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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2016
Tips for working towards a waste-free holiday season
Once the winter holidays are
over, it is time to get ready to
pack up the reusable items and
pack out the recyclable ones.
Kelly Bell of the Lane County
Master Recycler Program has
collected some handy tips to
help you take care of the most
common items generated dur-
ing the holidays.
Recycle Block Styrofoam
St. Vincent de Paul is Lane
County’s source for recycling
white block #6 polystyrene
(commonly known by the
brand name Styrofoam) and
Styrofoam packing peanuts. It
shreds block Styrofoam and
compresses it into logs, making
it more cost-effective to trans-
port it to recyclers. Styrofoam
peanuts are used at Aurora
Glass or resold in thrift stores.
Households in Eugene and
Springfield can recycle small
quantities of Styrofoam at no
charge at the Seneca, Division
and Thurston stores.
Keep packing peanuts and
block foam separate. No food
containers or cups. St. Vincent
de Paul charges a modest fee
for businesses. Contact them
for more about the Styrofoam
recycling program for business-
es.
Recycle Christmas Lights
NextStep Recycling accepts
functioning and non-function-
ing Christmas lights for recy-
cle. All proceeds from the recy-
cled lights go to Hosea Youth
Services during the month of
December. Hosea provides out-
reach to homeless and dis-
placed youth in the Eugene are
Reuse Packaging Materials
Many area businesses reuse
clean packing peanuts and bub-
ble wrap, but especially the
pack-and-ship outlets. Check
with a business you usually fre-
quent to find out if they want
your excess, clean packing
materials.
Recycle Christmas Trees
With online scheduling and
pickup or drop-off options, it’s
easier than ever to participate in
a local tree recycling program.
In addition to the programs list-
ed here, check with your neigh-
borhood schools to see if they
plan to hold a tree pickup
fundraiser.
Boy Scout Troop 182 offers
pickup for $10 on weekends
between Dec. 27 and Jan. 22. It
doesn’t take flocked or painted
trees.
McCornack
Elementary
School’s fifth grade class is
fundraising for a trip to
Washington, D.C. next sum-
mer. They will be picking up
trees during the weekends fol-
lowing Christmas. They are
asking for a $10 donation.
WLCF accepting 2017 grant applications
Western Lane Community
Foundation’s (WLCF) annual
Discretionary Grant Program is
accepting applications imme-
diately for the 2017 grant
cycle. These grants have been
given to local nonprofits for
more than 40 years addressing
needs in areas of education,
medicine and science, the arts
and social and civic services.
Last year, Siuslaw kinder-
garten teacher Linda Johnson
wrote a WLCF grant for an
online subscription, “Starfall
and Tumble Books.”
This program allows kids
ages K-5 to access books,
phonics activities, multiple
math concepts and much more
at school, home or anywhere
with access to the Internet.
This is just one example of a
WLCF Discretionary Grant
addressing an educational need
while potentially impacting up
to 650 students.
More information, guide-
lines or applications, visit the
WLCF website at www.wlcf
online.org.
For information call 541-
833-0180.
If you want to recycle your
tree by yourself, Rexius (150
Highway 99, Eugene) is
accepting green trees for a $5
Tuesday 12/20
fee and flocked trees for $7.
You can drop off your tree
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Saturday, or 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. on Sundays.
For a list of additional holi-
Thelma Hale
Christie Torres
day recycling tips, contact
Kelly Bell, Lane County
Master Recycler Program, at
541-682-2059or email kelly.
bell@co.lane.or.us.
Deadwood
Florence
Safeway/Florence
Oceanside Vet. Hospital
Wednesday 12/21 Jim Jordan
Pattie Panther
Florence
Florence
True Value/Florence
International C-Food Market
Thursday 12/22
Brenda McDaniel
Jay Tank
Westlake
Florence
Safeway/Florence
Safeway/Florence
Friday 12/23
Cheri Jordan
Sue Holt
Florence
Florence
Bella’s Salon
U R Worth it
Saturday 12/24
David Jefferis
Eli Korab
Mapleton
Florence
Safeway/Florence
Grocery Outlet
Sunday 12/25
Bear McDaniel
Anita Palmer
Westlake
Florence
True Value/Florence
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Monday 12/26
Brandi Taniguchi
Toni Howland
Florence
Florence
Safeway/Florence
Three Rivers Casino Resort
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