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It’s never too late to learn about recycling!
3 BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS Recycle Atlanta, Georgia is produced by Recycling Perks. It is our goal to build awareness of recycling by encouraging people to participate in recycling every day and every week by rewarding them for recycling with discounts and freebies. YOUR ATLANTA TEAM Rory Christian | roryc@recyclingperks.com Bill Dempsey | bdempsey@recyclingperks.com
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6 CITY INFORMATION ABOUT RECYCLING
7 ADD THE ONES YOU LOVE TO YOUR ACCOUNT 8 RECYCLING PERKS REWARD PARTNERS
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10 SCHOOL UPCYCLING RECYCLED CRAFTS FOR KIDS 11 RECYCLING PERKS INFORMATION 12 GETTING OUT & RECYCLING EVENTS 14 KID’S DRAWING - HELP THE EARTH LIVE 15 RECYCLING FOR PROS 16 RECYCLING PERKS CREATIVE ART CHALLENGE
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BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS WORDS:
A new school year is upon us. This can be an exciting time for students and parents and sometimes a bit scary too. Plan to make the transition from summer schedule to school schedule an easy and fun one with these tips:
challenges and responsibilities. Help your children by talking with them throughout the school year. You are their best advocate and are best equipped to help them navigate their expanding environment.
1. Sleep for school. Setting up a regular bedtime and wake-up routine before school starts is a crucial step in preparing your children for their new schedule and ensuring that they are well rested and able to do their best at school.
4. Keep your eyes (and ears) open. If your children’s eating or sleeping habits have changed drastically, it may be a sign that they are having difficulty adjusting to their new grade. The first few weeks of school are a time of transition and can be a bit overwhelming for everyone. Expect some changes as the year progresses.
2. Walk through it. Escorting younger children to the classroom can help with the transition. Familiarize your children with key places such as the bathroom, gym, library, and cafeteria — they’ll feel more confident if they know where everything is. Attend your school’s open house with your children so that they can meet their new teacher(s) and school staff. 3. Talk it out. Talking to your children about school is important. Each year brings with it a new set of
5. Connect. Communicating with your children’s teacher on a regular basis is an essential part of caring for their education. Teachers can alert you to any emotional, social, or academic difficulties they perceive in your children at school and you can do the same for changes at home. 6. Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle. Encour-
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age your children to explore ways in which they can reuse or repurpose items from their previous school year. School supply lists often list the supplies expected to be needed for the entire school year. Instead of buying all of the supplies at one time, buy what your children might need in a school quarter. You can then determine how much will be needed for the next quarter, thereby reducing the amount of unused supplies at the end of the school year. Encourage your children to explore ways in which they can help to recycle at home and at school. Let them know that their efforts matter. 7. Redeem Recycling Perks rewards points. Lead by example! Many of our Reward Partners offer rewards that children love. Redeem your points often and let your children know when you are redeeming a reward that you love. If they are old/mature enough, consider adding them to your Recycling Perks account so that they can redeem rewards that interest them. 3
Recycling for beginners:
WORDS: Monique Webb, Recycling Perks
1. REduce 2. Reuse 3. Recycle
Use less of something you normally throw away or cannot reuse in any way (like tissues). Find new ways to use the things you already have, or give your things to someone who can use them (like old toys or clothes). All of your plastic, paper, metal, and aluminum are recyclable, so put them in your recycling bin (all the cans and bottles in your house can be recycled and made into new cans, bottles and even clothes!).
Save the planet one step at a time using the 3 R's
Play the game! Cut out the images at the bottom of this page and sort them into Reduce, Reuse or Recycle.
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the TOP 12 Recycling facts 1. can.
You can listen to your iPod for an hour with the energy saved from recycling one soda
2. You can watch TV for almost 2 hours with the energy saved from one soda can. 3. If you recycle an aluminum can today, it is filled with a soft drink and back on the shelf in just 60 days!
4. You can have light in your room for two weeks if you recycle 100 cans.
5. We can save 95% of the energy used in making new aluminum by simply recycling! 6. Aluminum is 100% recyclable and can be recycled an infinite number of times! 7. Glass is 100% recyclable and can be recycled an unlimited number of times!
8. You can keep a 100W light on for four hours with the energy saved from recycling one glass bottle.
9. If you recycle a glass bottle today, it’s back in the store in just 30 days! 10. You can leave your 60W light on for 6 hours with the energy saved from recycling one plastic bottle.
Together, we can save up to 2,000 gallons of gas if we
11. can recycle 2,000 pounds of plastic!
12. Paper recycling first started in the year 1031, in Japan.
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Answers for Game on page 4. Reduce=Paper Towel, Tape Reuse= Toys, Clothes, Shoe Recycle= Water Bottle, Soda Can
CITY INFORMATION:
Remember to recycle these items at home.
Please keep the recyclables dry and clean and keep cart lid closed at all times. More info on www.atlanta.gov/recycling or call 311.
Glass Bottles & Jars Recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy to power a light bulb for 4 hours.
Aluminum, tin, steel and bi-metal cans, and lids from cans and jars. When you recycle an aluminum can, it can be turned into a new can in less than 6 weeks.
Paper Products
Plastic Bottles
Anything that tears... cardboard, junk mail, paperback, hard cover and phone books. Magazines, newspaper, paper bags, wax coated cartons, cartonboard such as cereal boxes. Shredded paper in clear plastic bags.
All plastic containers marked with recycle codes 1-5 and 7, and their plastic caps (separate from container). Americans throw away 25,000,000 plastic bottles per hour. Recycle them instead of trashing them.
Not Recyclable
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Metal Cans
Hazardous materials (automotive fluids, paint, etc.), contaminated food boxes or paper (napkins, pizza boxes), plastic bags, trash, food, yard trimmings, photos, foil, wire, hangers, polystyrene, furniture, pipes, hoses, window glass, mirrors, ceramics, light bulbs, clothing.
Add the ones you love to your account Invite your spouse, child, roommate, co-worker, or anyone who helps you earning points.
SAME ADDRESS
SEND INVITE
ENJOY
Anyone who recycles at the same address as yours, can be added to your account.
In your account, click on “Invite someone to your account”. Type in the name and email of the person you would like to share your points with. The new user will receive an invitation to create their account.
Everyone will be able to use the common earned points, in their own way. You might want to redeem a free yoga class, while they might want to go out for dinner...
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Support the businesses who support you! All of the rewards on Recycling Perks are provided by businesses who support recycling in Atlanta. Log on to RecyclingPerks.com to enroll in your free account and redeem earned recycling points for discounts from these fine establishments.
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HEALTH & FITNESS ABS: Absolute Body Symmetry Academy Ballroom Atlanta Active Sol Yoga American Top Team Atlanta Any Spine Chiropractic Center Atmasphere Barre3 Atlanta Buckhead
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HOME & GARDEN Fig & Flower Forest Things Le Jardin Francais Preserving Place Rag & Frass Farm Regionally Right Farms Seed Factory The Flower Garden
SERVICES ASAP Carpets & More Atlanta Hot Shave Atlanta Printing Center Azzu Studios Black Owl Tattoo Bounce Bounce Party Rentals CareFree Living CitrusFresh Carpet Cleaning Computer Doctor DigiTechCo East Atlanta Copy Center Intown Healthy Hound & City Kitty iSite Media Center Jay’s Mobile Detailing KararD Productions
Low Cost Computer Services Pet Chef Express Purified Cleaners Quality Media Consultant Group, LLC Qwik2fix Rimtyme Road Wrench - Atlanta’s Mobile Bike Repair Roberson Specialized Services Sovereign Pest Control Tapeworm Repairs The Sewing Studio The Whole Dog Market Traci with an Eye Graphic Design TWCP Repairs
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School Upcycling
WORDS: Sandra Hungate, Recycling Perks
Watering bottle:
1. Reuse a gallon water jug.
Discover some easy recycled crafts to do at home or at school!
2. Color some blank paper and cut bands.
2. Ask an adult to poke small holes into the bottle cap with scissors or a knife.
Can crayon holders:
1. After eating your canned vegetables, wash the can. Then toss the top into your recycling container, while keeping the can.
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3. Glue the colored paper bands onto your cans, and use them to hold your crayons!
3. You can now water your plants!
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Local Events
August Until 8/7
BB&T ATLANTA OPEN
1380 Atlantic Dr 8/5
ATLANTA GOSPEL FEST: AGF/
HEALTHCARE & MUSIC FESTIVAL
Sheraton Gateway, 1900 Sullivan Rd
8/12-13 ATLANTA BBQ FESTIVAL 4 pm, Perimeter Mall, 4400 Ashford 8/13-14 PIEDMONT ARTS FESTIVAL 10 am, Piedmont Park Until 10/30
CHIHULY IN THE GARDEN
Atlanta Botanical Gardens
September 9/3 DRAGONCON PARADE Multiple Streets Atlanta 9/9-10 FOURTH WARD FALL
FESTIVAL AT SKATE PARK 4 pm, Old Fourth Ward Park
8/13 4TH ANNUAL COOL DAD’S
ROCK SOAP BOX DERBY EVENT
10 am, Historic Fourth Ward Conservatory
8/27-28 GRANT PARK SUMMER SHADE
FESTIVAL
10 am, Grant Park, 840 Cherokee Ave SE
9/10 TASTE OF SOUL FOOD AND
9/24 FREE MUSEUM DAY / FREE PARK
11 am, Atlanta’s Historic Westside Village (AUC)
Nationwide
MUSIC FESTIVAL
9/17-18 ATLANTA ARTS FESTIVAL Piedmont Park
DAY
9/24 EAST ATLANTA STRUT 11 am, East Atlanta Village
9/24-31 SIX FLAGS FRIGHT FEST 9/23 10TH ANNIVERSARY KIRKWOOD Six Flags Over Georgia
WINE STROLL
6:30 pm, Downtown Kirkwood
October Until 10/2
SWEET AUBURN MUSIC FEST
9/27 ATLANTA STREETS ALIVE 2 pm, 4.5-mile loop on Highland
10/15 LITTLE FIVE POINTS HALLOWEEN 10/13-21 ELEVATE ATLANTA – ART
6 pm, Irwin/Dobbs St
PARADE
DOWNTOWN
10/1-2 FALL FEST AT CANDLER PARK 11 am, 585 Candler Park Dr NE
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Little Five Points, Euclid Ave.
10/15-16 FESTIVAL ON PONCE 1451 Ponce De Leon
Little Five Points, Euclid Ave.
Recycling COMMUNITY RECYCLING EVENTS
Ongoing WEST-END BELTLINE FARMERS MARKET June – Sept 2016 (Every Friday) 4 pm- 8 pm
EAST ATLANTA VILLAGE FARMERS MARKET March- Dec (Every Thursday) 4 pm - 8 pm Inside Gordon White Park on the Beltline Trail
PONCE CITY FARMERS MARKET May 3rd, 2016 – TBA (Every Tuesday) 4 pm - 8 pm Beltline Shed, Eastside Trail
GRANT PARK FARMERS MARKET April – Dec. (Sundays) 9:30 am - 1:30 pm 600 Cherokee Ave SE
Keep Atlanta Beautiful
Electronics, polystyrene, tires, metals, textiles, and paint is accepted. BUCKHEAD
1st Saturday of each month 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church 2715 Peachtree Road, NE
OLD FOURTH WARD
2nd Saturday of each month 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Walden School 320 Irwin Street NE
CITY OF ATLANTA RECYCLE DAY Electronics, polystyrene, tires, metals, and clothing may be recycled.
3rd Saturday of each month The Mall West End 850 Oak Street
CHARM Center for Hard to Recycle Materials
Household hazardous waste and tires in addition to many more items may be recycled.
Tuesday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Thursday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Saturday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 1110 Hill Street 13
Kid’s Drawing
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Recycling for pros
“How to go Zero Waste” WORDS: Monique Webb, Recycling Perks
Zero Waste - We hear the term all the time, but how do we actually go from thinking about being Zero Waste to actually being Zero Waste? The first step toward eliminating waste is not bringing waste into your home in the first place. Every room can be a place for Zero Waste, starting with the kitchen. Disposable is the easy way out, but to go Zero Waste we have to think about longevity. No more disposable plates, cups or utensils. Stick to your regular glassware and ceramic dishes to reduce waste. Paper towels not here. Try using only reusable dish rags as an alternative to the single use paper towel. Where waste is concerned, the biggest waste generator in the kitchen is your food packaging. Thankfully, there are some ways to get to zero. Using things like assorted glass jars and cotton produce bags for your grocery shopping can greatly reduce the number of plastic bags you bring home from the grocery store. People may wonder why you’re bringing empty jars and containers into the store, but when they see you saving the planet one step at a time, you may gain loads of kudos and support! Don’t worry, we know that your favorite cereal already comes in a box, and you can’t help it, but on the way to Zero Waste, buying some items in bulk can be
a better option. Plus, that extra-large cereal box could double as a Sponge Bob piñata at the next party. Did you know Zero Waste can make its way out of the home and into the office? Try to consciously reduce waste while on the job by going digital in the office, and refusing to print! Why waste paper printing your meeting notes? Just use your tablet! You can type additional notes on it without having to worry about running out of ink (just make sure it’s charged). Another office space Zero Waste idea is to bring your own lunch. Styrofoam may be a popular way to store and deliver food, but when it comes to the planet, Styrofoam is a no-no. Not only is it not recyclable in most cities throughout the United States, it’s loaded with harmful chemicals. Let’s just ditch the whole thing and enjoy a home cooked meal in a reusable, chemical free glass or aluminum container. Composting is the “end all, be all” of a Zero Waste reality. Taking the food scraps that you would have normally thrown away and composting them is a great way to make rich soil for your garden. In as little as a month, your athome compost bin will produce soil from your household organic materials changing your waste into a reusable resource.
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THE CITY OF ATLANTA PRESENTS
THE RECYCLING PERKS CREATIVE ART CHALLENGE DESIGN A RECYCLING LOGO OR POSTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN AWESOME PRIZES!
TEACHERS CAN WIN TOO! The 10 teachers whose names appear on the most submissions will win a $50 gift card or equivalent!
Your winning creation will be presented throughout the city. Select drawings will be printed on the City of Atlanta’s big blue recycling trucks!
#RecyclingPerksAtlanta #ATLArtChallenge City of Atlanta Department of Public Works
The Recycling Perks Creative Art Challenge is open until September 23, 2016. Every child between 4 and 18 years old, residing in Atlanta is eligible. Visit https://recyclingperks.com/#/serviceArea/Atlanta for more details.