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It’s never too late to learn about recycling!
Recycle Norfolk - Coastal Virginia 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 NORFOLK - COASTAL VIRGINIA TEAM Christine Conte | hamptonroads@recyclingperks.com Bill Dempsey | bdempsey@recyclingperks.com
3 CITY SPOTLIGHT: NORFOLK KIDS PROMOTE RECYCLING
4 ARTICLE - RECYCLING FOR BEGINNERS
6 ADD THE ONES YOU LOVE TO YOUR ACCOUNT
7 LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 8 RECYCLING PERKS REWARD PARTNERS
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10 SCHOOL UPCYCLING RECYCLED CRAFTS FOR KIDS 11 RECYCLING PERKS INFORMATION 12 GETTING OUT 14 KID’S DRAWING - HELP THE EARTH LIVE 15 ARTICLE - RECYCLING FOR PROS 16 CITY INFORMATION ABOUT RECYCLING
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NORFOLK KIDS PROMOTE RECYCLING WORDS:
The City of Norfolk Waste Management, Keep Norfolk Beautiful, and Recycling Perks will facilitate a children’s creative challenge from August 2016 to January 2017 whereby children will be challenged to produce artwork encouraging Norfolk residents to recycle and live greener. Children with winning entries will receive prizes such as Amazon tablets and Beats headphones, while teachers who encourage the most submissions will be awarded a $50 gift card or equivalent.
Sandra Hungate, Recycling Perks
NORFOLK KIDS CREATE AN ART CHALLENGE FOR A GREENER NORFOLK! USE YOUR FAVORITE CREATIVE OUTLET AND SEND IN YOUR WORK!
TEACHERS CAN WIN TOO!
The 3 teachers whose names appear on the most submissions will win a $50 gift card or equivalent!
Get a chance to win Amazon tablets or Beats headphones! Your creations will be presented throughout Norfolk’s recycling outreach such as our RECYCLE newspaper, Facebook, and more!
Children will use their favorite creative outlet, i.e., painting, photographs, drawings, videos, crafts, recycled materials, articles, poems, etc., to encourage Norfolk to be greener and/or to recycle. An example could be to illustrate the following sentence “Recycle for the future” or “Recycle for Norfolk”. Children shall send a digital version or a photo of their artwork via email to info@recyclingperks.com before January 8th 2017 along with the entry agreement (found at https://recyclingperks.com/#/serviceArea/Norfolk), which must be signed by their parents. If the project has been encouraged by a teacher, the teacher’s name should be added to the submission form.
Contact us for a FREE recycling educational presentation!
#NorfolkKidsCreate
The challenge is open until January 8th, 2017. Every child between 4 and 18 years old, residing in Norfolk, VA is eligible. Visit https://recyclingperks.com/#/serviceArea/Norfolk for more details.
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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
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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Young Veterans Brewing Company Over the last several years the craft beer industry in the Hampton Roads area has experienced tremendous growth. Thomas Wilder and Neil McCanon, co-founders of Young Veterans Brewing Company (YVBC), bring truly unique and creative elements to the industry. Opening their brewery in Virginia Beach in 2012, both veterans themselves, they have successfully incorporated their love of our military into their one-of-a-kind craft beer recipes. They possess a true passion for brewing beer, drinking beer, and teaching others about it. YVBC boasts an impressive variety of beers ensuring there will be something for every taste. Their flagship beers include New Recruit (a honey blonde pale ale), Pineapple Grenade (a Hefeweizen), Semper Fi. P.A. (a
WORDS:
Christine Conte, Recycling Perks
citra hopped India pale ale), Night Vision (an American stout), Big Red Rye (a rye India pale ale), and Jet Noise (a double IPA). Special Release brews are also available!
you redeem 50 reward points. What better way to show that recycling spirit than to redeem your points for a reusable growler?!
The Hampton Roads Military Relocation Team and Veterans United Home Loans joined forces with YVBC to form VetNoise, a movement whose purpose is to support local Veterans’ charities. VetNoise events are held one Sunday a month at the Taproom. More information on VetNoise and other Taproom events, as well as a list of local bars and restaurants carrying YVBC beers can be found by visiting their website (YVBC.com).
Visit RecyclingPerks.com to redeem those points, then head to Young Veterans Brewing Company to check out what’s on tap today!
As a Recycling Perks Rewards Partner, YVBC offers a free growler (beer not included) when
Taproom location: 2505 Horse Pasture Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23453 Taproom Hours: Monday – Closed, Tues-Thurs – 1500-2000, Fri – 1500-2300, Sat – 1200-2300, Sun – 1500-2000
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RECYCLING PERKS REWARD PARTNERS Support the businesses who support you! All of the rewards on Recycling Perks are provided by businesses who support recycling in Norfolk - Coastal VA. 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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BEAUTY & SPA
FOOD & BEVEREAGE
AOC Salon Dye Into Style Glamour Shots Hands On Massage Kim’s Solip Salon & Day Spa Natural Elements Spa and Salon Patsy’s Hair & Boutique Salon Rejuvenations Salt Spa Royalty At Its Best Skin Deep Tans Super Nails The Beauty Parlor by Q + Company The Body Mechanik Massage Studio The Master’s Touch Barber School of Excellence The Perfect Shade Trimmers Master Barbershop
725 Bistro 80/20 Burger Bar Azars Mediterranean Specialties Battlefield Shell Belmont House of Smoke Borjo Coffeehouse Buy Local Corner Store Camo’s American Grill Carolina Cupcakery Carry Norfolk Central Meats Cogan’s Pizza Cold Stone Creamery Colley Cantina Cure Coffeehouse and Brasserie Cutting Edge Cafe D’Cracked Egg Doumar’s Cones and Barbecue Edible Arrangements of Hampton Roads Famous Uncle Al’s Hot Dogs Five Points Community Farm Market Food Allergy Bakery Granby Street Pizza HomebrewUSA Johnny’s 24 Hour Diner Kombuchick Moe’s Southwest Grill of Hampton Roads Mojo Bones O’Connor Brewing Co. Perfectly Frank Sabrosa Foods Sai Gai Sushi Sandfiddler Cafe Sapporo Japanese Restaurant Smartmouth Beer Spaghetti Eddies Pizza Cafe Strawberry Fields Smoothies & Gelato Szechuan Inn The Birch The Market The Public House The Ten Top Tropical Smoothie Cafe’ in Norfolk Uncork’d
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Alpha Medical Academy American Rover Sailing Cruises Birdie’s Rentals Bob’s Gun Shop Cahoon Plantation Chesapeake Arboretum Chesapeake Paintball Color Me Mine in Norfolk Courtyard Marriott Suffolk d’ART Center East Coast Bicycles Freemason Inn Bed & Breakfast Glazenfyre Hampton Roads Air Tours Hermitage Museum & Gardens Kona Ice Nansemond River Golf Club Nauticus Norfolk Botanical Garden Norfolk Tides Ocean View Waterslide Sleepy Hole Golf Course The Governor’s School of the Arts Orchestra The Granby Theater Todd Rosenlieb Dance Towne Place Suites Suffolk Vanguard Championship Wrestling Virginia Symphony Orchestra Virginia Zoo in Norfolk Wingate by Wyndham
GROCERY Farmers’ Fare Pendulum Fine Meats
HEALTH & FITNESS 1st Down Sports Anew Holistic Health and Wellness Anytime Fitness Ghent Bike West C-FIT Studio Chesapeake Hot Yoga Dynamic Movements Eagles Self Defense Academy Eyewear Unlimited Fitness Together House of Muay Thai Hund’s Re Cycle Factory Lacey Lee Fitness Norview Family Chiropractic Planet Chiropractic The Gym Downtown The Space Above Yoga Center Tidewater Brazillian Jiujitsu Triple T Sports Center Women’s Workout and Fitness Center Yoga Nook
HOME & GARDEN America’s Best Storage American Steam Carpet Cleaning Authority Pest Control Doody Calls Dycarp Carpet Cleaning Eclipse Lawn Care Enchanted Forest Nursery & Stone Ever-Green Landscaping and Lawncare Exterior Appearance Graceful Touch Cleaning Services Home Enhancements Pro Tech Siding Plus, Inc Taylor’s Do It Center TFC Recycling Tidewater Pest Control White’s Nursery & Garden Center
Copico Creative Art and Design Studios, LLC Dogwood Run Dun-Rite Drywall, Home Repairs & Restoration East Coast Claims Academy Ecovative Energy Express PC Solutions First Command Financial Services Folk City Tattoo Four Paws Inn and Canine Training Geeks on Call Give-away Global Pest Services Hackworth Harbour View Professional Dry Cleaning Home Instead Senior Care Home Video Studio IShine For You JCWinn Services, LLC Julie Martin Photography Keith’s Professional Services Kindred Spirit Kustomz Auto LegalShield Lighthouse Ministry Lyft Mr. Bill’s Painting Nancy Chandler Associates Nansemond Insurance Nest Home Norfolk Self Storage Norfolk SPCA Pawsh Salon & Boutique Portraits by Walt Taylor Proforma Premiere Creations Shooting Star Gallery Shotz Portrait Studio SnapQube The Cleaners United Networks WaterPlus of Virginia
SHOPPING All About Virginia & More Amelia’s Heirlooms An Olive & A Grape bottleBOX Bridget’s DB Bowles Jewelers Good Mojo Great Bottles Greenbrier Florist Greenlife Adventure Sports Gu’s Haus of Beads Hope House Thrift Store Local Heroes Loja Leblon Lorak Jewelry and Gifts Norfolk Fair Trade Co. Pink Zebra Real Time Pain Relief Richardson & Nash Clothiers Rodgers’ Banana Pudding Sauce Russell’s Music World Simply Pets Sleep Align LLC The Book Exchange The Country Soap Shoppe Vans of Great Bridge
SERVICES 757 Creative Space 757 Makerspace Academy Animal Care Albano Cleaners All-Brite Pressure Washing ANALOGUE arts + trade Analynix Sport Bowling Shop Automotive Specialty Beagles to the Rescue Carts Unlimited Chelsea Diane Photography Chesapeake Bay Foundation Chesapeake Humane Society
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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 FOR RECYCLING!
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August
Local Events
8/4 SUNSET CONCERT:
THE FUZZ BAND
8/14 ONE LOVE CARIBBEAN STEEL DRUM BAND
5:30 pm, Hermitage Museum and Gardens, Norfolk
4:30 pm, Elizabeth River Park, Chesapeake - FREE
8/20 MOVIE AND MORE SERIES:
8/14 BIG BANDS ON THE BAY Ocean View Beach Park, Norfolk Several dates - FREE
8/5 T.G.O.V. 6 pm, Ocean View Beach Park, Norfolk Several dates - FREE
8/16 RUN WITH A LIFEGUARD 6 pm, Ocean View Beach Park - FREE
ZOOTOPIA
8/5,9,12 T.G.I.F. SUMMER CONCERTS Bennetts Creek Park , Suffolk - FREE
25TH ANNUAL FUN-N-SHINE 8/20-21 NANESMOND INDIAN TRIBAL POW WOW CAR SHOW
8/5
DOWNTOWN NORFOLK FIRST
FRIDAY: ROOSTERFOOT
5 pm, McArthur Center Green - FREE
8/20 KHEDIVE AUTOS SHRINERS’
10 am, Khedive Temple Greenbriar, Chesapeake - FREE
INSIDE OUT
6 pm, Elizabeth River Park, Chesapeake - FREE
8/20 MOVIE SHOWING: DISNEY’S
11 am, Center for Cultural Arts, Suffolk - FREE
September
9/2 DOWNTOWN NORFOLK FIRST 9/15-18 NEON FESTIVAL FRIDAY: THE DELOREANS NEON Arts District, Norfolk - FREE 5 pm, Tidewater Community College Plaza 9/17 COMMUNITY YARD SALE East Suffolk Recreation Center, 9/4 BIG BANDS ON THE BAY Suffolk - $10 table\$15 tent 7 pm, Ocean View Beach Park, Norfolk - FREE
9/24 NORTHWEST RIVER PARK
9/4 SYMPHONY UNDER THE STARS 9/24 MOVIES AND MORE SERIES: TBA 7:30 pm, Northwest River Park and 7 pm, Chesapeake City Park - FREE Campground, Chesapeake - FREE
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10 am, Pembroke Lane, Chesapeake - FREE
FAMILY FUN DAY
11 am, Northwest River Park and Campground, Chesapeake - FREE
9/29 YAPPY HOUR 5:30 pm, Lake Meade Park, Suffolk - FREE
October 10/1 SUFFOLK PEANUT FEST PARADE 10 am, Downtown Historic Suffolk - FREE 10/7 DOWNTOWN NORFOLK FIRST
FRIDAY: ANTHONY AND THE CONQUEROOS 5 pm, The plot, Norfolk - FREE
10/8-9 7TH ANNUAL WATERWAYS HERITAGE FESTIVAL
10 am, Battlefield Park South, Chesapeake - FREE
10/15-16 23RD ANNUAL DRIVER DAYS FALL FESTIVAL
10 am, King’s Highway, Driver Village, Suffolk - FREE
10/15-16 BARK IN THE PARK 5 pm, Chesapeake City Park - FREE 10/15 MOVIES AND MORE SERIES: TBA 6 pm, Deep Creek Park, Chesapeake - FREE 10/22 FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT: MINIONS 6 pm, Suffolk Visitor Center - FREE
10/22-23 DISMAL SWAMP ART FESTIVAL 10 am, Dismal Swamp Canal Trail Chesapeake - FREE
10/29 TOUCHATRUCK,TRAIN,ORTRICKORTREAT 11 am, Seaboard Station Railroad Museum , Suffolk 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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CITY INFORMATION: Remember to recycle these items at home Glass Bottles & Jars
Paper Products
Metal Cans
Aluminum, Tin & Steel Cans
Plastic Bottles “Check for the Neck”
Not Recyclable Plastic Bags, Plastic Wrappers, Straws, Plastic Utensils, Food Waste, Juice Pouches, Juice & Milk Cartons, Ice Cream Cartons, Yard Waste, Electronics, Styrofoam, Trash