Comments on: Austin Expands Recycling Program http://earth911.com/news/2008/10/14/austin-expands-recycling-program/ Make Everyday Earth Day Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:41:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Penny Cowan http://earth911.com/news/2008/10/14/austin-expands-recycling-program/comment-page-1/#comment-25113 Penny Cowan Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:35:17 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=5582#comment-25113 I taught recycling at Matthews Elem. over 30 years ago. I have been very conscious of it since that time. Through those years I have watched what has to be the biggest offenders. People who use styro- foam products can help the most. Restaurants can make a big difference. People's pharmacy has a biodegraible plastic cup. I would guess it makes your drink more expensive, but I choose to use it in many restaurants that are using foam. Additionally, you can wrap anything in paper for take-out. The argument is about getting sick from not using it soon enough. It is an excuse. I have loved the places that preserve in paper rather than foam. Also, I buy Tide in a box rather than plastic because I know it cannot be recycled. I so believe in our God and our earth. I do wish others would take care of it. I taught recycling at Matthews Elem. over 30 years ago. I have been very conscious of it since that time. Through those years I have watched what has to be the biggest offenders. People who use styro- foam products can help the most. Restaurants can make a big difference. People’s pharmacy has a biodegraible plastic cup. I would guess it makes your drink more expensive, but I choose to use it in many restaurants that are using foam. Additionally, you can wrap anything in paper for take-out. The argument is about getting sick from not using it soon enough. It is an excuse. I have loved the places that preserve in paper rather than foam. Also, I buy Tide in a box rather than plastic because I know it cannot be recycled. I so believe in our God and our earth. I do wish others would take care of it.

]]> By: Jason Bean http://earth911.com/news/2008/10/14/austin-expands-recycling-program/comment-page-1/#comment-20071 Jason Bean Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:24:18 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=5582#comment-20071 I am excited to hear about growth in recycling efforts in any corner of the country. We have been operating the very popular Paper Retriever recycling program in the Austin area for many years and not a week goes by that we are not contacted by additional locations in and around Austin interested in hosting a Paper Retriever container for the local community to use for recycling paper. There are over 400 locations (use our website to find one nearest you) schools, churches, and other non-profit groups around Austin, and since the program is also a fund raisier, they get paid for the paper collected. They have earned over $100,000 dollars over the past year! I am excited to hear about growth in recycling efforts in any corner of the country.
We have been operating the very popular Paper Retriever recycling program in the Austin
area for many years and not a week goes by that we are not contacted by additional
locations in and around Austin interested in hosting a Paper Retriever container for the
local community to use for recycling paper. There are over 400 locations (use our website
to find one nearest you) schools, churches, and other non-profit groups around Austin, and
since the program is also a fund raisier, they get paid for the paper collected. They have earned over $100,000 dollars over the past year!

]]> By: Laurence Becker http://earth911.com/news/2008/10/14/austin-expands-recycling-program/comment-page-1/#comment-20050 Laurence Becker Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:14:15 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=5582#comment-20050 Lisa, Take you items to the Ecology Action site at IH35 and 9th Street. They have a pretty complete program. Many people from Austin do it. I've done it for years. Lisa,
Take you items to the Ecology Action site at IH35 and 9th Street. They have a pretty complete program. Many people from Austin do it. I’ve done it for years.

]]> By: Lisa Hardeman http://earth911.com/news/2008/10/14/austin-expands-recycling-program/comment-page-1/#comment-19972 Lisa Hardeman Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:10:33 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=5582#comment-19972 Hi, We live in Austin in the ETJ, extra territorial jurisdiction, which means we get some city services and some county services. Well, the city of Austin doesn't provide us with ANY recycling and our trash pick up is with Waste Management, which does not offer any recycling. I've called the city twice about getting single-stream recycling here, but they won't offer it. We live about 2 miles from the 360, Mopac, 183 juncture in NW Austin so we are very close. The official city limit is 1 mile away, and our address reads Austin. I'm frustrated about not getting any recycling! HELP! Thanks, Lisa Hi,

We live in Austin in the ETJ, extra territorial jurisdiction, which means we get some city services and some county services. Well, the city of Austin doesn’t provide us with ANY recycling and our trash pick up is with Waste Management, which does not offer any recycling. I’ve called the city twice about getting single-stream recycling here, but they won’t offer it. We live about 2 miles from the 360, Mopac, 183 juncture in NW Austin so we are very close. The official city limit is 1 mile away, and our address reads Austin. I’m frustrated about not getting any recycling! HELP!

Thanks,

Lisa

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