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Mayday! Mayday for the Planet!
Recycle Atlanta, Georgia 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 ATLANTA TEAM Rory Christian | roryc@recyclingperks.com Bill Dempsey | bdempsey@recyclingperks.com
3 CITY INFORMATION: WHAT TO RECYCLE
4 THE LANDFILL TRUTH / HOW LONG UNTIL IT’S GONE?
5 LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: ACTIVE SOL YOGA
6 CITY INFORMATION: THE THREE R’S
7 WHY YOU SHOULD NOT PUT YOUR PLASTIC BAGS IN YOUR RECYCLING BIN 8 RECYCLING PERKS REWARDS PARTNERS
Are you looking for a list of all the other businesses on board? We’ve got it all right here.
10 RECYCLE FOR AMERICA RECYCLED CRAFTS TO DECORATE FOR THE HOLIDAYS 11 RECYCLING PERKS INFORMATION 12 LOCAL EVENTS 13 VOLUNTEER FOR THE PLANET 14 ADD THE ONES YOU LOVE TO YOUR ACCOUNT 15 MAYDAY: 4 TIPS TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO RECYCLE 16 RECYCLING COMICS
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.
Metal Cans 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
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.
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The landfill truth WORDS: Monique Webb, Recycling Perks
People often wonder why recycling is such a big deal to gung-ho recyclers. Well, let me be the first to tell you the landfill truth about your so-called ‘trash.’ Garbage, as most people like to call it, takes time to break down and some of course, longer than others. This means that the big pile of trash that we generate, or the Landfill as most people know it, will continue to grow until some of the garbage in the bottom of the pile disintegrates making space for more trash to be piled on top. This means that we are wasting valuable land resources to house the one thing we put out to the curb on a regular basis, our trash. That pile continues to grow on a daily basis when it could be greatly reduced in size if more people simply reduced, reused and recycled. Take a closer look at your (recyclable and reusable) garbage. You might be surprised to know just how long those items you called trash will last in its Landfill home. There are many ways to reduce your consumption of packaged materials, recycle almost all of your household items and reuse items in creative ways in order to reduce the amount of waste you generate. Why don’t you donate your shoes and clothing to someone in need, use your scrap plywood to make a birdhouse, or the old fishing line to make a recycled win chime? Maybe because you never thought of ways to reuse trash, but there are loads of resources online that can help you turn that around. Check out sites like www.Instructables.com or even www.Pinterest.com for ideas and inspiration on reducing, reusing and recycling everything in your home.
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Active Sol Yoga Active Sol Yoga, the place where mind, body and soul connect. When you step inside you immediately feel the calm, welcoming essence. Down the candlelit hallway, to the left, there is a beautifully designed lounge/tea area and retail boutique. To your right is the studio- high ceilings, wood floors, paper lanterns, mats, and all other yoga essentials. Finally, you have found the perfect place to set your soul at ease, where yoga isn’t just practiced on a physical level, it is a way of life. Active Sol provides multiple classes and workshops such as Vinyasa Flow, Pre-natal, Restorative, Ashtanga Blend, and more. They also provide discounted community classes making yoga ac-
cessible to everyone! With a diverse set of mindful instructors, a well maintained and eco-friendly studio, your presence is all you need to practice! The studio has also been given the honor of being a part of the Green Yoga Association! By using environmentally friendly materials/products, providing recycling via bins in the studio, as well as promoting residential recycling by partnering with Recycling Perks Atlanta, they continue to lead the way for sustainable studios in Atlanta, GA! Centrally located off of Peachtree Road NW, turn down Bennett Street, follow the road and at the end look left, you
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Shelby West, Recycling Perks
will see Active Sol Yoga, soon to be your new home studio! Namaste. Interested? Take your first step to Active Sol Yoga by simply redeeming your free yoga class on their Recycling Perks Rewards page.
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The Three R’s
WORDS: Tracy L. Hambrick, Recycling Manager, City of Atlanta
Reduce, reuse, recycle. Those are what three sides of the chasing arrows logo found on every recyclable item represent. That logo informs the consumer that the item is recyclable where allowed. Recycling is just a portion of the larger effort that goes into saving our natural resources. The big picture approach actually includes a fourth R; refuse, as in, refuse to accept single-use items. Bring a reusable shopping bag and refuse the single-use plastic bag. Bring a travel mug for beverages, and refuse a single-use coffee cup, wrapper, and lid. Up to 52 billion paper coffee cups per year are used once then thrown away. Due to health regulations, the cups must be made almost entirely of virgin (not previously used) paper. Would you join the City of Atlanta and reduce, reuse, recycle, and refuse?
The City of Atlanta accepts the following recyclables curbside: cardboard, carton board, paper, glass, plastics #1-5 & 7, metal cans, and juice cartons. All recycling should be clean and dry, and placed loosely in bin, not bagged. Lids and caps should be removed and placed with recycling bins. The City of Atlanta hosts Recycle Day at 850 Oak St., SW, Atlanta, GA 30310. This event is held the 3rd Saturday of each month, except in December, between 9 AM to noon. Acceptable items include: paper for shredding, clothing, tires, #6 polystyrene, electronics, and all items accepted curbside. www.atlantaga.gov/recycling
KEEP ATLANTA BEAUTIFUL RECYCLING EVENTS Your Three R’s starts here with these monthly recycling events hosted by Keep Atlanta Beautiful!
BUCKHEAD
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Date: 1st Saturday each month Time: 10 am - 3 pm Location: Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, 2715 Peachtree Road, NE* Atlanta, GA 30305
OLD FOURTH WARD
Date: 2nd Saturday Each Month Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm Location: Walden School, 320 Irwin Street NE*, Atlanta GA 30312
Why you should not put your plastic bags in your recycling bin WORDS:
T. Hungate, Volunteer Author
You may have heard that plastic bags are not supposed to go in your curbside recycling bin, but do you know why? There are a few reasons actually, and they may surprise you. Reason 1 – Most recycling centers’ first stage of sorting is done by hand, by hard working individuals at your local recycling station. They sort through tons of material an hour, and lose precious time if they have to untie or open a plastic bag. The workers cannot tell what is inside of a closed bag. It could be full of 100% recyclable material or it could be full of things like dirty diapers or food scraps and other contaminants. This also makes it unsafe for recycling center workers to open the bags, and in most cases they end up being thrown in the trash! Reason 2 – Plastic bags that do make it past the first sorting stage can interfere with the automatic sorting machines which use conveyor belts, rotating tunnels, spinning wheels, and magnets to sort items. Plastic bags can easily get caught in the belts and wheels causing them to jam. Your little plastic bag could bring an entire recycling sorting station to a dead stop. It could take workers hours to find the plastic culprit and remove it, thereby greatly reducing the efficiency of the recycling station. What should you do with your plastic bags if you can’t put them in the bin? There is good news for plastic bags when it comes to recycling. Over 18,000 retail store locations have added plastic bag recycling to their list of services offered. You may have even noticed these bins at the entrance to some of your favorite grocery stores or home improvement stores. The bins are typically labeled, easy to see and easy to use. Use this tool to find exact locations to dispose of your plastic bags, by zip code: http://www.plasticfilmrecycling.org. CHaRM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) accepts plastic bags as well. They are located at 1110 Hill Street and their hours are 9:00 am - 4:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 8:00 am 4:00 pm on Saturdays.
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RECYCLING PERKS REWARD PARTNERS BEAUTY & SPA
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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ASB Skin & Wellness Ambrosia Salon Aroma Soul Skin Boutique & Brow Bar Atlanta Bundle Boutique Atlanta Hair Studio Attitudes By Moe Aveda Institute Atlanta Barron’s London Spa Blendz Hair Salon Bliss and Company Boss Babe Body Cj’s Hair Studio Clean Start Total Body Cleansing Conceited Inc. EcoColors Salon Effective Bodywork Flirt! Salon G Salon | Spa | Store Hair Images Atlanta Hair Services by Monique Kincade Heavenly Nail By Al Island Girl Hair Studio J Spot Studio Love E Fashion Marvi Threading At Lenox Melange Hair Studio Natural Element Organic Soaps Nette’s Essentials Massage Nubiance Salon and Spa PURE HD Salon Paces Dentistry Planet Beach Pretty Face Makeup Studios Rejuvenate Spas Inc. Relax & Wax Midtown Atlanta Relish Salon SKYHH Salon Sally B’s Skin Yummies Salon Enjay of Atlanta Simply Sun Tanning Solar Dimensions Steve Hightower Hair Salon & Day Spa Studio Oliver Salon Suddenly Slimmer The Cherry Blossom Salon The Love Language of Touch The Styling Firm of Atlanta The Wellness Sanctuary
Tired Soles Total You Wellness Center Wink Makeup Artistry
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES 3Quest Challenge Apex Museum Atlanta Movie Tours Centennial Park Ice Rink Crazy Dash Digital Adventures Decatur Glassblowing Dip ‘n Dab Fernbank Science Center Firefly Run Virtual 5K Gotham Dream Car Sprint Lantern Run Virtual 5K Magic & Mystery Live Event Millennium Gate Museum Paranoia Quest The Murder Mystery Company Village Theatre Wacky Walks Wine Tours of Georgia ZoUnique Abstracts Zoo Atlanta
FOOD & DRINK 3 Parks Wine Shop Adios Cafe Agave Restaurant Babylon Cafe Banjo Cold Brew Coffee Big Al’s Gourmet Butter Made Burgers Cafe 55 Caja Popcorn CalyRoad Creamery CamiCakes Cupcakes Carver Neighborhood Market Cupcake Endulgers Boutique DaKota Blue Debbie’s Delights Eclectic Bistro and Bar Edible Arrangements Garnish and Gather Golda Kombucha Happy-Hookah IT’SUGAR
JaNi Chic Just Add Honey Tea Company Kenley’s Restaurant Kimis Bistro Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Co. Lovies BBQ Lupa’s Kitchen Mana-Foods Mayflor Farms Miss D’s Pralines No Mas! Cantina Noni’s Bar and Restaurant Pizza Hut 10th Street Pizza Hut Auburn Ave Pizza Hut Cascade Pizza Hut Hightower Station Pizza Hut Moreland Ave Pizza Hut North Ave Poco Mas! Raising The Bar Red and Green Brazilian Steakhouse S & J’s Woodfired Pizza Silver’s Delight All Natural Juice and Caribbean Restaurant Sweet Auburn Seafood Restaurant Sweet Cheats Tex’s Tacos Food Truck The Pig & The Pearl The Shed at Glenwood Xocolatl Chocolate
HEALTH & FITNESS ABS: Absolute Body Symmetry Active Sol Yoga American Top Team Atlanta Any Spine Chiropractic Center Atlanta Rocks! Barre3 Atlanta Buckhead Best Fitness by Pharr Big Boned Fitness Body By Jai Body By Larry B Body By Sno Body That Works CrossFit Midtown Dance 411 Evolation Yoga Fitness Battalion GNC Midtown Plaza Gauge Fitness Hybrid Athletic Systems InTown Stars Gymnastics Integral Health Studio Jeanne’s Body Tech Kate Said Fitness Kick Start Martial Artsâ„¢ Mayday Fitness Oh So Fit PSS Injury & Wellness Center Play Hard Gym Roc House Women’s Fitness Spa Sacred Sweat Yoga Sacred Thread Yoga Sparlin Health Care Svelte Fitness Team Octopus Thunderbolt Power Yoga UFC Gym - Perimeter
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 Bounce Bounce Party Rentals CitrusFresh Carpet Cleaning Computer Doctor DigiTechCo East Atlanta Copy Center Intown Healthy Hound & City Kitty Jay’s Mobile Detailing KararD Productions Low Cost Computer Services Pet Chef Express Qwik2fix Rimtyme Road Wrench - Atlanta’s Mobile Bike Repair Roberson Specialized Services TWCP Repairs Tapeworm Repairs The Sewing Studio The Whole Dog Market Traci with an Eye Graphic Design
SHOPPING A Cappella Books Alexis’ Suitcase Aroma Paradise Atlanta Hot Glass Authentiks Apparel Avon Superstore Baby Love Big Daddy Biscuits BookATailor City Fashion Common Scents Digital Arts Studio EAV Smoke & Vape Flame Of Life Frabel Studio and Gallery Glitz Jewelers Global Newstand Inman Park Dry Goods KJ Hosiery Kaboodle Home RASA T-Shirts Recycling Rules Sam Flax Shades For Less Simple Sisters Sisters Bookshop Sock Fancy TOUCHTel Wireless Urban Jewelry Vue Eyewear
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Recycle For America! http://thebasicsmagazine.com
WORDS: Monique Webb, Recycling Perks
Recycled craft article for holidays on May 25th (Memorial Day), June 14th (Flag Day) and July 4th (Independence Day).
Bottle Cap Wreath MATERIALS: - Bottle caps (in white, red and blue) - Circular wooden frame - White paint - Red paint - Blue paint - Industrial strength glue - White ribbon DIRECTIONS: 1. Paint your wooden frame with white. 2. Separate your bottle caps by color (if you do not have red, white and blue bottle caps, you can simply paint your bottle caps). 3. Glue a layer of white bottle caps to the frame. 4. 10
Glue on the second layer of bottle caps. Be sure to center the bottle cap between the two
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caps beneath it. Alternate your bottle caps between blue and red bottle caps. Add a few additional white caps on top of red and blue layer to your liking. Wrap ribbon around wreath and tie on top in a bow or use the ribbon to hang your wreath.
Tin Can Luminaries MATERIALS: - Empty steel cans, cleaned and labels removed - Water - Sand - Nail - Hammer
- Scrap paper - Tape - Red, white, and blue paint DIRECTIONS: 1. Place a handful of sand in y our cans, then, fill the can to the top with water. Place the cans in the freezer until the water is frozen solid. 2. Create stencils of your designs for your cans on scrap paper. 3. Once your cans of sand and water are frozen, remove them from the freezer and tape your stencil design onto the can. 4. Using a nail and hammer, gently punch out the design from your stencil. 5. Allow the ice in the can to melt so that you can dispose of water (keep your sand to reuse it later). Then dry the cans completely. 6. Paint your cans on the outside, and on the inside, with any red, white and blue pattern. 7. Once your paint is dry, you can simply add sand to weigh down the can and add a tea light candle to illuminate your design. See more on our Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/recyclingperks/
THANK YOU FOR RECYCLING!
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Local Events May 5/6
BE SURE TO REFER BACK TO PAGE 6 FOR ONGOING RECYCLING EVENTS IN ATLANTA!
PICK’N IN GRANT PARK BBQ &
MUSIC FESTIVAL
4-10 pm from 5/6 through 5/8 Grant Park 5/8 SWEET AUBURN SPRINGFEST 5-9 pm on 5/8, 11am - 9pm on 5/9 and 2-8pm on 5/10 , Sweet Aubrun Avenue District
KIRKWOOD SPRING FLING FESTIVAL & TOUR OF HOMES
5/14
10 am to 8 pm, Bessie Branham Park
5/22
Memorial Day Weekend, Piedmont Park
ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL
5/2 BREW AT THE ZOO 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm, Zoo Atlanta
June July
6/3 CANDLER PARK MUSIC AND FOOD FESTIVAL 4 pm- 11pm on 6/3 and 6/4, Candler Park 6/3
VIRGINIA HIGHLAND SUMMERFEST
6 pm- 11pm on 6/3 and 6/4, 855 Virginia Ave
6//12 ATLANTA STREETS ALIVE Time TBA, Peachtree Street from Downtown to Midtown 6/11-18 ATLANTA CYCLING FESTIVAL Time TBA, Peachtree Street from Downtown to Midtown 6/18
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TUNES FROM THE TOMBS 12 pm, Historic Oakland Cemetery
7/4
CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC PARK 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION & FIRE- WORKS
Time TBA, Centennial Olympic Park
7/4 7/5
PEACHTREE ROAD RACE Wheelchairs 6:30 am, Main Start 7:30 am Buckhead near Lenox Square Mall
TARGET FREE SECOND TUESDAY AT THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF ATLANTA 1 pm - 6 pm, 275 Centennial Olympic Park Dr NW, Atlanta
BE SURE TO REFERENCE PAGE 6 OF THIS PUBLICATION FOR INFORMATION ON MONTHLY RECYCLING EVENTS!
Volunteer for the planet! Recycling Perks needs your help to promote recycling in Atlanta.
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CONTACT US
INFORM
PROMOTE US
Anyone who has a few hours to give, can contact us at info@recyclingperks.com
We’ll tell you what needs we have at the moment. And you let us know if that works with you.
We mostly need help to get the word out about the program.
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Add the ones you love to your account Invite your spouse, child, roommate, co-worker, or anyone who helps you earning points.
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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...
www.recyclingperks.com
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4 tips to encourage
others to recycle WORDS: Sandra Hungate, Recycling Perks
Mayday, mayday!! Our beautiful planet needs our attention. The world population is growing, and its waste along with it. There is only so much space to deposit our waste, and it takes many human lifetimes for some of the materials to decompose. Some of these materials will soon disappear due to intensive exploitation by mankind. Aluminum, at the current rate of use, is set to disappear by 2139. Even earlier, in 2021, silver will be completely exploited – so recycling will be the only way to maintain silver on our Earth! We need to encourage others to recycle! Try these 4 main tips: 1. Educate people about the importance of recycling. Many simply don’t know what it is about, or what it does; they consider the recycling bin as a second trash can. 2. Open people’s eyes and minds. Get the word out through your social groups, both online and off. Share the facts, numbers, and videos like the plastic bags in the oceans, etc. You can find lots of information on www.facebook.com/recyclingperks. 3. Consider having a recycling presentation at your neighborhood’s association meeting. Recycling Perks provides this as a free service. Or, you can present the facts yourself. 4. Rather than just telling people, you can also show them by taking them on a recycling plant tour. Your Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), Waste Pro, gives tours. Simply call 404-699-9797!
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Comic strip: Hank Samuels, Volunteer Artist
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