycling Myths It’s easy to understand why consumers can be confused about which types of plastics can be recycled. The facts are that 94% of ALL plastic packaging is either PETE, which is #1, and HDPE which is #2. Specifically, TFC Recycling can only accept and recycle #1 and #2 bottles and containers. All other types of plastics, especially films and food containers, are not recycled and in fact are classified as residue. Check out http://www.tfcrecycling.com/community-education/recycling-guide for a list of non-recyclabes.
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Recyclables: Aluminum Cans & Foil Plastics #1 & #2 Mixed Paper Steel & Tin Cans Glass Bottles and Jars Empty Food Boxes Cardboard Newspaper Magazines Office Newspapers Paperboard Junk Mail Phone Books
For information on your recycling incentive program, Recycling Perks, contact your Local Market Manager. Shannon Freeman - Greater Richmond Market Manager at sfreeman@recyclingperks. com or by phone at (804) 677-0700. 3
November 11/7 JLR 10TH ANNUAL TOUCH A
11/21 ILLUMINATE LIGHT SHOW &
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SANTA’S VILLAGE
Richmond International Raceway 10:00 am – 3:00 pm $$ 11/8 2ND ANNUAL ROCKIN FOR
AUTISM BAND BENEFIT Capital Ale House Downtown 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm $$ 11/13 INLIGHT RICHMOND 2015 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 7:00 pm – 12:00 am FREE
Event takes place from November 21st through Janurary 2nd. Meadow Event Park Doswell, VA 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm $$ 11/25 MAYMONT MANSION HOLIDAY
TOUR Maymont Mansion from November 25th through January 3rd, TuesdaySunday 12:00 – 5:00, Suggested $5 Donation
December 12/1 WREATH WORKSHOP Maymont, Stone Barn 12/1 – 12/3 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm $$ 12/1 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
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12/5 JINGLE BELL RUN/WALK FOR
ARTHRITIS Mary Munford Elementary 8:30 am – 12:00 pm $$ 12/5 GINGERBREAD WORKSHOP
The Valentine Museum 12/1 6:00- 8:00 FREE
Branch Museum of Architecture and Design, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm $$
January
1/9 BRING ONE FOR THE CHIPPER
Richmond Drop Off Recycling Collection Site, 1710 Robin Hood Rd 10:00 am – 2:00 pm FREE
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Our city is full of culture and history. It’s cold outside so it’s a great time to visit one of Richmond’s many museums!
The healthy online grocery store. Get $15 off your next order over $30!
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ONGOING EVENTS RVA PARKS & RECREATION Programs for all ages all over town. Check out www.richmond.gov/parks for a complete schedule.
RVA PUBLIC LIBRARIES Programs for all ages all over town. Check out richmondpubliclibrary.org for a complete list by branch and day. 5
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Richmond Recyclers: The City of Richmond Clean City Commission wants to help you recycle. Place your green recycling cart with the blue lid in the same location as your trash cart for collection. Your collection day has not changed. The blue lid does not mean that your collection day is on a Blue Week. Place only accepted recyclables in the cart for recycling. NO GARBAGE. You recycle. We reward. Sign up for RECYCLING PERKS at www.recyclingperks.com
Help keep the City of Richmond clean and green by RECYCLING!
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RECYCLING PERKS REWARDRecycling«: PARTNERS Perks You Recycle We Reword
Becoming a Recycling Perks Partner is Simple, Easy & FREE!
Support the businesses who support you! All of the rewards on Recycling Perks are provided by businesses who support recycling in Richmond Virginia. Log on to RecyclingPerks.com to enroll in your free account and redeem earned recycling points for discounts from these fine establishments.
Just offer a "Unique Reward"to the residents in your community through the Recycling Perks program.
What is Recycling Perks?
Recycling Perks is an incentive and reward program that motivates people to recycle. Recycling Perks works to promote local businesses by offering great saving and exclusive deals to recyclers.
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Recycling Perks is looking to add local businesses, like yours, to join the growing list of partners wishing to encourage recycling within the communities they serve.
Why be a part of Recycling Perks? We invite you to become a Rewards Partner. Your reward will be distributed throughout the local community as a reward for recycling.
We want to help promote your business!
The promotion of your business starts with a dedicated webpage at Recycling Perks.com highlighting the following:
• Business description • Listings of all participating locations with maps and contact information for each • Listing of your Perks reward • Links to your company website
What's next?
Let us know what reward you would like to offer and we'll be ready to roll. Contact your local market representative.
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Recycling Perks.com
Shannon Freeman sfreeman@recyclingperks.com 804-677-0700
BEAUTY & SPA
HOME & GARDEN
A Dezinerz Edge Nail Studio A New You Wellness Center Andres’ Day Spa and Gifts Galore Bardos Massage and Wellness David Madison Massage Escape Salon Felicia’s Fabulous Nails Gentle Hands Massage Heavenly Handed Spa Services Indulgence Salon and Boutique Kneading Therapy Natural Elegance Haircare Studio NeeChic Perception Organic Salon and Spa Purify Sacred Waters Holistic Spa Unleashed The Salon
Frame Nation Gregory Chem Dry Perfect Clean Sneed’s Nursery & Garden Center Veterans Cleaning Services
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Color Me Mine in Richmond ComedySportz® Richmond G-Force Karts Kayak Richmond Laser Quest Richmond Peak Experiences Richmond History Tours Rigby’s Jig River City Food Tours River City Segs Science Museum of Virginia Spirited Art The John Marshall House The Laurianda Clothing Company The Stitching Studio The Valentine Museum Windy Hill Sports Complex XZone Zero Gravity Bungee Trampoline
FOOD & DRINK Argyle Cupcakes Balkan Restaurant Brick Oven Pizza Capital Ale House Carytown Burgers and Fries Christian’s Pizza Colonial Shell Dixie Donuts Edible Arrangements Richmond Family Secrets Hanover Deli Lakeside Farmers’ Market Lucy’s Mexico Restaurant Mimmo’s Restaurant Mo’s Sweet Minis Moe’s Southwest Grill of Richmond Padow’s Hams & Deli
SERVICES FOOD & DRINK (Cont.) Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant Pizza Express Postbellum Regency Family Restaurant Social52 Station 2 Sweet T-Miller’s Sports Bar & Grill The Wiener Shack Tropical Smoothie Cafe’ in Richmond Tuckahoe Seafood Wasabi Japanese Restaurant Which Wich in Glen Allen
GROCERY Dominion Harvest Ellwood Thompson’s Farm Fresh Farm Table Little House Green Grocery Relay Foods
HEALTH & FITNESS Ascension Wimming for Adults Crunch DSTinction Fitness Dance Masters Ericka J. Fitness Girya Garage Kettlebell Cross-Training Glatter Fitness Incite Fitness Jazzercise Fitness Center Kia Potts Zumba Next Level Fitness Onward Fitness Richmond Balance Richmond City Yoga Shockoe Bottom CrossFit Simply Ballroom Dance Studio Studio X Dance and Fitness Summit Fitness Waitkus Counseling Group X-Team Fitness YogaHikes
A-1 Door Company Aloha Mind Math Animal Motel BVisionMedia (BVM) Cartridge World Companion Extraordinaire Conscious Cuts Universal Services Crittertown BathHouse Ductz of Richmond Southside Fast Fix Jewelry and Watch Repair First Capital Bank Fox Insurance & Financial Services Fruit Fixed Home Loan Zone Kim Sebrell with Keller Williams Real Estate Louise W. Reed, CPA, PC Merrymaker Fine Paper RVA Wireless Richmond Insurance Services River City Romance Simply Storage Stepping Stone Chiropractic The Mosquito Authority of Richmond Transworld Business Advisors Vogue Flowers Window Genie of Richmond nTelos Staples Mill rebecca d’angelo PHOTOGRAPHY theNeatNiche vetXpress
SHOPPING AlterNatives Boutique Appliances on Lakeside CaryTown Teas Elements of Carytown Fleet Feet Sports Flip Flop Shops Halcyon Vintage Kids Grow McAdoos’ Vintage, Thrift & Collectibles Peace Pieces Plato’s Closet Richmond Quilting Adventures Stories Comics T-Shirt Studio The Olive Oil Taproom The Toy Center Twig Urban Interiors Whispers of Time 9
Local Business Spotlight
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ostbellum! The name and the concept of this unique restaurant on Main St pays homage to an era after the Civil War when our country was becoming an industrialized society. Postbellum’s menu reflects the cooking styles of days gone by, including brining, smoking, pickling and curing. These techniques are combined with today’s popular and locally grown ingredients to create an incredible variety of taste sensations. You can start your meal off with their Pork or Shrimp Cracklins or maybe the Charcuterie which boasts their house cured and smoked meats. You don’t want to miss their Confit Chicken with hoisin cherries, fried green beans, pickled enoki and truf-
fle celery mashed potatoes. If you’re in the mood for a burger try their popular Postbellum Burger with their insanely good ducky mushrooms, charred onions, turnip greens, truffled mayo and blue cheese. Don’t forget to try one of their 26 true craft beers on tap, plus you can even take home a growler from the Supply Room. As if those dishes don’t sound good enough, be on the lookout for new and fabulous dishes coming to their menu. Postbellum is also a firm believer in the concept of reduce, reuse, recycle! When they opened a little more than two years ago they wanted to use as much of the old materials that were al-
ready in the space. All of the downstairs table and booth tops are made from the flooring that once belonged in the bar area. The bar top located on the beautiful roof top deck is the refinished bar top from the old downstairs bar. Even the cabinets and doors are made from reclaimed wood. Anthony Clement, the General Manager of Postbellum is a firm believer and advocate for recycling in his professional as well as personal life. He believes that recycling is a “state of mind, if you lead, others will follow.” He has lead the way in establishing Postbellum as a green restaurant and a certified Virginia Green member. (Virginia Green
is a network of tourism related organizations and programs that are committed to protecting the environment while promoting responsible tourism.) Postbellum currently has a recycling program at the restaurant with once a week pick up. They have also changed their “to go” bags from plastic to recyclable paper bags. Personally, Anthony was thrilled when his 96 gallon recycling cart was delivered to his home. The new cart will make it easier to recycle and it encourages recycling more because of the large size. He sees the value in offering incentives through the Recycling Perks program to get everyone recycling, because every little bit matters and individuals can make a difference. You’ll want to visit Postbellum not only for their incredible food and atmosphere, but because they care about our community and our environment. The entire staff works everyday to make a difference!
LOCATED AT 1323 W. MAIN ST. RICHMOND VA 23220 804-353-7678 OPEN DAILY 3:30PM-2:00AM
BRUNCH SERVED 11:00AM-3:00PM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
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10 E-waste Facts! 1. Electronic waste is the fastest growing waste stream on the planet. 2. E-waste is responsible for 70% of overall toxic waste. 3. 20 to 50 million metric tons of e-waste are disposed of worldwide every year. 4. Americans dump phones containing over $60 million in gold/silver every year. 5. 80% to 85% of electronic products were discarded in landfills or incinerators. 6. An estimated 112,000 computers are discarded every day in the United States. 7. Recycling 1 million laptops saves the energy equivalent to the electricity used by 3,657 U.S. homes in a year. 8. Electronic items are considered to be hazardous. 9. The U.S. ranks as the No. 1 e-waste generating country. 10. Over 40 million tons of electric and electronic waste (e-waste) are produced worldwide every year.
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RECYCLE YOUR TREES WORDS:
It’s that magical time of the year, where everything shines and glows. Multicolored front yards, decked-out Christmas trees, enchanted parks, glass ornaments, and candy canes. But what happens to your tree when the season is over? Most trees are thrown away to end
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Oh Christmas tree... ...Oh Christmas tree, what if your leaves were changing?
their lives in landfills. Some don’t even make it there because they become too dry and catch fire. Real Christmas trees are biodegradable, which makes them easy to reuse or recycle. Let’s look at how to give it new life or properly recycle it. Here’s to starting the New Year with the resolution to be a green citizen!
REUSE YOUR TREE
Winter decorations If you’re a crafty person, you’ll find many uses for the trunk and branches. Why not make wreaths or garland to decorate your house? Potpourri To keep the enchanted scents forever, cut some branches into small pieces. Add lemons, oranges, and all your favorite spices to make it a potpourri! Coasters Cut the trunk in disks that you can then enjoy decorating. Just check out these cool coasters we found on Pinterest!
Wood for your fireplace Removing the branches of your tree allows you to expose the trunk. You can saw the trunk into logs, which can be used to burn in your fireplace.
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Fish feeder Do you own a pond? Sinking your tree into it will make an excellent refuge and feeding area for fish.
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Garden mulch Do you have a garden? Cut your tree into smaller chunks to fit into a wood chipper. Spread the mulch in your garden or around plants. Mulch helps regulate soil temperatures, reduces water loss, prevents weeds, and protects your plants from the cold.
Local recycling Many places offer curbside pickup or drop-off centers to recycle your Christmas tree after the season is over. Richmond offers a drop off on Jan 9th.
Bird feeder Place your tree or a few of the larger branches in your yard as an organic feeder and shelter for birds. Attract the birds by placing sunflower seeds, peanuts, or fruits like cranberries, or orange slices on the branches.
Replant If your tree came with its roots intact, you can plant it outdoors and enjoy it for many years to come.
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1/9: BRING ONE FOR THE CHIPPER Richmond Collection Site 1710 Robin Hood Rd 10:00 am – 2:00 pm If you are hesitant to even get a real Christmas tree, you can also make one yourself out of metal strings, scrap wood, books, post-its, lights, corks, a ladder or a tomato cage, and more… Check out some ideas on Pinterest!
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yler H. and his family are excited about recycling and about Recycling Perks! Their 96-Gallon Recycling Cart was recently delivered and the kids are especially happy to be able to get the recycling down to the edge of the driveway in one turn instead of making multiple trips. Each time the kids take the cart to the curb the family earns points in their Recycling Perks account. The points can be redeemed for unique deals and discounts all around town! The family is currently saving up their points for a big reward! Are you and your family excited about recycling? Send us your photos to info@recyclingperks.com.
DID YOU KNOW:
If you have a 96-Gallon Recycling Cart, recycling incentives are a part of your recycling program? Enroll now for free with Recycling Perks!
Logon to www.RecyclingPerks.com today!
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