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Everywhere they looked. it was evident — in the newspa pers. on the radio, in demon strations on campus and around the nation. With the messages about the growing environmental con cern came a wort! of warning, that this awareness not become just another passing fad to lx* forgotten once Karth Day was over Six months later, it seems people have taken the warning to heart “Karth Day crystallized and helped focus publit attention on recycling." said hen San dusky. recycling coordinator for the Lane County Waste Management Division "When you do that, people who have been saying they should do it get that extra push and they de cide to recydo." Sani Pat: Oregon Ltd curb side recycling manager Darrell Lyons said participation in re cycling programs has surged dramatically Curbside recycling increased 4(H) to 5(H) percent sou «.* the in troduction of the blue curbside pick-up boxes in May. Lyons said, and recycling under the program jumped from an aver age JO.IKK) pounds in January to 150.IHH) pounds currently. “Earth Day brought recycling more into the mainstream," said Pamela Burnett. Weyerhauser Co.'s paper re cycling plant manager. "It’s been a change in attitude, that this is not just gart>age to l>e thrown away. And that's been real positive for us." Although Sandusky reported that trash haulers collected nearly as much recycled mate rials in the first half of 1990 as they did all year in 198'). he said no official data on the quarter since Karth Day will be available until later this month. Trash haulers collected 2.075 tons of recyclable materials from January through July of this year, compared with the 2.185 tons of newspaper, card board. glass, aluminum and plastics collected in in all of 1989 Sandusky said part of the in crease comes from a new awareness of recycling generat ed by Earth Day. Another con tributing factor is the $1 50 re bate the ('ity of Eugene began last fall for sorted recyclable materials in curbside collec tions Recycling is not a concern of lust citizens. Sandusky said. Waste disposal companies, bus inesses and local government bodies are also working to in corporate environmental aware ness into their work. "Now when you go to th«? government to seek funding for a project, there is .1 high level of support for environmental concerns and questions on why we don't do more.” Sandusky said "You never used to hear that." "Another sign of change is tile growing progressiveness of waste haulers." he added. “The haulers that collect these materials are not just picking up the trash and going home at the end of the day. Now they're waste managers." The expectations consumers have for their waste disposal companies have changed. San dusky said. The Oregon Recycl ing Opportunity Act went into effect in lftHti. establishing a minimum for recycling collect ing and recycling facilities at landfill sites. Today the mini mum of recyclable materials that haulers must collect is reg ularly surpassed. The benefits companies have found in recycling go beyond the inert) economic advantages. Sandusky said. In today's com petitive market, meeting con sumers' expectations and por traying an image of environ mental consciousness can be very important. Sandusky cited McDonalds’ move to recycling bins in-house as one example of using recycling for more fa vorable public relations. “Businesses have always done what is in their economic i>est interests," Sandusky said. "It's cheaper to recycle than to have it hauled away. Kven giv en that there's an unavoidable cost in disposing of recyclable materials, they may decide it’s worth the cost, because of the public relations, community re sponse or their own con sciences." landfills are one example of how environmental concerns translate into economic benefits for the company that recycles. "landfill space is at a premi um," Lyons said. "Once we run out of room at a landfill site, trying to find another site is very difficult By reducing what goes into the landfill, you're extending the life of that landfill site. You're also saving resources and energy." One of the main barriers to recycling on a greater scale is the lack of markets for recycla ble materials. Once the materi als are collected, a buyer with the capability to process and re cycle the materials is needed. In many cases, this means ship ping the materials across the state or even overseas. The lack of recycling lacili ties in Oregon is combining with the increases in the col lecting of recyclable materials to create an oversupplv of ma terials and a glut in the market This results in driving down the prices haulers receive for the materials they collect. “No doubt about it — 1 want to make this very clear." Lyons said. “We lose money from re cycling Recycling is not cost effective. It costs more to col lect the materials than any rev enue we get from what we col lect." Air Pollution Global Warming Fuels of the Future Interested? Plan to attend a symposium on Alternative Fuels and Technologies October 25, 1990 9:00am-4:15pm Sponsored by State Sen. Grattan Kerans and State Sen. 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