SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017
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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. Where do I find the survey
about styrofoam to-go boxes?
A. This City of Florence survey is
available here: goo.gl/forms/U6qw
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The
City
of
Florence’s
Environmental
Management
Advisory Committee (EMAC) is ask-
ing residents and businesses in
Florence about their use and opinions
of expanded polystyrene foam food
and beverage containers.
Survey responses will help EMAC
assess the city’s policies related to
foam containers. The survey includes
just five questions.
EMAC is considering the potential
benefits, both locally and globally, of
using biodegradable alternatives to
foam take-out containers. Its primary
motivation is to reduce foam litter in
and around the Florence area, espe-
cially in local lakes, creeks and on the
ocean beaches. Other potential bene-
fits include reducing harm to
wildlife; improving human health;
and reducing the costs to process
recycling at recovery facilities due to
foam contamination — expanded
polystyrene foam is not recyclable.
More than 100 cities across the
United States have prohibited foam
take-out food and beverage contain-
ers in favor of biodegradable alterna-
tives.
The survey closes Aug. 15.
Visit www.ci.florence.or.us/boards
andcommissions/foam-food-and-
beverage-container-survey for more
information about expanded poly-
styrene foam, including images of
different types of containers.
Q. Where can a business recycle
old electronics?
A. You’re in luck! NextStep
Recycling is coming to Florence on
Thursday, July 13. They will accept
donations of unwanted electronics
from city, school and government
administrations, and any businesses
that call in advance to make a collec-
tion reservation.
NextStep will arrange a pick up on
the 13th if the business will gather its
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For details on what they accept, visit
www.NextStepRecycling.org.
To request a pick up, or for more
information, call Nancy Retzman at
541-686-2366 or email her at Nancy
.Retzman@nextsteprecycling.org.
The Florence Transfer Station also
accepts electronics for free recycling
year round.
Visit www.lanecounty.org/recycle
for details.
Items must be intact, and no more
than seven items are allowed per
visit. Broken items must have all
parts contained in a box or bag. They
accept: office and home electronics,
printers, fax and phone machines,
VCRs, DVD players and stereos.
They do not accept: Items that
weight over 50 lbs., copy machines
that are larger than desk-top size or
commercial use electronics.
Call 541-682-4120 for details.
Q. I love to garden, but don’t want
to bother with a compost pile. What
can I do with plant clippings? Is it
okay to put them in the trash?
A. Please don’t. Rather than send
this easily recyclable material to the
landfill, consider taking advantage of
the City of Florence monthly yard
debris disposal program, or take your
debris to the Florence Transfer
Station anytime. This will lessen the
amount of waste going to our Short
Mountain landfill, save you money
and help reduce global warming.
Plant debris that ends up in land-
fills contributes to production of
methane gas, a harmful “greenhouse”
gas.
Yard debris dropped at the city site
is shredded and composted with
Class A biosolids, to create the
FloGro soil amendment — which
you can then put back onto your gar-
den! Plant debris, including leaves,
weeds, grass and tree clippings, is
accepted at the Kingwood Street
entrance of the airport, at Kingwood
and 27th streets, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
on the third Saturday of each month,
May through October.
Disposal costs start at $10 for a
standard pickup truck load. Visit
w w w. c i . f l o r e n c e . o r. u s / p u b l i c -
works/2017-yard-debris-disposal-
days for additional information.
Upcoming 2017 dates for yard
debris disposal are July 15 and Aug.
19.
The Florence Transfer Station
accepts grass clippings, tree limbs,
brush and leaves. Disposal costs start
at $8 for up to one cubic yard. Visit
www.lanecounty.org/cms/one.aspx?p
ortalId=3585881&pageId=4243964
for details.
Modern landfills are highly spe-
cialized facilities, and very expensive
to construct. The Short Mountain
landfill, near Eugene, went into serv-
ice in 1976 and is currently expected
to accept waste through at least 2088.
It is a fascinating and educational
place to tour; contact 541-682-4120
to request a tour.
The more waste we can divert from
entering the landfill, the longer it will
be in service before we have to build
a new landfill.
For more information on the Short
Mountain landfill, visit www.deq.
state.or.us/lq/ECSI/ecsidetail.asp?seq
nbr=848.
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/
recycling or www.lanecounty.org/
Departments/PW/WMD/Recycle or
follow Master Recyclers of Florence
on Facebook.
Pianist Colaiannia to perform at next House Concert Series
Kathy Parsons’ House
Concert Series continues with a
return visit from pianist/com-
poser Louis Colaiannia on
Thursday, July 13, at 7 p.m.
When he was here in 2015,
Colaiannia stayed at Driftwood
Shores and composed most of
the music for his 2016 album,
“Four Days in My Life,” while
there.
Colaiannia (coal-ee-AH-
nah) is a native of Denver,
Colo. He has pursued music his
entire life with the simple goal
of sharing his gift with the
world. Colaiannia is a master
of classical piano as well as an
a c c o m p l i s h e d s o n g w r i t e r,
COURTESY PHOTO
Louis Colaiannia
arranger and performer.
His music has inspired the
lives of thousands of people in
performances that have been
referred to as “stunning in
their power and beauty.”
Colaiannia is a nationally
touring musician, performing
solo concerts as well as shar-
ing the stage with other artists.
He has released nine
albums to date and has record-
ed the last couple at Imaginary
Road with Will Ackerman
(founder of Windham Hill
Music).
“There’s a certain muscu-
larity to Louis Colaiannia’s
piano
playing,”
said
Ackerman. “While he’s quite
capable of introspection, the
Mo’s
power and energy that Louis
brings to the instrument is pal-
pable.”
Reservations are required
and the address and directions
to the concert in Florence
(Sandpines West) will be fur-
nished when reservations are
made.
There is a suggested dona-
tion of $15 at the door.
CDs will be available and
may be autographed at the con-
cert.
All donations go to the artist.
Call Kathy Parsons at 541-
999-9720 or email her at kathy
piano@gmail.com to reserve
seats.
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