DON’T TAKE A VACATION FROM RECYCLING

As we enter the summer months, many families are taking their annual vacations. The beautiful weather provides the opportunity to enjoy family gatherings and summer parties with friends. Along with the festivities comes an abundance of waste. During this time, we encourage you to remain environmentally aware, and not to take a vacation from recycling.

When planning your get-togethers, remember to use reusable, instead of disposable, cloth napkins, tablecloths, plates, silverware, and cups whenever possible. When you do use disposable paper party supplies, choose recycled plates, napkins, and paper towels. It is also a good idea to provide recycling containers for the volume of glass, plastic, and aluminum bottles and cans that you will accumulate.

In addition to parties, the summer season provides us with gorgeous green lawns and wonderful flowering gardens. Yard waste which you accumulate, including grass clippings, garden waste, and branches from pruning trees and shrubs, along with other organic material, may be composted. Composting is a practical and convenient way to handle your yard waste. Composting can be easier, cheaper, and more fun than bagging these wastes or disposing of them in the County landfill. In addition, the composted material can be used to improve your soil and the growing conditions for your plants and shrubs.

The Improvement Authority would also like to remind you that the final Household Hazardous Waste Day of 2001 will be held on Saturday, September 15, at the City of Vineland Road Department on Walnut Road. In addition, a Tire Amnesty Day and Electronics Recycling Day will be held Saturday, November 3, at the Cumberland County Solid Waste Complex on Jesse’s Bridge Road in Rosenhayn. For more information about these and other recycling programs, contact the Cumberland County Improvement Authority at 825-3700.