Madison Park

Happy Earth Day!

Each April 22^nd we celebrate Earth Day.  As a past participant of a Mecklenburg County Recycle Right presentation, we are sending you updates and new resources to share with the community.  Please join us in the spirit of the day to keep environmental stewardship alive by passing this information to others!

1. Refresh what you learned: Take and share our Recycling Quiz
2. Attend The 7 R’s of Waste Reduction webinar April 27^th at 6pm: This is the 2nd class in our educational programming series and is geared toward those who have already watched a Recycle Right presentation.

Registration link: http://bit.ly/7RsApril27

3. Educate kids ages 3-10: Kids Can Recycle Webinar & Coloring page
4. Share recycling resources with Spanish speakers: Reciclemos Bien & Spanish Recycling Mini Guide
5. Please…..Tell others about our monthly Recycle Right webinar! Dates & Registration links: http://bit.ly/MeckRecycleRightVirtual
6. Share the “PLEASE DO NOT BAG YOUR RECYCLABLES” graphic widely: Spread the word that plastic bags in the recycling stream greatly hinder the sorting process and cause a loss of recyclable materials.

Other resource links to share widely:

• Wipeoutwaste.com Meck County Solid Waste website
• Mecklenburg County Waste Reduction Facebook page
• Mecklenburg County Recycling Center video (only 4 minutes)
• Recycling Mini Guide handout (print and post where you collect your recyclables)

We appreciate your concern for the environment.

Thank you for your continued support!

Maitri & Walker

Mecklenburg County NC Recycling Educators

Remember not all plastics are reyclable in Meck County Curb side.     Only plastics with a neck.   That means NO Containers - No Wide Mouth Plastics -  No Clam Shells like for strawberries etc.   All those go in your trash.  

NEVER BAG your recycling items.  It GOES in trash if you do.   The center does not empty bags EVER!   This adds to the nearly 2 million in cost for not doing it right when trash ends up in the stream.    This is pulled out and rehauled to the Speedway Landfill.    That two million can go toward better use, and help save all citizens that pay fees on their tax bills each year.  

Also applies to flower pots.  No plastic flower pots in the recycling carts.   See if you can donate them to some plant group in the area.   There use to be a lady down at Marion Diehl that requested pots for their young gardeners at the center.