Information

Recycle:

paper:

We recommend that paper recycling be expanded as follows:
Offices and Copy/Print Shops — All offices and copy shops should be required to separate paper. Workers from the local paper recycling cooperative groups will equally divide the sources of paper among themselves, and will collect paper from the offices for recycling.

Residences — We recommend that the public be urged to separate newspapers and other paper for recycling. Once per week, city workers or volunteers will collect papers for recycling. This paper will be sold, and proceeds should benefit either the Municipality, or a nonprofit cause.

Plastic:

Some glass (that which may be sold) is separated by Municipal workers during garbage collection. We recommend that the Municipality further research recycling and remanufacturing possibilities for plastics and all glass that is currently not sold. The Municipality should consider local remanufacturing possibilities, such as a way to create plastic thread to be used in fishing nets that are made by local residents. Shredded plastic and crushed glass may be used as insulation in new construction or renovation projects, and may also be added to the cement mixtures used to pave roads and sidewalks.

Cardbord boxes:
As noted above, the majority of all cardboard boxes are currently separated for recycling during the trash collection process.