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C E L E B R AT E , C H RO N I C L E & I N S P I R E A Q UA RT E R LY P U B L I CAT I O N P RO D U C E D b y R e c y c l i n g Pe r k s . c o m
3 CITY SPOTLIGHT 4 GET PUBLISHED IN THE NEXT NEWSPAPER!
5 UPCYCLING DIY
6 SODA BOTTLES AND CANS/FACT OR FICTION
LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 7 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 LEAVE THE EARTH CLEAN 12 GETTING OUT 13 KID’S DRAWING 14 CITY INFORMATION ABOUT RECYCLING 15 GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY Recycle Augusta-Richmond County 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 AUGUSTA TEAM Tanika Mason | augusta@recyclingperks.com Suzie Vance | savance@recyclingperks.com Bill Dempsey | bdempsey@recyclingperks.com
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County vacant lot ordinance states: -
Weeds, undergrowth or other plant life cannot exceed 12 inches high. Structures on the property must be maintained. Stagnant water, trash, debris and other objects that are unsightly or unsanitary are prohibited Ăą this causes infestation of rodents, vermin and can become breeding grounds for mosquitoes. It is the ownerĂs responsibility to comply with this ordinance, according to the annual notice. If the violations have not bee corrected after 14 days from the date of the annual notice, the city of Augusta will come and take care of the issues at the expense of the property owner.
When a vacant lot is reported as not maintained, the county steps in:
If the grass is measured over twelve inches, itĂs too tall. A measuring device is used to measure the height.
Vacant lot is clean, trash is picked up, and the lot looks freshly maintained.
The County will arrive at the lot and mow the overgrown vegetation and pick up all debris and trash.
The County will issue a bill to the owner of the vacant lot for the expenses and labor incurred.
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Get published in the next newspaper! Hey kids! What do YOU recycle? Use the space below to fill up the recycling bin. Hey parents! Submit images to events@recyclingperks.com for possible inclusion in the next issue of this newspaper. Plus you will get 100 points if you enter the promo code RECYCLE2017MAYÂ in your RecyclingPerks.com account!
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Upcycling DIY http://inhabitat.com
Can lanterns:
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Collect tin cans and clean them . Fill each can with water, and freeze over night until solid (the ice stabilizes the can and prevents it from bending when yo u punch holes). Grab a hammer and na ils, or a drill. You can either drill the holes in to the can without a pattern, or you can pr int a pattern onto a paper that you will tape to the can and use as a guide. Remov e the ice, drop in some lighted votive ca ndles, and enjoy!
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Soda Bottles and Cans Fact or Fiction WORDS:
FICTION: Americans don’t recycle a lot of aluminum.
FICTION: Aluminum is a major part of our solid waste stream.
FACT: Americans recycle about 120,000 aluminum cans every minute – almost 535 billion since 1972 – enough to reach to the moon and back 85 times!
FACT: All of that aluminum only makes up about 1% of the total solid waste in the United States.
FICTION: We use over 1 billion aluminum soda cans each year.
FICTION: You need to recycle a lot of aluminum cans to save energy.
FICTION: Americans use about 1,000,000 plastic bottles each day.
FACT: Recycling just ONE aluminum can saves enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for more than 24 hours.
FACT: We use about 2,500,000 plastic bottles EVERY SINGLE HOUR in the United States.
FICTION: Plastic is the most recycled item in the United States.
FICTION: Plastic water bottles are heavier than they used to be.
CHALLENGE YOURSELF FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE!
FACT: Aluminum beverage cans are the most recycled item in the U.S. More aluminum goes into beverage cans than any other product.
FACT: A few years ago an empty half-liter water bottle weighed 22 grams. Now, it’s 8.5. (Soda bottles are heavier so they can withstand the carbonation.)
FACT: The number is actually 80 billion aluminum soda cans each year!
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Suzie Vance, Recycling Perks
FICTION: You can only recycle aluminum or glass 50 times before it becomes unrecyclable. FACT: There’s no limit to how many times aluminum and glass can be recycled.
Recycle all of your soda bottles and cans. If you’re not home, and don’t have access to a recycling container, take your soda packaging with you to place them in your recycling container at home.
Please place soda bottles and cans in your curbside recycling container!
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Suzie Vance, Recycling Perks
Recycling Perks Loves Augusta Businesses Recycling Perks has been working with Augusta businesses for over four years. Some of our wonderful businesses have been around for over a century, like Hildebrandt’s. Others are newer, like PoPpin’ Stop. Some are local hot spots like The Bee’s Knees, and others are out-of-the-way gems that many don’t know about, like Etched Memory. But they all have something in common: A desire to be the very best at what they do as they encourage Augusta and Richmond County residents to recycle.
Our business partners offer valuable rewards to local residents who recycle, and increase their exposure in the local community through their affiliation with Recycling Perks.If you’ve ever been to an event that Recycling Perks has been a part of, you may have noticed that we have flyers and business cards from some of our reward partners. We make these available to residents as a way of showing our support for the businesses who are a part of our family of valued reward partners. It’s just one of the ways that we help to spread the word about our awesome businesses!
Recycling Perks is always striving to add new and exciting reward partners, and welcome the opportunity to partner with local businesses. Call us today to learn how you can be a part of our growing reward partner family.
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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
RECYCLING PERKS REWARD PARTNERS
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Tanika Mason Monique Webb deerďŹ eld@recyclingperks.com augusta@recyclingperks.com 754-333-1606 762-233-2410
BEAUTY & SPA
SHOPPING
Allegiance Ink Tattoo Ambience Hair Color Studio - Layton Chavis Avon Representative - Tonya Thomas 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 Humanitree House Perfect Bodies Hot and Ready Relax Therapeutic Massage Studio Hungry Howie’s Sharon Abrams@Urban Grace Salon Joe’s Underground Sport Clips Just Lunch Tata African Hair Braiding Laura’s Sweet Creations Unique Vision Hair Salon Mornin’ Joe Yankee Clippers Barbershop PoPpin’ Stop P.F. Chang’s EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Roma’s Pizza Salsa’s Bar and Grill Adventure Crossing Sandwich City Augusta Fencers Club Sasserfrass Hill Bee Farm Ballroom in Motion Soy Noodle House Bricks 4 Kidz Steak-Out Broadway Tackle Sunshine Bakery Brunswick Zone Taqueria El Rey Cole Watkins Tours The Bee’s Knees Forest Hills Golf Club The Cotton Patch Cafe Go West Event Planning & Personal Chef Which Wich in Augusta Jumping J’s Inflatables The Social Steep Le Chat Noir Yotopia Frozen Yogurt Level Up Petersburg Boat Guided Tours HEALTH & FITNESS Pinetucky Gun Club Platinum Sports and Complete Game Amber Smith Fitness Putt-Putt Golf and Games CrossFit 4 Everyone Wedges & Woods Dancing Dogs Yoga Dr. Tom Paris FOOD & BEVEREAGE Fit Figure Fitness Georgia Chiropractic and Wellness Center 1102 Kroc Center Augusta A Piece of Cake Live Healthy MD Abuela’s Seafood Martinez Wellness Center Belair Donuts MTAG Fitness Big Daddy’s Bar and Grill Newman Tennis Center Blossom Caterers Oxygen Fitness Studio Blue Sky Kitchen Phurious Training Carrabba’s Italian Grill Rob Jones Fitness Checkers The Warehouse Workout El Alazan Ultimate Ride & Fitness Füse Restaurant UnderBox Crossfit Fatman’s Mill Cafe Great American Cookies Augusta HOME & GARDEN Great Chow Buffet and Grill Hibachi Grill Supreme Buffet Bath Fitter Hildebrandt’s Lucy’s Laundry Hive Growler Bar
Way to Go Fashion AGC Teacher Supply Amelia’s Buds & Blooms Florist Baskets By JaVon Battery Warehouse Bohler Branum’s Sewing and Vacuum Butch Palmer Salon Davis Appliance and Furniture Lanier’s Meat Market Lavender Starlight Mem’ry Lane Mema Had One Moonlight Gems and Jewels Panache Tosh by Cache Paws and Claws Pet Bakery RoMaLa Crochet Southern Made The Book Tavern The Classy Closet The Shoppe Video Game Heaven Tie Dye Rosie Way to Go Fashion Yesterday’s Treasures
SERVICES
All Green Auto Spa Augusta 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 Marketing Group Frank’s Tint & Graph-X GeekOut Pro Granny’s Home Catering JB Tree Service Jerry Brigham & Associates JNK Stylez Car Wash Lisa D Mayo, CPA Pets and Peace Professionally Fast Transcription Services Residential Cleaning Services Robbie’s Automotive Sears Auto Center Augusta Silverstein’s Cleaners and Launderers Smith’s Tire Smitty’s Auto 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
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Leave the Earth the way you found it...
Camping Keep recyclables separate/bagged, and dispose of properly. Don’t forget to put out your campfire. Take along reusable cooking/dining containers instead of disposable items.
Beach Take your own water bottle. Bring your empty sunscreen bottles back home to be recycled. Take your own drinks/snacks in reusable containers. Much cheaper than disposables!
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No one wants this:
...Clean up your litter!
Park Don’t forget to look for small items that may have been discarded. Serve drinks/snacks/meals using everyday dinnerware/silverware. Everyone will feel pampered, and you’ll have less waste to dispose of.
Friend’s backyard Use only one of each cup/plate/flatware. Offer to help with cleanup and sorting of recyclables. Your hosts will appreciate it! Don’t forget to clean up all of the spent fireworks after a backyard fireworks display.
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May 5/6 GOODBOATS FOR GOODWILL 9 am, Lake Olmstead - FREE 5/6
20TH ANNUAL PENDLETON KING PARK
PLANT SALE
9 am, Pendleton King Park - FREE
5/13 SAVANNAH RIVERKEEPER’S PADDLEFEST 8 am, Riverfront Dr - VARIES 5/17 UNPLUG AND PLAY FOR TEENS 5 pm, Diamond Lakes Library - FREE
June
5/20 PHINIZY FAMILY CAMPING 1 pm, Phinizy Swamp - $39/group 5/20 TIRE RECYCLING 9 am - noon, Augusta Landfill - FREE 5/20 FAMILY LEGO DAY 11 am, Diamond Lakes Library - FREE 5/27 WWI IMPACT ON THE RIVER REGION 1 pm, Augusta Museum of History - FREE
6/3 WALK YOUR PET HIKE 9:30 am, Phinizy Swamp - $2
6/21 UNPLUG AND PLAY FOR TEENS 5 pm, Diamond Lakes Library - FREE
6/15 CPR, FIRST AID, AND FIRE SAFETY TRAINING 10 am, Caring Together, 119 Davis Rd - $25-$50
6/23 BEATS ON BROAD 6 pm Augusta Common - $10
6/17 FAMILY LEGO DAY 11 am, Diamond Lakes Library - FREE
6/23 AUGUSTA PRIDE PARAGE 11 am, Downtown Augusta - FREE
July 7/15 FAMILY LEGO DAY 11 am, Diamond Lakes Library - FREE 7/19 UNPLUG AND PLAY FOR TEENS 5 pm, Diamond Lakes Library - FREE 12
5/18 CPR, FIRST AID, AND FIRE SAFETY TRAINING 10 am, Caring Together, 119 Davis Rd - $25-$50
6/23 AUGUSTA FRIDE FESTIVAL 12 pm, Downtown Augusta - FREE
7/20 CPR, FIRST AID, AND FIRE SAFETY TRAINING 10 am, Caring Together, 119 Davis Rd - $25-$50
Local Events
Periodic Events SATURDAY MORNING SWING
RIVERWALK TOASTMASTERS
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
7 pm Univ. Hosp. Educ. 3rd Flr - FREE
6 pm Kroc Center - FREE
8 am Augusta Market - FREE
Last Friday of Each Month
Every Saturday
KROC KIDS
GIRL SCOUTS AND BOY SCOUTS
5:30 pm Kroc Center - FREE
4H FAMILY YOGA IN THE PARK
9:15 am Good Hope, East Cedar St - FREE
9 am Phinizy Swamp- FREE
Every Monday
Every Wednesday
Every Saturday
Every Saturday
Amos Brittain
Kid’s Drawing
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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
PLASTIC
• 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
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• 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
Automotive fluids Hazardous materials
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recycling DO’s
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• Aluminum cans and foil • Tin, steel, metal cans • Aerosol cans (empty)
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Give Back to Your Community with Recycling Perks The two types of Give Back Campaigns were created to provide funding to local charities and schools.
Featured Give Back Campaign
A reward is created for your non-profit on the Recycling Perks site and is available for an entire month. Each redemption is a $2 donation for every 20 points redeemed from eligible local Recycling Perks members!
Sign-Up and Give Back Campaign
A custom URL landing page along with a custom promo code is created for your non-profit organization. Recycling Perks awards your non-profit $5 for each unique and eligible new Recycling Perks sign-up received via your customized landing page.
Ready to sign up your non-profit for a Give Back Campaign? It’s easy to get started. Send us an email at info@recyclingperks.com or contact us by phone, toll free at 855-813-2154.
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Recyclers!
We would like to reward you for recycling. Recycling Perks offers great savings from your local businesses, saving you up to $300/yr.
SIGN UP
Register for your FREE Perks account at RecyclingPerks.com. It takes less than 2 minutes.
FILL IT UP
Recycle on your collection day and earn 25 points in your Recycling Perks account.
LIVE IT UP
Redeem your points for discounts from local businesses.
Use promo code RECYCLE2017MAY to receive 100 bonus points!
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