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About Keizertimes. (Salem, Or.) 1979-current | View Entire Issue (June 25, 2021)
JUNE 25, 2021, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11 Cleaning up Keizer one Tuesday at a time Trashy Tuesday events at multiple sites when scheduled. Federal requirements for the city to manage municipal sewer systems now require an education program sudoku Data Backup & Recovery In-Home & Business IT Consulting Network Maintenance & Troubleshooting Virus Removal & Tune-Ups 131 Menlo Drive (at River Rd), Keizer 503.967.6671 • nwtechsalem.com maze by Jonathan Graf of Keizer ASK MR. TRASH A. Be very careful Q. I heard about China’s ban on recycling. What IS recyclable now? Please keep the following good recyclables empty, clean & dry: • Cardboard and uncoated greyboard boxes (Shipping & cereal type). No frozen food boxes! ©1986 Screen & Hinge Replacement from vehicles – oil, fl uids, tire rubber, etc. – and lawn and garden chemicals. Litter is a very visible problem and one that can have large impacts, but in the big picture, it is low-hanging fruit,” she said. brainfood Enter digits 1-9 into blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, & every 3x3 square. • SERVICE • SALES • REPAIR PC, Mac and Smartphone Repair and a litter control program. Trashy Tuesday covers both requirements and, Westermann-Lewis hopes, can lead to larger conversations. “The largest water pollutants come sudoku answers pg A23 By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes As part of the city’s duties in maintain- ing the stormwater system, staff mem- bers in the Environmental & Technical Division are launching a new eff ort with a messy name: Trashy Tuesday. “Hosting litter clean-ups is a tangible way to have a positive impact, but we are also hoping to provide a gateway to help make bigger changes to improve the health of our waterway,” said Kaileigh Westermann-Lewis, Keizer’s environ- mental education coordinator. As coordinator of Trashy Tuesdays, Westermann-Lewis is bringing together local volunteers to clean up litter at sites throughout the city on a regular basis. The next Trashy Tuesday clean-up is scheduled July 6 at a location to be determined. Volunteers are encour- aged to sign up at www.keizer.org/ TrashyTuesday. Clean-ups begin at 5:30 p.m. when scheduled and last one hour. Registration beforehand at the website is encouraged. “We are asking people to sign up in advance so we can bring the proper amount of equipment and we can be prepared for how to structure the event around COVID-19 guidelines,” Westermann-Lewis said. The city is supplying necessary equipment includ- ing vests, gloves, bags and pickers. Volunteers are asked to wear clothing suitable for the weather, close-toed shoes, masks and bring water. Face masks are required when gathered as a group onsite. Sites are selected for their safety and accessibility as well as the impact clean- ing can have on waterways. “We want to make sure that all levels of ability are able to participate so we will be looking for sites that have paved walkways or sidewalks and protection from vehicles,” Westermann-Lewis said. “We will be focusing on areas near water- ways/storm drains and other areas where debris has accumulated.” Westermann-Lewis is also looking for a few “Super Volunteers” willing to lead teams themselves. Super volunteers will attend a short training and be provided equipment. The goal is to be able to run • Print-quality paper - newspaper, junk & office paper, and magazines • Tin & Aluminum Cans Only - NO foil, trays, or scrap metal • Plastic Bottles and Jugs Only - NO bags, tubs, clamshells, bubble Pak, or other plastics. to only recycle the things on your hauler’s approved list. NOTE: PLASTIC BAGS, STYROFOAM, & WAXY CARTONS WERE NEVER RECYCLABLE! Serving Keizer for Nearly 50 years! LOREN'S VA L L E Y SANITATION & RECYCLING SERVICE, INC. RECYCLING & DISPOSAL, INC. 503.393.2262 503.585.4300
