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3 5 TOP THINGS AT THE BEACH 4 BACK TO SCHOOL CRAFT! 5 CITY INFORMATION ABOUT RECYCLING

6 SHOP LOCAL WITH OUR PARTNERS!

7 LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 8 RECYCLING PERKS REWARDS PARTNERS

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10 UNDERSTAND RECYCLING CONTAMINATION 12 GETTING OUT 13 CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY 14 GREEN SCHOOL SUPPLIES Recycle Norfolk 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 HAMPTON ROADS TEAM Jammica Boone | hamptonroads@recyclingperks.com Bill Dempsey | bdempsey@recyclingperks.com

15 GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY 16 SIGN-UP FOR PERKS!

5 TOP THINGS AT THE BEACH

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Soda cans

Sunscreen bottles

Newspapers & Magazines

Water bottles

Cartons

Carton Upcycling WORDS: Sandra Hungate, Recycling Perks

Discover some easy carton upcycling crafts to do at home or at school! Give that carton a second life.

For both crafts, please rinse out your half-gallon carton with water.

3. Place the bird seeds inside of the carton. You are all set!

Carton bird feeder:

3. Turn the detached piece around and place it on your truck as your truck bed. Done!

1. Cut an opening on one side, then paint the carton as you wish.

Carton truck: 2. Break tree branches into 3-inch long pieces and glue them on to the top with a glue gun. 4

2. Cut into the carton along the lines below:

1. Turn the carton on the side and attach sticks and plastic bottle caps onto the carton with a glue gun.

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KEEP ITEMS CLEAN. WHEN IN DOUBT, THROW IT OUT For more recycling education information contact: knb@norfolk.gov.

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The rewards of shopping local with reward partners! WORDS: Suzie Vance, Recycling Perks

Many communities have “shop local” mentalities, and push this through advertising, tax breaks, and other incentives. Have you ever wondered WHY they do this, and why is it important? What happens when we DON’T shop local? Are there unseen benefits to shopping locally? Why do communities promote shopping local? One reason seems obvious: more money, including taxes, stays in the community instead of becoming part of an outside corporation’s revenue. Local businesses often don’t have customers outside of the local area, so their survival depends upon residents shopping locally. If residents shop at big-box stores instead of local merchants, local merchants lose. And, big box stores offer variety and convenience that many local businesses can’t provide. In our on-the-go, over-scheduled lives, we have limited time to shop, and we often choose convenience over all else. Why would you go to three different locations to get everything you need when you can get it all in one stop? Business leaders realize this and see the loss of revenue from local taxes as a big issue. It affects their ability to function and provide services to their communities. Think of it this way: If our tax dollars as a nation were being paid to a foreign country instead of our own, our government would not be able to afford to function or provide services to its citizens. Infrastructures would degrade from lack of maintenance, social programs would be unfunded, and jobs would be lost. All because we as a country chose to spend our dollars somewhere else. So, businesses actively encourage residents to shop locally— keep our revenue here. The hope is that local residents will see the monetary value in shopping locally and will make the effort to spend more of their time and dollars in support of the community as a whole. Sometimes this works, but often, it does not.

Beyond the obvious benefits of shopping locally, are there other benefits that we may not see? Yes! How many of us long for the “good old days” where we knew our neighbors, and had time to interact with them? Where businesses were places to socialize while we got things done? Where everyone looked out for each other and felt a true sense of community? This is something that happens when we shop locally. We get to know our business owners and the people who work for and with them. They become friends, thereby widening our social circle. For many of us, true social connections have become fewer as we focus on the number of “friends” we have instead of on the quality of the relationships that we have with real friends. Make no mistake, real relationships with people we interact with on a regular basis enrich our lives. This is one of the often overlooked benefits of shopping locally. Our sense of community is enhanced because we KNOW our business owners—and they know us. They understand us and our needs much better than big box stores ever could. They are more willing to provide the goods and services that we ask for because WE are asking for them, whereas a big box store is more focused on whether or not 7 a particular good or service will lead to more sales. Customer service may take a back seat to profits when businesses don’t feel a true connection with their customers. Local businesses understand this and foster the relationships that they have with their customers, who often become friends.

What happens when residents don’t shop locally?

What are the rewards of shopping locally?

First, there are fewer taxes paid in support of the local community. This means that municipalities have fewer dollars to run the government, provide infrastructure, and provide public services like police, fire, and ambulance, and other vital services. Second, businesses close and people lose their jobs because no customers means no revenue. These former business owners, and their former employees, then join the ranks of the unemployed. They often have to seek employment away from their communities, which means longer commutes and less time with their families—and less time to shop locally.

We support our local businesses who, in return, support us. Our local governments have more revenue to provide needed services and infrastructure and to enhance our community as a whole. We develop true connections with local business owners and have a true sense of community. This sense of community enriches our lives, while the revenue produced provides comfort, stability, and security in our lives and the lives of others in our homes and communities.

Yes, shopping locally has rewards—big ones!

WORDS: Jammica Boone, Recycling Perks

Cogan’s Pizza The brainchild of Dave Filipowski and Rich Katz, Cogan’s Pizza on Colonial Ave gives new meaning to the words “far out”. It is literally out of this world. This ain’t your mom and pops pizza spot, uh uh, this is a pizza experience. Not only is Cogan’s pizza titillating to your taste buds, but your mind will explode with wonder and awe as you gaze upon the weirdly awesome works of art and the custom made 33 tap bar that gives Cogan’s its unique style. In 2001 Dave and Rick managed to take a dilapidated building filled with antique toys, posters, and other relics and turn it into a pizza joint right out of the imagination of an old comic book reading, punk rock star. Eating here makes you feel like

you’ve been invited as a special guest to your favorite band’s personal, private restaurant. Like at any moment Joan Jett or Alice Cooper will just walk past you and suggest their favorite pizza pie. And although Dave and Rick had no idea how to make a pizza at first, they experimented until they found just the right kick of flavor combinations that gives Cogan’s its signature taste. At Cogan’s creativity is key. Pizzas like The Big Kahuna, South of the Border and Pirates Booty, are just a few of the amazing choices. With over 15 eclectic varieties of pizza, including Artisan pizzas, I promise you will find something to your liking, and if not, at Cogan’s you can build your

own pie. But that’s not all Cogan’s has to offer. This is a full on restaurant, so you can enjoy cool dishes like pizza fries, fried calamari, chicken wings, subs, and even salads. And you don’t have to leave your vegan friends at home either because Cogan’s offers a vegan selection as well. Honestly, what’s not to love? So “perk” yourself up and use your Recycling Perks Points at Cogan’s when you’re in the mood to walk a little on the wild side, and see for yourself why Cogan’s Pizza is said to give its patrons “Spaceman strength and endurance”. Yup, they really claim that. : ) Cogan’s Pizza, 1901 Colonial Ave, Norfolk, VA, 23517, and their two new locations on Colley Avenue and Waterside.

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.

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 Tanned Bum The Beauty Parlor by Q + Company The Master’s Touch Barber School of Excellence The Perfect Shade Trimmers Master Barbershop

725 Bistro 80/20 Burger Bar Battlefield Shell Bon Vivant Market Borjo Coffeehouse Buy Local Corner Store Camo’s American Grill Carolina Cupcakery Central Meats Chick-fil-A at Main Street, Suffolk VA 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 Kombuchick Maxwells Grill 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 SAVA JAVA, a Redwood Ventures Co. 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 Zoyo Neighborhood Yogurt

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Alpha Medical Academy American Rover Sailing Cruises Bob’s Gun Shop Color Me Mine in Norfolk d’ART Center East Coast Bicycles Freemason Inn Bed & Breakfast Hermitage Museum & Gardens Nauticus Norfolk Botanical Garden The Granby Theater Todd Rosenlieb Dance Vanguard Championship Wrestling Virginia Symphony Orchestra Virginia Zoo in Norfolk

GROCERY Pendulum Fine Meats Farmers’ Fare

HEALTH & FITNESS 1st Down Sports Anew Holistic Health and Wellness Anytime Fitness Ghent C-FIT Studio Chesapeake Hot Yoga Dynamic Movements 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 Satya Yoga The Gym Downtown The Space Above Yoga Center Women’s Workout and Fitness Center

HOME & GARDEN Doody Calls Dycarp Carpet Cleaning

Four Paws Inn and Canine Training Give-away Global Pest Services Graceful Touch Cleaning 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 Kustomz Auto LegalShield Lighthouse Ministry Lyft Mr. Bill’s Painting Nancy Chandler Associates Nansemond Insurance 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 Amelia’s Heirlooms An Olive & A Grape bottleBOX Bridget’s Carts Unlimited Conscious Planet Wellness & Meta Center DB Bowles Jewelers Farmers’ Fare Flea Market at SONO Glazenfyre Golf Etc Good Mojo Great Bottles Greenbrier Florist Gu’s Haus of Beads Hope House Thrift Store Kindred Spirit Local Heroes Loja Leblon Lorak Jewelry and Gifts Nest Home Norfolk Fair Trade Co. 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

SERVICES 757 Makerspace Academy Animal Care ANALOGUE arts + trade Chesapeake Bay Foundation Chesapeake Humane Society Computer Troubleshooters 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

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Understand recycling contamination WORDS: Suzie Vance, Recycling Perks

Q: What is recycling contamination? A: Recycling contamination is ANYTHING that cannot be recycled through your local hauler. Every community is different, sometimes with multiple haulers in a single community. What constitutes contamination is dependent upon what can be recycled locally. If your local hauler accepts only paper, plastic, and metal for recycling and you put your glass bottles in the recycling bin, you’ve just contaminated the entire bin—and possibly the entire truckload of recycling!

Q: Are there some things that are always considered contamination? A: YES! Food waste is always a recycling contaminant--unless it is being collected for composting. Some other common contaminants are scrap metal, ceramics (like dishes), light bulbs, liquids in containers, hazardous waste (like household cleaners, paint, and motor oil), chemicals, batteries, plastic bags (loose or containing other items), electronics, and Styrofoam.

Q: Are there any recyclables that can also be considered contamination? A: Yes. Depending on your hauler, some types of plastics are considered contaminants. A very common plastic that cannot be recycled curbside is plastic bags. They can shut down the entire operation if they get stuck in the machinery; that’s why you will need to bring those to your local city-specific collection facility for recycling. Use your own bags for shopping. Another common item that most people think is recyclable is the paper coffee cup (for example: the Starbucks cup). None of the Recycling Perks cities can recycle paper coffee cups because they have a thin polyethylene plastic coating that is difficult to recycle. 10

Q: We use a lot of paper napkins, plates, cups, etc., that don’t appear to be soiled. Can these be recycled? A: These items should be thrown into the garbage. Once you’ve used them, they’re contaminated. Even a small amount of oil or food on them makes them unrecyclable. Also, many paper products (like plates and cups) have a thin plastic lining that gives them strength or prevents leaking. This plastic lining is considered a contaminant because it is NOT what is being recycled - PAPER.

Q: My recycling is about 95% clean and uncontaminated. That’s good, right? A: It’s good, but can you do better? We all do our best to recycle properly, but don’t always take the time to do it right. We forget to rinse out a plastic bottle before putting it in the recycling bin or decide that a pizza box looks clean enough to recycle, or think that something that is made of two different recyclable materials (like paper and plastic) is recyclable. We have good intentions, but even a small amount of contamination is enough to disrupt the entire recycling process. And, the effects are cumulative. If everyone makes sure that 95% of their recycling is uncontaminated, that means that 5% IS contaminated. That may not seem like a lot, but the contamination weakens the finished product and ends up back in our homes.

Q: What can I do to reduce recycling contamination? A: Educate yourself. Call your local recycling hauler or city recycling provider and ask them what you can and cannot recycle locally, i.e., which plastics (by number), paper products, types/colors of glass, types of metals, etc. Ask about drop off locations for items that can’t be recycled curbside. Many cities offer drop off locations for paper, plastic, metal, glass, electronics, and hazardous waste. Visit your city’s/hauler’s website to get additional information. And, read Recycling Perks blogs and follow us on Facebook to continue your recycling education. Before long you’ll be a recycling expert, and have a 0% recycling contamination rate! 11

Local Events

August

8/11

8/1 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT KICKOFF CELEBRATION

TIDEWATER DRIVE BAND 6 - 10 pm, Bennett’s Creek Park -Suffolk - FREE

5:30 - 6:30 pm, Suffolk Visitor Center Pavilion, 524 N Main St - Suffolk - FREE

8/12

8/4 FOOD TRUCK HUMP DAYS ON THE GREAT BRIDGE WATERWAYS 4 pm, Battlefield Park, 1775 Historic Way -Chesapeake- FREE

12TH ANNUAL CARIBFEST FESTIVAL 1 pm, Town Point Park -Norfolk

8/19

8/ 5 N ORFOLK TIDES BASEBALL

HONEY BEE FESTIVAL 2017 10 am - 4 pm, Norfolk Botanical Garden - FREE

7 pm, Harbor Park, 150 Park Ave - Norfolk - $12

8/19-20 NANSEMOND INDIAN TRIBAL POW WOW

8/10 T OTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE

10 am - 5 pm, 1001 Pembroke Lane - Suffolk - FREE

8 pm, Chesapeake Planetarium, 310 Shea Drive - FREE

September

8/19-20 TAP! TAP! CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL 2- 5 pm, 225 Sign Pine Rd, Chesapeake- $20 - $50

TH ANNUAL OPERA IN THE PARK 9/1 1ST FRIDAYS DOWNTOWN STREET PARTY 9/9 9 6 - 10 pm, Town Point Park - Norfolk - FREE

5 - 8:30 pm, 300 Block of Granby Street - Norfolk - FREE

9/3 SYMPHONY UNDER THE STARS 7 pm, Chesapeake City Park - FREE

9/9 TASTE OF SUFFOLK DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL 11 am - 5 pm, Main Street - Suffolk - FREE

9/14 GREAT DISMAL SWAMP NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TOUR 9:30 am, Great Dismal Swamp - Suffolk

9/16 M OVIES - “THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS”

10/ 5 - 8 40TH ANNUAL SUFFOLK PEANUT FEST 10/7

Suffolk Executive Airport, 1410 Airport Road- FEES

12TH ANNUAL MID-AUTUMN MOON FESTIVAL 10 am - 3 pm, Towne Bank Fountain Park, Norfolk - FREE

10/6-7 FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE 10 am - 4 pm, 300 Carolina Road - FREE

9/23 FAMILY FUN DAY-FREE 12 - 6 pm, Northwest River Park - Chesapeake

9/30 S UFFOLK PEANUT FEST PARADE

8 am, Western Branch Park - Chesapeake - FREE

October

9/23 5TH ANNUAL RIBTOBERFEST 12 - 8 pm, Town Point Park - Norfolk - FREE

10 am, Downtown Historic Suffolk - FREE

10/14-15 8TH ANNUAL WATERWAYS HERITAGE FESTIVAL 6 pm, Battlefield Park South -Chesapeake - FREE

10/21-22 STOCKLEY GARDENS FALL ARTS FESTIVAL 10 am - 5 pm, Stockley Gardens Park, Ghent - Norfolk - FREE

10/21-22 BARK IN THE PARK & 5K DOGGY DASH 10 am Chesapeake City Park, 900 City Park Drive - FREE

10/28-29 DISMAL SWAMP ART FESTIVAL 10 am - 4 pm 1200 Dismal Swamp Canal Trail - FREE

Win a Recycling Perks goodie bag! Hey kids! Connect the dots to reveal your drawing and color it. Hey parents! Submit this page to events@recyclingperks.com to win a recycling perks goodie bag. Plus you will get 100 points if you enter the promo code RPGOODIEBAG in your RecyclingPerks.com account! *Picture doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t represent the precise content of the goodie bag.

Green school supplies WORDS: Sandra Hungate, Recycling Perks

While preparing for the kids to go back to school, we prepared a short list of essential supplies that are earth and kid friendly. Some of them are even recycled!! Here’s a list of 8 must-haves to make going back to school easy and cool for both your kid and the planet. Zebra ECO Ballpoint pen - $1.99

Guess what this pen is made of? It’s made of over 70% real post-consumer plastic, like old CDs and cell phones! https://www.greenlinepaper.com/misc-products/penspencils-refills/zebra-eco-ballpoint-pen.html

Recycled Student Composition Books - $3.29 This composition book is made of a minimum of 30% recycled fibers and 30% Post-consumer waste. And you can recycle it again when you’re done using it! https://www.greenlinepaper.com/filing-school/schoolsupplies/composition-books.html

Coccoina Non-Toxic Glue Stick - $3.95

This non-toxic glue stick is safe for the environment, and you, and easily washes off with water. https://www.theultimategreenstore.com/p-1834-coccoina-non-toxic-glue-stick.aspx

Crayons - $3.38

These eco friendly crayons are made from unwanted used crayon pieces, and are packaged in a recycled kraft tuck-top box. http://greenapplesupply.org/recycle-stick-crayons

Recycled PET Backpack - $29.95 Can you believe these bags are made from recycled PET water bottles? Plus, non-toxic dyes & materials have been used. https://www.theultimategreenstore.com/p-1653-ecogearglacier-recycled-pet-backpack.aspx

Recycled Scissors - $12.09

The scissors’ handle consists of 70% plastic and 30% post-consumer content, and are infused with antimicrobial protection to inhibit the growth of bacterial odors. http://www.staples.com/Recycled Scissors...

100% Recycled Construction Paper - $1.31

This pretty, heavy-weight recycled paper is marbled with three fun colors (Pink, Blue, and Yellow). http://greenapplesupply.org/neapolitan-100-recycledconstruction-paper

Bentgo Kids - Bentgo Lunch Box - $22.39 How about giving 5% of this product’s price to the Feed the Children organization? https://bentgo.com/products/bentgo kids?variant=898776151

Give Back to Your Schools or Nonprofits with Recycling Perks The two types of Give Back Campaigns were created to provide funding to schools and local charities.

Featured Give Back Campaign A reward is created for your school or nonprofit on the Recycling Perks website 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 school or nonprofit. Recycling Perks awards your group $5 for each unique and eligible new Recycling Perks sign-up received via your customized landing page or promo code. Ready to sign up your school or nonprofit for a Give Back Campaign? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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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