SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
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ASK A MASTER RECYCLER
S USY L ACER , M ASTER R ECYCLER
A MONTHLY COLUMN OF RECYCLING
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY F LORENCE
M ASTER R ECYCLERS
For the Siuslaw News
(A monthly column of recycling
information provided by Florence
Master Recyclers)
Q. I’ve been hearing a lot about
food waste lately, and I saw an article
in a Master Recycler Newsletter.
What can I do to keep food out of the
trash? Is it really that big of a deal?
A. Awareness is the first step-thank
you! The newsletter you reference,
available free at Transfer Stations or
online at LaneCounty.org/Master
Recyclers, features the @UglyFruit
andVeg campaign. This effort is
aimed at addressing the 30 to 40 per-
cent of the food supply that is wasted
in our country, according to the US
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
USDA also notes that wasted food
is the largest category of garbage
dumped in landfills. Visit www.
USDA.gov/OCE/FoodWaste
for
details.
Ugly Produce is the fresh, nutri-
tious, delicious fruits and vegetables
that are wasted just because they are
less than perfect in appearance and
don’t meet grocer cosmetic stan-
dards.
This campaign is working to get
that ugly produce in front of con-
sumers who are more concerned
about access to fresh food-and reduc-
ing waste-than they are about perfect
appearance.
Visit www.EndFoodWaste.org for
more information.
What can you do? Spread the word
about reducing food waste. Look for
and shop in the ugly produce section
at your grocery store or farmer's mar-
ket. Thank the store for stocking less
perfect fruits and vegetables. And if
your local store is not selling ugly
produce yet, request it.
Q. Should I flatten my tin cans
before they go in the recycle bin?
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A. Please don’t. If space allows,
don't flatten any items that you put in
the curbside commingled recycle bin.
Mechanical equipment at the
Materials Recovery Facility separates
flat paper from rigid containers so
that the material ends up at the right
facility to be reused. Therefore, it’s
important to keep tin cans, plastics,
and cartons in their original dimen-
sional shape. If space is limited, it's
okay to flatten paper items.
Also avoid nesting unlike recycle
items together, because they will be
less likely to be correctly sorted at the
Facility. For example, if several plas-
tic yogurt tubs are stuffed inside of a
paperboard cereal box, they may not
get separated and would end up
becoming trash during the paper
recycling process.
Just a reminder too, please help
avoid contamination of recycle mate-
rials in order to maximize the value
of this commodity: no glass in the
commingle bin, no plastic bags or
plastic film in the commingle bin,
and remove all food waste from your
items.
Q. Is there a Florence meeting
about the new Lane County Solid
Waste Plan? I have some ideas I want
to share.
A. Yes. Lane County’s Waste
Management Division is currently
seeking input to update its regional
Solid Waste Management Plan,
which includes how to divert more
waste from the landfill. There are two
options to provide feedback:
Complete a brief online survey,
before Sept. 16, at surveymonkey
.com/r/LaneCountyWaste; or attend
the community meeting at the FEC
on Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 6 to 7:30
p.m. The meeting will include an
open house from 5 to 6 p.m. with
information for those who are unfa-
miliar with the county’s regional
solid waste systems. The current plan
was adopted in 2002 and a majority
of the goals outlined in that plan have
been achieved.
The new plan will guide waste
management efforts through 2030; let
your voice be heard!
Q. I saw a folding chair sitting in a
recycle bin last week. Are chairs
allowed in my bin?
A. No, sadly. Even though most
unwanted household items can be
reused, repurposed or recycled, your
curbside commingle bin is not the
place to collect those items. Chairs
can be taken to any thrift or second
hand store; many of them offer pick-
up services for furniture.
Locally, check with St. Vincent de
Paul, Goodwill, Oregon Coast
Humane Society, and others, for
options.
Florence Master Recyclers (MR)
are part of the Lane County Master
Recycler Program, a service of the
county’s Public Works Waste
Management Division since 2002.
The mission of the MR program is to
bridge the gap between awareness
and action by motivating people to
reduce solid waste at home, work and
play. This monthly column, written
for The Siuslaw News, answers com-
monly asked recycling questions. For
more recycling information, visit
www.ci.florence.or.us/building/recy-
cling or www.lanecounty.org/ Depart
ments/PW/WMD/Recycle or follow
Master Recyclers of Florence on
Facebook.
LCC CELEBRATES 40 YEARS WITH B USINESS A FTER H OURS
Lane Community College
(LCC) Florence Center wel-
comes the community to attend
a Business After Hours recep-
tion tomorrow, Sept. 15, in
honor of the college’s 40 year
presence in Florence.
The Business After Hours
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. at the
Florence Center, 3149 Oak St.
Join LCC staff, administra-
tion and students for a wide
selection of appetizers, wine,
beer and an assortment of bev-
erages as the college launches a
year-long celebration marking
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Lane Community College Florence Center opens in 1976, with more than 300 people in
attendance. Community members tour the campus and visit classrooms. An organizer
said he was “thrilled at the turnout but they ran out of punch and cookies about an
hour into the open house.”
40 years of service to the com- tially called the “Siuslaw Area costume will win two tickets to
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upcoming
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right here in Florence.
To celebrate “Saturday Entertainment concert.
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ing several adult-education break out their disco lights and 997-8444.
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The public is invited to a
community forum hosted by
the Florence Community PTA
and sponsored by Oregon State
PTA, covering the topic of
ESSA
(Every
Student
Succeeds Act).
This relatively new legisla-
tion, signed into law on Dec.
10, 2015, reforms the 50-year-
old ESEA (Elementary and
Secondary Education Act) and
replaces the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2002.
ESSA focuses on a goal of
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preparing all students through-
out K-12 grades for success in
college and careers.
What does ESSA mean in
Oregon? The forum will focus
on this question, with an
emphasis on assessments.
Focus will be on how ESSA
is to be implemented in
Oregon, and what it means for
local school districts. Speakers
include representatives from
the Oregon Department of
Education,
the
Oregon
Education Association and
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Oregon PTA President, Collin
Robinson.
A panel discussion is
planned, with time for ques-
tions from attendees.
Local PTA unit leaders from
around the region will be
attending a leadership training
during the morning hours that
day, which includes a network-
ing lunch at noon.
Afternoon forum attendees
are welcome to attend the
lunch as well.
Anyone interested in educa-
tion in Oregon will want to
attend: teachers, school admin-
istrators and staff, parents and
community members.
The event will be held at
Siuslaw Middle School, 2525
Oak St., on Saturday, Sept. 17,
from 1 to 3 p.m.
For more information, con-
tact Florence PTA representa-
tive and Oregon PTA Region 6
director Diane McCalmont at
541-999-9692.
The National PTA mission
“is to make every child's poten-
tial a reality by engaging and
empowering families and com-
munities to advocate for all
children.”
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