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The planet is in your hands. Illustration: Alex McCain
3 CITY INFORMATION: DO’S AND DON’TS OF RECYCLING 4 GETTING OUT IN THE HAMPTON ROADS 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 Sandra Hungate | shungate@recyclingperks.com Bill Dempsey | bdempsey@recyclingperks.com
5 NORFOLK RECYCLES DAY 6 WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR PLASTIC? 7 LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: KINDERJAM 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 VALENTINE’S DAY RECYCLED DECORATIONS AND GIFTS 11 ADD THE ONES YOU LOVE TO YOUR ACCOUNT 12 I AM IN CONTROL DAY EVERY DAY TIPS ON HOW TO ENSURE A BETTER FUTURE 13 VOLUNTEER TO KEEP NORFOLK BEAUTIFUL 14 VOLUNTEER FOR THE PLANET 15 RECYCLE ETIQUETTE - LEARN TO RECYCLE RIGHT 16 RECYCLING PERKS
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
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Get Out In the Hampton Roads, VA
February 2/09 LEGO NIGHT @CAFE STELLA 5:30 pm, Cafe Stella, Norfolk (Every Tuesday) 2/12 HOME & GARDEN SHOW Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton
March
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LEGENDS OF SOUL - OFFICIAL
MEAC KICK-OFF CONCERT
8 pm, Harrison Opera House Lot, Norfolk 3/15
A ST. PATRICK’S DAY TRIBUTE:
THE CHIEFTAINS
7:30 pm, Chrysler Hall, Norfolk
April 4/16 EARTH DAY 9 am, Virginia Living Museum 4/23
NORFOLK RECYCLES DAY
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SUFFOLK FARMER’S MARKET
(EVERY SATURDAY UNTIL NOVEMBER 19TH 2016) 9 am, Suffolk Visitor Center Pavilion, 524 North Main Street, Suffolk
NORFOLK RECYCLES DAY! Saturday, April 23, 2016 9am– 2pm 1176 Pineridge Road, Norfolk
EXAMPLES OF ACCEPTED ITEMS:
CLOTHING & HOUSEHOLD Clothing, shoes and accessories Media related items such as DVDs/players Small household electronics Kitchenware and home décor
SECURE DOCUMENT SHREDDING Personal and sensitive documents
ELECTRONIC DEVICES Personal computers & laptops Printers, monitors & flat screens Cell phones and telephones Stereo equipment and game systems Televisions** BOOKS Hard/ soft cover and instructional
RECYCLABLES Plastic bottles and jugs (neck or spout) Cardboard (flattened) Aluminum and tin cans Steel Paper (newsprint, junk mail, phone books) Glass (bottles and jars)
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE** Paint Cleaners, solvents, paint thinner, etc. Propane tanks Batteries Oil
The first 200 residents to bring in two or more non-perishable items for the Food Bank will receive a free reusable tote bag!
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FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF ACCEPTABLE HHW ITEMS, VISIT WWW.NORFOLK.GOV/WASTE OR CALL 757-664-6510 ** Televisions and household hazardous waste are being accepted by the City of Norfolk for Norfolk residents only.
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Recycled plastics can be diverted from the waste stream, measured and managed to reduce pollution and thereby benefit the environment. Additionally, recycling creates jobs not only in the waste management industry but in all other industries that utilize recycled materials like the clothing and textile industry. Unfortunately, because of the different chemical compositions of plastic, it is the most difficult material to manage in the waste stream. Think about all of the plastic items you can find in your home, these items end up lost in the waste stream and end up in the land fill; bottles, plastic wrap, sandwich bags, candy wrappers, remote controls and even grocery bags. Recycling minimizes the amount of waste sent to landfills: specifically packaging and food containers made of… you guessed it, plastic! But what happens to the recycled plastic? It’s pretty interested in fact! After recyclable plastic is collected, it’s taken to your local MRF (Materials Recovery Facility). From there, plastic is sorted manually and then bundled into plastic bales for storage until they can be further processes. When the time comes, the plastic bales are then broken apart and sorted (by humans not robots) by color and resin type. After sorting, all of the materials get ground up, or shredded into small flakes of plastic which are then separated by density or weight. The plastic flakes must then be thoroughly washed and decontaminated before being dried. These flakes are then melted down and made into plastic pellets for use in post consumer recycled products like outdoor decking materials, fencing, doors and windows, roof tiles, fiber and fabrics. Most post consumer plastics are normally used for specific products and are rarely used for food and beverage containers but the application of the little pellets are endless.
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I know, you’re probably wondering, “Why should I even care about plastic contamination due to improper sorting?” The first and most important reason is the versatility of plastic. Plastic has become an essential ingredient to human life and that won’t be changing any time soon. So, with more plastic in our future, we have to find better ways to reduce the carbon footprint of plastic on the planet and avoid the harmful effects that plastic has on aviation, land and marine life.
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We all know that Recycling is important but did you know that in relation to all plastic on the planet, only small amounts of plastic is recycled. But why? Well, because there are different types of plastics and each have their own chemical composition. Mixing these different or chemically non-compatible plastics can actually contaminate the recycled plastics. Furthermore, inks and glues from labels (such as a paper or plastic bottle label) can further contaminate plastic making it non-recyclable.
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KinderJam “A parent is a child’s first teacher” Started in 2008, KinderJam was created by a stay-at-home mom, El Brown, for her toddler son. It first started with some concerns about her little boy’s slow speech development, before doctors diagnosed him with autism. Inspired by her son’s needs, she didn’t just want to monitor her child’s evolution; she wanted to take matters into her own hands. Just a few weeks after she started applying new strategies to develop Nick’s vocabulary, he was able to identify things such as animals, shapes, numbers, and more: he even understood spatial concepts. “A parent is a child’s first teacher and greatest advocate” states El. Week after week, she created her own program which became KinderJam. Her concept: creating experiences for children; if a child loves music, fo-
cus your activities to music to hold their attention. Her company is now a learning model in many states with a team comprised of experienced professional educators and local college students studying in fields related to early childhood education, social work, kinesiology, occupational therapy, and performing arts. Their mission: “We are committed to providing children with an engaging and meaningful early learning experience designed to meet the diverse learning needs of young children”. KinderJam works with preschools, community centers, libraries, in-home daycare, and learning centers who struggle with finding quality and affordable programs that infuse education and fun for the children they serve. Their program is a mobile Early Childhood Education supplement service that easily inte-
grates into any space, environment, or budget. They even offer special events and parents workshops! Cynamon Scott is the Independent Business Owner of the Hampton Roads KinderJam, which she opened in March last year. “As a Navy wife, I launched KinderJam to provide an opportunity for parents and children to bond while staying active” explains Cynamon. To reward our local recyclers, Cynamon offers 50% off the first month of Parent and Me Classes. This interactive workshop helps parents visualize their home and the world around them as their child’s first classroom. Parents will learn the benefits and methods of serving as their child’s first teacher from birth to entry of Kindergarten. More details at facebook.com/ kinderjamnorfolk
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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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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 Tanned Bum 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
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 Freemason Inn Bed & Breakfast Glazenfyre Hampton Roads Air Tours Hermitage Museum & Gardens Jillian’s Billiards KinderJam Kona Ice Ocean View Waterslide Nansemond River Golf Club Nauticus Norfolk Botanical Garden Sleepy Hole Golf Course The Granby Theater Todd Rosenlieb Dance Towne Place Suites Suffolk Vanguard Championship Wrestling Virginia Symphony Orchestra Virginia Zoo in Norfolk Wingate by Wyndham d’ART Center
FOOD & BEVEREAGE 725 Bistro 80/20 Burger Bar Battlefield Shell Belmont House of Smoke Borjo Coffeehouse Buy Local Corner Store Cafe M Camo’s American Grill Carolina Cupcakery Carry Norfolk Central Meats Chick-fil-A at Main Street, Suffolk VA Cogan’s Pizza Cold Stone Creamery Colley Cantina Courtyard Marriott Suffolk 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 Lone Star Steakhouse Moe’s Southwest Grill of Hampton Roads Mojo Bones O’Connor Brewing Co. Perfectly Frank Rodgers’ Banana Pudding Sauce Sabrosa Foods Sai Gai Sushi Sandfiddler Cafe Sapporo Japanese Restaurant Smartmouth Beer Spaghetti Eddies Pizza Cafe Strawberry Fields Smoothies & Gelato Szechuan Inn Thai Erawan The Birch The Market The Public House The Ten Top Tropical Smoothie Cafe’ in Norfolk Uncork’d
GROCERY Farm Fresh Pendulum Fine Meats
HEALTH & FITNESS 1st Down Sports Anew Holistic Health and Wellness Anytime Fitness Ghent Bike West C-FIT Studio Chesapeake Hot Yoga Eagles Self Defense Academy East Coast Bicycles Eyewear Unlimited Fitness Together House of Muay Thai Hund’s Re Cycle Factory Lacey Lee Fitness Norview Family Chiropractic Planet Chiropractic Tequila Tans The Gym Downtown The Space Above Yoga Center Tidewater Brazillian Jiujitsu Triple T Sports Center Women’s Workout and Fitness Center Yoga Nook Your Time Fitness
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 Home Enhancements Pro Tech Siding Plus, Inc TFC Recycling Taylor’s Do It Center Tidewater Pest Control White’s Nursery & Garden Center
SERVICES 757 Creative Space 757 Makerspace Academy Animal Care Albano Cleaners All-Brite Pressure Washing Analynix Sport Bowling Shop Automotive Specialty Beagles to the Rescue Carts Unlimited Cell Phone Repair of Hampton Roads Chelsea Diane Photography Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Chesapeake Humane Society 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 Fix It Rite PC Folk City Tattoo Four Paws Inn and Canine Training Geeks on Call Global Pest Services Graceful Touch Cleaning Services Hackworth Harbour View Professional Dry Cleaning Home Instead Senior Care Home Video Studio IShine For You 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 SPCA Norfolk Self Storage Pawsh Salon & Boutique Portraits by Walt Taylor Proforma Premiere Creations Shooting Star Gallery Shotz Portrait Studio Signs By Tomorrow SnapQube The Cleaners United Networks WaterPlus of Virginia
SHOPPING All About Virginia & More Amelia’s Heirlooms An Olive & A Grape Bridget’s bottleBOX DB Bowles Jewelers Dynamic Movements Flea Market at SONO Glazenfyre Golf Etc 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 Nest Home Norfolk Fair Trade Co. Origami Owl Pink Zebra Real Time Pain Relief Richardson & Nash Clothiers Russell’s Music World Simply Pets Sleep Align LLC The Book Exchange The Country Soap Shoppe Vans of Great Bridge
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VALENTINE’S DAY RECYCLED DECORATIONS AND GIFTS WORDS: Monique Webb, Recycling Perks
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Heart Garlands Materials: - Yarn - Fabric (old shirts, jeans or any left over fabric) - Thread - Needle - Scissors - Cotton stuffing (from and old stuffed animal or pillow) Instructions: 1. Cut fabric hearts out to desired sizes 2. Cut yarn in 4 inch strips and create loops for each heart 3. Sew looped yarn onto fabric heart 4. Sew (inside-out) around the shape of your heart, leaving a 1-inch opening for stuffing 5. Flip your hearts onto the right side 6. Stuff with cotton fill 7. Sew the 1-inch opening closed 10
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Decorate as desired Tie your hearts to a 3-foot piece of yarn (evenly spaced) 10. Hang your garland and enjoy your work! Heart Wreaths Materials: - Fabric or paper (from old clothing or misprints) - Wire Hanger (an old broken one) - Styrofoam Instructions: 1. Form the hanger or wire into a heart
Materials: 1. Old greeting cards, magazines, catalogs, newspapers or leftover construction paper 2. Scissors 3. Glue 4. Pen or Marker Instructions: 1. Look through old greeting cards, etc. 2. Cut out pictures you would like to use on your cards 3. Take a piece of construction paper and fold it in half to form your card 4. Glue the pictures you cut out to the front of the card 5. Write a special note inside to compete your card 6. Give the custom card to the one you love! See more on our Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/recyclingperks/
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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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...
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I AM IN CONTROL DAY!
MARCH 30: Every day tips on how to ensure a better future WORDS:
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n March 30, 1981, after U.S. President Ronald Reagan was wounded in an assassination attempt, the then Secretary of State Alexander Haig was quoted as stating “I am in control here.” While this statement was taken out of context and the story forgotten with time, this special day transformed into the day you remember, you have the power to get things in order in life. So today, whether you’re at work, on a bus, or in your bed, take a moment to remember that you are in control. You are especially in control of the future of our planet. Below are some easy tips to ensure a better future from the second you start your day. AT HOME • • • •
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Ban bath time, take showers instead. Baths require almost twice as much water and inflate energy costs for heating the water Take a shorter shower. Every two minutes you save on your shower can conserve more than ten gallons of water! Brush your teeth without running the water. You’ll conserve up to five gallons per day Consider using non premium, discount brand toilet paper. Some premium extra soft toilet paper use many layers, and lots of chemicals for bleaching or perfume. See a rating of your toilet paper brands here: http://www.nrdc.org/land/forests/tissueguide/ ratings.aspx Try home-made recipes before buying strong chemicals. Example: Use white vinegar to clean, it’s an antifungal that also kills germs and bacteria. Read more on: http://www.greenamerica.org/livinggreen/greencleaners.cfm Turn off the lights when you’re not in the room Use compact fluorescent light bulbs to use 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs Buy a refillable water bottle instead of the disposable ones. Three times more water is used to produce a bottle of water than it holds Turn off your computer instead of leaving it in sleep mode. You can save 40 watt-hours per day. Also, skip the screensaver When something is broken, try to fix it! If you can’t, then recycle it! Program your thermostat when you’re not home. You can save energy and you’ll lower heating and/or cooling costs by 10% or more per year
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Bike or walk instead of taking your car. Ditching the car will save about a pound of CO2 and other pollutants per mile
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Recycle your daily newspaper. Recycling just the Sunday papers would save more than half a million trees every week Double-side and single space your printing to use 75 percent less paper Plug electronics into a power strip with a circuit breaker so that when you turn it off, you shut down all the juice. Or simply unplug electronics when you’re done using them! Pay your bills online instead of on paper to save trees and avoid greenhouse gas emission for mailing
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Why not go meatless every now and again? You’ll save thousands of gallons of water that go into producing just one pound of beef and an animal’s life Buy trash free products! For example, use a bagless vacuum, reusable lunch boxes, and avoid products that are excessively packaged Ditch plastic and paper bags. Get yourself some reusable totes Compost food leftovers! Use one less napkin a day or use cloth napkins. More than a billion pounds of napkins could be saved from landfills each year Use a dishwasher instead of washing your dishes by hand, but only run it when it’s full. You could save hundreds of gallons of water each month Buy local whenever possible to avoid pollution of shipping And of course: recycle. Always!
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How about spending some time helping Keep Norfolk Beautiful?
Volunteer Opportunities FEBRUARY Register to be a Green Reader in Norfolk Public Schools during the month of March MARCH Kick off Great American Cleanup by learning how to be a cleanup group leader APRIL Take part in Keep Norfolk Beautiful Day MAY Participate in Norfolk Recycles Day For detailed information on any of these events check the website at norfolk.gov/KNB
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Volunteer for the planet! Recycling Perks needs your help to promote recycling in the Hampton Roads.
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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.
Recycling Etiquette WORDS: Monique Webb, Recycling Perks
Etiquette is defined by Merriam-Webster as the rules indicating the proper and polite way to behave, so surely there has to recycling etiquette and we have all the Do’s and Don’ts listed here just for you! The following will help you to better prepare your items for recycling to ensure that none of your recyclables end up in the waste stream.
DO RECYCLE Below is a list of the items you can recycle, and how to prepare them for recycling. Rinse aluminum cans, glass bottles, jars and containers for recycling. Remove stray items from cans, bottles and containers. Place newspapers, magazines and catalogs in a tied bundle or in paper grocery bags. Remove food and wash containers. Remove paper clips and staples from paper. Remove tape and labeling from cardboard packaging. Tear out contaminated areas of pizza boxes and recycle the clean parts only.
DO NOT RECYCLE Below is a list of the items you cannot recycle, and why. Tissues, paper towels and paper napkins; these are inherently contaminated items.
Wet paper or wet cardboard. These will clog recycling machines and contaminate other cardboard being recycled. Food wrappers as they are usually contaminated with food such as chocolate or grease. Plastic shopping bags. These may usually be returned to the grocery store and go through an entirely different recycling process.
MORE HELPFUL TIPS Recycle electronics and E-Waste items such as cell phones which are toxic at an E-Waste recycling center not with your household recyclables. The most important thing to remember is to remove plastic caps and lids from plastic containers. Remove straws from plastic bottles as well.
Frozen food plates, deli trays or take out food containers; it is usually difficult to remove food from the contaminated material are not recyclable.
Plastic bags are recyclable, however, they are processed separately and should be returned to grocery stores that have special bins for clean plastic bags.
Bottle Tops because they are made from a different plastic from bottles and the chemical compounds in that type of plastic make it non-recyclable.
If a recycling container is full, do not place your recyclables on the ground, wait until the bin is emptied.
Yard waste such as tree trimmings and grass cuttings Never recycle any food contaminated items such as paper cups, paper plates and pizza boxes. Medical waste should not be placed in recycling bins. Medical waste is considered household hazardous waste and must be disposed of properly. Place recyclables into plastic grocery bags because plastic bags are not recyclable.
Do not recycle toxic containers in your household recycling bins such as paint cans, motor oil jugs, antifreeze jugs, pesticide containers, other household cleaning bottles as labeled. These must be disposed of using hazardous waste procedures. Additionally, tires may also be recycled at your local hazardous waste drop off center. Be sure to check your local requirements for more detailed recycling practices in your city. 15
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