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It’s never too late to learn about recycling!
3 BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS Recycle Clearwater, Florida 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 CLEARWATER, FLORIDA TEAM Anthony Meeks | clearwater@recyclingperks.com Bill Dempsey | bdempsey@recyclingperks.com
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6 CITY INFORMATION ABOUT RECYCLING
7 LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 8 RECYCLING PERKS REWARDS PARTNERS
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10 SCHOOL UPCYCLING RECYCLED CRAFTS FOR KIDS 11 RECYCLING PERKS INFORMATION 12 GETTING OUT 14 HELP THE EARTH LIVE 15 RECYCLING FOR PROS 16 ADD THE ONES YOU LOVE TO YOUR ACCOUNT
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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:
lenges 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 chal-
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
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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
For more information, call Solid Waste at 562-4920.
Blue recycling container: Residents are able to recycle many new items to further reduce the waste going into the landfill. Please make sure all items are empty.
Glass
Metal
Glass bottles and jars
Aluminum, steel cans and empty aerosol cans
Paper Products Plastic
Cardboard, milk & juice cartons, juice boxes, newspaper and mixed paper (if you can rip it, you can recycle it; this includes office paper, magazines and catalogs, junk mail, shredded paper, phonebooks, paperback books, cereal and food boxes, envelopes, shoe boxes, wrapping paper, and folders)
All plastics (no Styrofoam, plastic bags or wrap), plastic bottles, wide mouth plastic and rigid plastic containers
“Black Barrel” Garbage Container Place garbage other than yard waste in container; close lid; be sure nothing hangs down sides of barrel. Yard waste is recycled. Bag or box uncontaminated leaves and grass clippings; cut tree limbs and brush into four foot lengths and bundle. Place at curb, not in your black barrel or blue barrel. Place container at curb no earlier than 7:00 p.m. on the night prior to collection day, and no later than 7:00 a.m. that morning. Remove container from curb no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day following collection. Place container within two feet of the curb with handle facing away from curb. Do not place container within three feet of your recycling bin or other obstructions, i.e., mailboxes, parked cars, trees and guidewires. It is your responsibility to keep your container clean. Wash it periodically with a hose and mild soap. Drain and wrap wet garbage prior to placing in your container. Bag lightweight material (Styrofoam “peanuts,” shredded paper, etc. Do not place the following items in your container: hot ashes, yard waste, concrete, electronics, dirt, sod, sand, plaster, carpeting, lumber, plasterboard, tile, bricks, roofing shingles or any other construction, remodeling or demolition debris. It is illegal to dispose of the following materials in your container: tires, auto batteries, pool chemicals, toxic or flammable items or liquid paint. Paint cans will get crushed and leak onto your streets. Leave lids off latex paint cans to allow the paint to dry out, or saturate with newspaper, then place in container. Oil-based paint, other chemicals, and electronics must be disposed of at the County’s Household Electronics & Chemical Collection Center, or at scheduled mobile chemical collection events. Call (727) 464-7500 for information. 6
* The solid waste truck is on a scheduled route, and cannot return if container is not put out as described above.
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WORDS:
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Farmer Boy Restaurant Farmer Boy Restaurant has been family owned and operated since 1979. Their story begins when two brothers with one goal in mind, came to the United States from Cyprus, Greece. They struggled like all new immigrants in the United States. For many years these brothers worked hard, not forgetting their loyalty to their culture and Greek food, and their desire to offer Clearwater residents traditional home cooked meals. Fast forward to 2016 the restaurant is now run by George Constantinou. This Clearwater staple has continued to provide
excellent friendly service along with mouthwatering menu options for over 30 years. Farmer Boy Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with a full liquor bar. They also make their own brand of Greek dressing. This dressing has been a favorite for many local Clearwater residents, and its visitors for many years. Farmer Boy patrons loved the Greek dressing not just for the flavor, but for its all natural ingredients as well as lower calories and healthy ingredients. The new Greek salad dressing served in their restaurant, has been recently revised
into two phenomenal recipes; the New and the Lite. Both versions have the same authentic and delicious flavor as their original Greek dressing. Farmer Boy’s Greek dressing is made from all natural ingredients as well. Today their Greek dressing is offered online to customers, and is sold at participating grocers, such as Publix and Winn Dixie, all over the United States and Canada.
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RECYCLING PERKS REWARD PARTNERS
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BEAUTY & SPA Get Faded Barbershop Hair by Amy at Salon Blu Hippie Holistics Island Trendz Salon & Spa Marlo Stone; Master Barber Midori Organic Salon Pam Co Supply Planet Tan R2 Barbershop
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Clearwater Ferry Tampa Bay Escape Room
FOOD & BEVEREAGE 1933 Pub and Grill 20 Shekels Bread Bascom’s Chop House BJ’s Restaurant & BrewhouseClearwater Farmer Boy Restaurant Grind House Bar & Grill Jewban’s Deli DÃ le Kara Lynn’s Kitchen Lonni’s Sandwiches, etc. P.F. Chang’s - Clearwater Post Corner Pizza
Sunset Subs Westshore Pizza Yanny’s Restaurant
HEALTH & FITNESS Curves in Clearwater Hot Yoga 365 SolGarden Holistic Therapy
GROCERY Nature’s Food Patch Whole Foods
HOME & GARDEN Ability Air & Heat Affordable Inspections, Inc. Al’s Window Tinting & Custom Window Treatments Dog Days Pools EcoDri JB Factory Flooring Sunbeam Air Conditioning Velocity Air Conditioning
SERVICES 3 Shades of Blue Web Design Century Printing & Design Computer Repair Clearwater
DNA Vaping Lounge Downtown Vaporium Flower Market Florist FLSBS Greenlite Movers HR Universe Hunter’s Landscaping & Lawn Maintenance, Inc. If Trees Could Talk Irion’s TV Shop Ironshield Security Lawns By Norman Pete’s Pristine Pool Service Presidential Pressure Washing Pro Wash Plus Reliable Movers and Storage, Inc. Simply Refreshing Organizing Solutions Treeology uBreakiFix Valone’s Vacuums Zip Mailing Florida
SHOPPING All Brides 2 Be Chainwheel Drive G & P Fashion Service HiFi Homebrew and BBQ Supply Lina Teixeira, Wearable Art Outspokin Bicycles The Path Bicycle & Ride Shop The Posh Mermaid
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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 8/5
CENTRAL AVENUE SOLSTICE
KICK-OFF
5:30 pm, Green Bench Brewing Co., St. Petersburg - FREE 8/5
FIRST FRIDAY 5:30 pm, Central Ave, St. Petersburg FREE
8/12 BURN HALO IN ST PETERSBURG 7 pm, State Theatre - GA $40
8/13 SPEND THE NIGHT WITH ALICE
8/13 PIERCE STREET MARKET 9 am, Pierce Street next to Clearwater 8/23 Harbor Marina - FREE
COOPER IN CLEARWATER
8 pm, Ruth Eckard Hall - $67 - $164
TAMPA BAY RAYS VS. RED SOX 7:10 am, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg - $26 - $300
8/27 8TH ANNUAL GECKO BALL 6pm, Gulfport Casino Ballroom
September 9/2 BROODS IN ST. PETERSBURG 9 am, State Theatre - GA $37 9/2
FIRST FRIDAY 5:30 pm, Central Ave, St. Petersburg FREE
9/3 GECKOFEST 10 am, Gulfport Art Walk - FREE
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9/10 2016 TUNNEL TO TOWER 5K
RUN & WALK
9 am, Coachman Park, Clearwater FREE/$30
9/30 BRIGHT HOUSE 2016 CLEAR-
9/10 PIERCE STREET MARKET 9 am, Pierce Street next to Clearwater Harbor Marina - FREE 9/15 GARY GULMAN 8 pm, Capital Theatre, Clearwater - $64
WATER SUPER BOAT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP & FESTIVAL Downtown Clearwater, Coachman Park, & Clearwater Beach Adults-$75 Children-$45 Until 10/2
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WATER SUPER BOAT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP & FESTIVAL
Downtown Clearwater, Coachman Park, & Clearwater Beach Adults-$75 Children-$45
10/7 FIRST FRIDAY 5:30 pm, Central Ave, St. Petersburg - FREE 10/8 EDCAMP TAMPA BAY 2016 8 am, Coachman Park, Clearwater - FREE 10/9 HISPANIC HERITAGE FESTIVAL 12 pm, Coachman Park, Clearwater - $29 - $90 10/13-16 CLEARWATER JAZZ HOLIDAY 3:45 pm, Coachman Park, Clearwater - $26 - $80 10/27-30 JOHN’S PASS SEAFOOD FESTIVAL 10 am, Johns Pass, Madeira Beach - FREE 10/29-30 BATTLE RUN:
PRINCESSES VS. MONSTERS 12 pm, Coachman Park, Clearwater - $20 - $35
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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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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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