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Feb. 22, 1990, The INDEPENDENT Page 13 Locally recycled plastics total 960 cubic feet in first nine months V erno n ia R e cycle s, the v o lu n te e r p la stic recycling program in Vernonia has col le c te d a p p ro x im a te ly 960 cubic feet of plastics in its first nine months of opera tion. coordinator Debbie Tay lor reported To illu s tra te w h a t that means in space saved at the Vernonia landfill, imagine the folowing If that amount o, plastic were spread out to a depth of one inch, it would cover 11,520 square feet In co m p arison , the custom er floor space at Vernonia Sen try Market is approxim ately 8.600 square feet Denton Plastics, Portland RECYCLING ! It's free... Glass Just rlnsa. Don't worry ■ bout label* Clear, brown or green glass la recyclable (No window glass, please ) Corrugated Cardboard & K raft Paper Flatten bores and bags (Put wavy con talners or slick card board In regular garbage ) y' where the material is deliv ered pays 8 cents per pound for milk jugs and the approxi mately 250 pounds of these the p ro g ra m has recycled has built up a $20 credit There is no pay for oth e r types of plastics. Taylor said though recycling them means a longer life for our landfill The program works this way The material is coiled ed at Anderson Park on the firs, Saturday of each month from 10 a m to 2 p m , and a trained volunteer is on hand to help recyclers sort their plastics The p la s tic s are put in bags tha, hold 80 cubic feet each, and s to re d a, the Columbia County Road De partment building in Vernonia until vo lunteer Wally Dett mers delivers them to Denton Plastics, near the Portland airport D ettm ers delivers from one to three bags each month D en to n p ro c e s s e s the plastic into small chips which is s h ip p e d to p ro c e s s in g plants throughout the country and made into useable prod ucts such as park benches, g u a rd ra ils fo r use alo ng ro a d w a ys even ra in ge a r, laylor explained She also s tre s s e d tha, Vernonia Recycles is a non profit volunteer organization and the s m a ll a m o un t of m oney e arne d w ill be pu, back into the program For those who are unfarml lar with the program , there are four classes of plastics tha, can be re cycled (1) Polystyrene brittle, break able p la s tic used in sour cream or cottage containers. (2) Polystyrene Foam soft, Expert Bike Repair 4 C oast R ange B icycles All Types - All Makes 429-2929 717 Rosi AvfNUf, V irnonia , OR 97064 M otor Oil and easy! " Use a non glass container with a screw lop lAn old bleach bottle Is perfect ) Alum inum Just rinse and Hatten cans. TV dinner trays and toll . Among the Reasons for making DON S AUTO SERVICE Your Car Care Professionals: Tin/Steel Cans Just rinse remove labels and Hatten (Removing the bottom makes Hat tening simple I light weight plastic used for egg cartons, coffee cups, fas, food containers, meat and b a ke ry tra y s (3) N a tu ra l High Density Polyethylene so,,, cloudy plastic used for milk, juice, water or vinegar lugs. (4) Colored High densi ,y Polyethylene, Poly Propy lene and Low density Poly ethylene so,,, pliable plas tic s used fo r soap |ugs. shampoo bottles, dairy con tamers, bleach |ugs etc Plastics tha, cannot be re cycled are film, such as plas tic bags, hazardous chemical containers, or clear contain ers like those used for peanut butter, cooking oil or salad dressings All recycled plastics must be tho ro u gh ly rinsed, and have all paper removed ei ther by soaking in ho, water or cutting out For process ing purposes, there should be no items smaller than the palm o, the hand Taylor e x p re s s e d her thanks to all o, the people who have participated in the program either by recycling their plastics or by volunteer mg their time, and says her greatest reward is meeting the people who care but tha, m ore v o lu n te e rs co u ld be used to help collect or take in the plastics 'W e need to express spe cial thanks to Dettmers and Peter S essions,* she said, "without them, Vernonia Re cycles would be a Io, less manageable " For information on volun , eering, or questions about the recycling process call Taylor a, 429 5611 Local recycling center accepts various items i- T à ■ ■ D O N S A U T O S E R V IC E In addition to the volunteer Vernonia Recycles proiec, for plastics, many other items can be recycled locally Nehalem Valley Sanitary Service has boxes and bins fo r g la s s , a lu m in u m tin, n e w s p a p e r and g ro c e ry bags They will also accept m otor oil tha, is in tig h tly capped containers The recycling center is Io cated a, 917 M adison Av enue behind the old Vernon ta Hotel Your Car Care Professionals' 1026 Bridge St., Vernonia 429-7722 Your message here could reach 5.000 readers every month Call 429 9410 for information •x . Certified Technicians Specializing in : Newspapers — ► Just bundle and tie or put In big paper sack Sorry, old magazines and other slick papers can't be recycled Take your recycled items to Nehalem Valley Sanitary Service 917 Madison Avenue, Vernonia (Behind the Vernonia Hotel) For more information call 429-8711 P rinted as a p u b lic service by The INDEPENDENT Frame & UniOody Ahgnment Body Repair & Painting C om puter C om m and C enter Repair C om puter Diagnostics M echanical Repair • Front End a n d Brake Work Just to nam e a few Windshield Repair or Replacement Car Rental Service Fax Line Direct to Your Insurance Company
