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It’s never too late to learn about recycling!
3 BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS Recycle Augusta-Richmond County is produced by Recycling Perks. IIt 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 AUGUSTA TEAM Suzie Vance | augusta@recyclingperks.com Bill Dempsey | bdempsey@recyclingperks.com
4 RECYCLING FOR BEGINNERS
6 RECYCLING PERKS INFORMATION
7 LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 8 RECYCLING PERKS REWARD PARTNERS
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10 SCHOOL UPCYCLING RECYCLED CRAFTS FOR KIDS 11 THANK YOU, AUGUSTA! 12 GETTING OUT 13 KIDS’ DRAWING 14 GET YOUR ART PUBLISHED IN THIS NEWSPAPER! 15 RECYCLING FOR PROS 16 CITY INFORMATION ABOUT RECYCLING
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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: 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. 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 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. 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. 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. Encourage 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
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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. 8. Involve your children in creating content for Recycle Augusta-Richmond County. We’d love to feature your child’s artwork or articles in future issues! To learn more contact us at Augusta@recyclingperks.com or 762-233-2410, or find the poster on page 14! 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
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The Classy Closet When Help Can’t Wait As our population ages, nursing homes provide much needed care and support to those in need of nursing care. Many of our loved ones who reside in these homes lack the basic comforts that we take for granted. Items like facial tissues, socks, snacks, etc., are often not provided through the homes themselves, which means that if the individual has no one to provide those items for them they will go without. When Help Can’t Wait helps to fill this void…and many others.
nursing home residents, but also provide such services as assisting with pageants/parties, providing gift cards, providing clothing, holding 100 year old birthday parties, coordinating local events with churches and organizations, distributing donations of electronic and medical equipment, refreshing patios, collecting and distributing Christmas gifts, welcoming new residents, building reading libraries, and visiting residents.
Volunteers not only collect and distribute donated items to local
The volunteers and the services they provide make a huge dif-
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ference in the lives of those they touch. Much of the revenue to provide these services comes from The Classy Closet, which is a women’s boutique selling top quality used clothing. All items are new or dry cleaned and reasonably priced. You can visit The Classy Closet or volunteer for When Help Can’t Wait by calling 706-650-9467, or visiting them at 3843 Martinez Blvd, Suite 101, Martinez GA. Find The Classy Closet’s reward on the Recycling Perks website, to get $5 off a $20 purchase!
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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.
Your Local Market Representative
RecyclingPerks.com
Suzie Vance augusta@recyclingperks.com 762-233-2410
BEAUTY & SPA Allegiance Ink Tattoo Ambience Hair Color Studio - Layton Chavis Avon Representative - Tonya Thomas Butch Palmer Salon Coco Michelle Beauty Essentials Dapper & Co. M.G.L. Dricka Hair GA Aesthetic Med Spa Halo Salon and Spa Omar’s Barber Shop Oriental Massage Relax Therapeutic Massage Studio Unique Vision Hair Salon Wellness Massage Yankee Clippers Barbershop
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Adventure Crossing Augusta Fencers Club Ballroom in Motion Bites and Brushes Bricks 4 Kidz Broadway Tackle Cole Watkins Tours Forest Hills Golf Club Go West Event Planning and Personal Chef Jump Ah Lotz Jumping J’s Inflatables Le Chat Noir Level Up Pinetucky Gun Club Putt-Putt Golf and Games Sit A Spell Coffee House Wedges & Woods
FOOD & BEVEREAGE 1102 Abuela’s Seafood Belair Donuts Big Daddy’s Bar and Grill Bistro 855 Blue Sky Kitchen Carrabba’s Italian Grill Checkers El Alazan Füse Restaurant Fatman’s Mill Cafe Great American Cookies Augusta Humanitree House Hungry Howie’s Joe’s Underground Laura’s Sweet Creations
P.F. Chang’s PoPpin’ Stop Roma’s Pizza Salsa’s Bar and Grill Sandwich City Sasserfrass Hill Bee Farm Soy Noodle House Steak-Out Sunshine Bakery The Bee’s Knees The Cotton Patch Cafe The Dog Shack The Garlic Clove Italian Eatery Which Wich in Augusta Yotopia Frozen Yogurt
HEALTH & FITNESS CrossFit 4 Everyone Crossfit Hephzibah Dancing Dogs Yoga Dr. Tom Paris Fit Figure Fitness Georgia Chiropractic and Wellness Center Gracie Barra Jazzercise Martinez Wellness Center Newman Tennis Center Oxygen Fitness Studio Rob Jones Fitness StrikeForce MMA The Warehouse Workout Ultimate Ride & Fitness UnderBox Crossfit
HOME & GARDEN Bath Fitter Lucy’s Laundry
SERVICES Atomic Tech Augusta Grass Masters
Augusta Professional Auto Detail Augusta Virtual Assistants, LLC Avail Accounting and Tax Services Bowman Bookkeeping & More, Inc. C & C Automotive Double O Sole Exousia Frame It Now Frank’s Tint & Graph-X Green Guys JB Tree Service Jerry Brigham & Associates Jewelry Repair Services of Augusta JNK Stylez Car Wash Residential Cleaning Services Riverside Cycles Robbie’s Automotive Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner Summit Green Solutions Sweeny’s Watch & Clock Repair The Augusta Music Box The Barkin Meow Home and Pet Sitting Service The Drain Surgeon Top Notch Express Car Wash X-treme Audio Inc
SHOPPING AGC Teacher Supply Amelia’s Buds & Blooms Florist Art and Soul Corner Curio Baskets By JaVon Bohler Boots, Bridles, and Britches Branum’s Sewing and Vacuum Davis Appliance and Furniture Etched Memory Harbor Freight It Fitts You Consignment Shoppe J Interiors Ken Moore Productions Lavender Starlight Mem’ry Lane Mema Had One Moonlight Gems and Jewels Paws and Claws Pet Bakery RoMaLa Crochet Southern Made The Book Tavern The Classy Closet The Gold Shop The Rebel Lion Den The Shoppe Tie Dye Rosie Vacuum Plus Video Game Heaven Yesterday’s Treasures
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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!
thank you, Augusta! WORDS:
Sandra Hungate, Recycling Perks
Over the months of March and April 2016, recyclers have raised money for the local animal rescues, the Augusta Animal Services and the CSRA Humane Society, with mouse clicks. People who recycle don’t only care for the planet, they also care for the animals who live on it. That’s why, over two months, $1,000 have been raised thanks to our dedicated recyclers! For every new member registration, or additional users added to an existing account, the local incentive program Recycling Perks donated $2 for the two rescues to share. “We love to give back to our community, and with the help of our awesome recyclers, it’s even more enjoyable!” says Bill Dempsey, President of Recycling Perks. The Augusta Animal Services and the CSRA Humane Society each received a $500 check. All year long, Recycling Perks rewards registered recyclers for their efforts with more than 100 discounts and freebies from local businesses in the area, who get free exposure through the program. Registering at RecyclingPerks.com is simple and free for residential Solid Waste customers residing in the Augusta, GA service area. By recycling regularly, Recycling Perks members have the opportunity to earn up to $25 per month in discounts. Here’s how Recycling Perks works: •Augusta Solid Waste residential customers can activate their free account at www.RecyclingPerks. com. It takes less than two minutes •Once a customer is enrolled, their cart will be automatically assigned to their household. If their cart is not automatically associated for some reason, they can add their cart to their online account by entering the serial number from the cart •Every time their recycling cart gets picked up at the curb on their normal pick up day, the associated Recycling Perks account will automatically receive 25 points •Recyclers can log in 24/7 to RecyclingPerks.com and redeem earned points for discounts at local businesses. They can add household members to the account allowing them to share the earned points.
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Local Events
August 8/5 KIDS NIGHT OUTE 6 pm, Kroc Center - FREE
8/9
PUDDLE DUCKS 10 am, Phinizy Swamp - $5
8/7
CANDLELIGHT JAZZ 7 pm, Augusta Common - $6
8/13 AUGUSTA MARKET AT
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8 am, Augusta Riverwalk - FREE ARTRAGEOUS! FAMILY SUNDAY 2 pm, Morris Museum - FREE 8/16 GENEALOGY 101 10 am, Augusta-Richmond Co. Library - FREE
THE RIVER
September 9/4 CANDLELIGHT FOR A CAUSE 6 pm, Augusta Common - FREE 9/9
SUMMER FRESH PRODUCE
MARKET
8/19 MOVIESONTHECOMMON-ALADDIN 7:30 pm, Augusta Common - FREE 8/21 AUGUSTA BIG BAND AGGREGATE 7:30 pm, Augusta Common - FREE 8/21 MUSIC AT THE MORRIS 2:00 pm, Morris Museum - FREE 8/22 PAINT NITE 7:00 pm, Buca Di Beppo - $22.50
9/10 FUNKY SOCKS AND TUTUS 5K 9/20 THIRD TUESDAY STORYTIME 9 am, Jessye Norman School - FREE 10:30 am, Imagination Station - FREE 9/16-18 ARTS IN THE HEART OF AUGUSTA Downtown Augusta - FREE
10 am, 2467 Golden Camp Rd - FREE
9/24 STREAM EXPLORERS 9:30 am, Phinizy Swamp - $2
October
9/24 YOUTH FOOTBALL JAMBOREE Fleming Athletic Complex - FREE
10/1 YOUTH SOCCER JAMBOREE Diamond Lakes Reg. Park - FREE
10/8 FREE FOOD DISTRIBUTION 11 am, 120 Davant Rd - FREE
10/22 MCBEAN’S FALL FEST 8 am, McBean Park - FREE
10/1 SWAMP SATURDAY HIKE 9:30 am, Phinizy Swamp - FREE
10/13 SENIOR ADULT OKTOBERFEST 10/27 TIME TO SCARE HALLOWEEN 9 am, Pendleton King Park - FREE CARNIVAL 5:30 pm, Diamond Lakes Comm. Ctr - 10/15 MIRACLE MILE WALK FREE 8 am, Augusta Common - FREE
10/2 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES 12 4 8 pm, 8th St River Stage- FREE
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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GET YOUR ART OR ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER! Draw about recycling!
Write an article about recycling!
And we will print it in the “Recycle” newspaper
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Send your work to info@recyclingperks.com and it will be published in one of the upcoming newspapers. Find them all here: https://issuu.com/recyclingperks Visit www.recyclingperks.com for more details.
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Kids’ Drawings
From: Tyler Sims, 12 years old
From: Conner Sims, 10 years old
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RECYCLING - MADE EASY -
Our single cart system makes recycling easier than ever! There’s no sorting or separating – just put all recyclable items in your recycling cart and we take care of the rest!
Household Recyclable Items
CANS & FOIL
PAPERS
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• Newspaper • Cardboard (flattened) • Junk mail
• Bottles and containers
• Books and phonebooks
• Plastic milk containers
• Frozen food packaging
• Detergent containers
• Recycle empty containers only • Rinse food residue from containers • All recyclables must be placed in the cart with the lid mostly closed • Only use the recycling cart provided by Augusta Solid Waste Department
• If a customer service notice is received, make appropriate corrections prior to the next recycling collection day
Do not include the following in your recycling cart:
Glass
Cleaners
Plastic bags
Fluorescent lamps
Styrofoam
Electronics
Packing peanuts
Medical waste
Food contaminated paper Photos
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• Place your recycling cart at curbside 3 feet from other carts, cars and objects with the lid facing the street
recycling DONT’s
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• Aluminum cans and foil • Tin, steel, metal cans • Aerosol cans (empty)
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