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Serving
the
tired
and
troubled
By
MIKKMcKEEVER
Of the Emerald
Eugene offers a number of
services for the tired, the con
fused, the troubled, and the en
vironmentalist. These services
come in the form of organizations
such as Whitebird Clinic,
Switchboard, Youth Hostel,
Shelter House and BRING.
BRING stands for Begin
Recycling in Natural Groups,
which should give some hints
about what the organization is.
Specifically, it was set up a little
over a year ago as an educator
and initiator of local recycling.
The BRING warehouse is
located on Seavey Loop Road,
across Interstate 5, northwest of
Lane Community College. It is
here that its glasscrusher does its
work, and other products like
aluminum, metal, cardboard,
paper and newspapers are
recycled.
The warehouse is not the only
place one can come in contact
with BRING, however. This
summer a truck was placed
periodically at locations where
there were lots of people. Ap
propriately named the BRING
mobile. this truck's purpose was
to act as a depository for anyone
and everyone's recyclable waste
material.
Three times this summer the
BRING-mobile showed its face.
After that it had to postpone any
future stops for awhile. The
BRING-mobile was so successful
the warehouse was backed up to
its ears in recyelables.
Since that time things have
changed a little at BRING.
Several measures have been
taken to improve efficiency at the
warehouse. So much that for fall
they plan to place the BRING
mobile once a month at four
different locations. They need
volunteers to work part-time on
Saturdays and Sundays.
BRING would like to stress two
things for those bringing
materials to the warehouse to be
recycled. All caps and metal
rings should be removed from the
bottles and all cans should be
flattened. This fall BRING is also
accepting ledger paper, a
practice that the Survival Center,
located on campus, also employs.
All paper taken to BRING should
be sorted into piles of white and
colored sheets.
The warehouse acts as a
middleman between local people
and companies which process the
material. For instance, BRING
takes 24 barrels of broken glass to
Owens Illinois Co. in Portland
three times a week That com
pany then melts down the glass to
make new bottles.
One way to become acquainted
with the hows and whys of this
organization is to attend its
public meetings. On the first and
third Thursday of every month a
public meeting is held at the
Central Presbyterian Church,
located at 15th and Ferry. At
these meetings decisions are
made regarding future plans for
the organization, and general
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