[RP TownTalk] Fwd: New Recycling policy information

[Dwight Holmes]

FYI - This is awesome! Yogurt containers! Plastic cups!!! and more!!!!  FILL
UP THOSE RECYCLING BINS TO THE MAX!

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From: Hyattsville CDC <sweisenberg at covad.net>
Date: Sep 9, 2008 12:28 PM
Subject: [HOPE_in_Hyattsville] New Recycling policy information
To: Hope_in_Hyattsville at yahoogroups.com

 Neighbors: FYI

For immediate release:
September 05, 2008

For more information, contact:
Anne Stavely
(301) 883-3222

Prince George's County Announces Enhancements to Recycling Program




LARGO, MD - The Prince George's County Department of Environmental
Resources (DER) announced today that the County will now accept
additional materials as a part of its single-stream collection. This
expanded list of acceptable materials will provide citizens and
residents a greater opportunity to recycle more household items
utilizing the same convenient and efficient method of co-mingling.

The list of new recyclable items include: Aerosol cans, frozen food
packaging, plastic and metal coat hangers, aseptic/gable-top milk and
juice cartons (commonly known as the "drink box"), peanut butter and
mayonnaise jars, margarine/butter tubs, yogurt/cottage cheese/sour
cream/whipped topping containers, prescription bottles, plastic flower
pots and plastic drinking cups/glasses. Bags-in-a-bag will also be
accepted (plastic film and bags stuffed into a plastic bag). For
example; multiple grocery bags contained within 1-bag or stretch-film
and/or shrink wrap contained within 1-bag. While Prince George's County
is not the first jurisdiction to add additional plastics to their
curbside recycling program, the County took the time to ensure that all
of its materials could be marketed. The County worked in collaboration
with Waste Management-Recycle America to find reliable end users for the
recyclables.

"The addition of these materials will make it easier for citizens and
residents to take an active role in the preservation of our environment
by recycling even more," stated DER Director Charles W. Wilson. "We are
excited about the enhancements to the program and are confident that now
is a good time to expand. These changes will have a positive impact on
the community."

Currently over 162,000 households participate in the County's curbside
recycling program and preliminary figures indicate that since migrating
to single-stream in September 2007, there has been a twenty five percent
increase in the amount of recyclables delivered to our Materials
Recycling Facility in Capitol Heights.

Residents may begin placing these new items in their recycling container
immediately. They may also place their materials in any other container
clearly marked with an "X" or the word RECYCLING for collection.
Corrugated boxes will be collected along with their contents.

For more information on the changes to the County recycling program,
please call DER's Recycling Team at (301) 883-5045.

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The list of new recyclable items include:

-Aerosol cans

-frozen food packaging

-plastic and metal coat hangers

-aseptic/gable-top milk and juice cartons (commonly known as the "drink
box")

-peanut butter and mayonnaise jars

-margarine/butter tubs

-yogurt/cottage cheese/sour cream/whipped topping containers

-prescription bottles

-plastic flower pots and plastic drinking cups/glasses

-Bags-in-a-bag will also be accepted (plastic film and bags stuffed into
a plastic bag)
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