Taking Care of the Environment Step By Step Want

							Taking Care of the Environment, Step By Step

Want to do something positive for the environment, well you can start today. By
reducing, reusing and recycling waste, you’re on the right track to making a
difference and you can do it in three easy steps.

Step One— Reduce
Reduce waste at its source by purchasing items that have little or no packaging
material. This helps to eliminate items that are not accepted in Palm Beach
County’s recycling program such as Styrofoam and plastic bags. You can also
buy products made from recycled materials such as glass vases, paper products
and even garden hoses. By doing this you’re helping to conserve natural
resources.

Step Two—Reuse
When you reuse items you’re creating a less demand on raw material and
reducing your garbage thus extending the life of the landfill. Do you see how it’s
all connected! Also used items like a coffee can, can be reused as a pencil
holder after it’s been decoratively covered. Just put a little imagination into it and
you can reuse just about anything!

Step Three—Recycle
After you have reduced and reused your waste, it’s time to recycle it. Last year
Palm Beach County residents recycled more than 100,000 tons of material.
Through these efforts energy, landfill space and most of all natural resources
were conserved.

Recycling is easy to do. In Palm Beach County we accept all plastic containers,
aluminum cans, glass bottles and jars, aluminum foil and pie plates, drink boxes
and milk and juice cartons in your blue recycling bin. In your yellow recycling bin
place newspapers, magazines, catalogs, phonebooks, paper bags and
corrugated cardboard (flattened and cut to 3’ by 3’). It’s that easy.

The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County encourages you to start
recycling today. Need bins? Call 1-866-New Bins, that’s 1-866-639-2467 and a
set will be delivered to your home.
Did You Know?

Did you know that recycling at home is easier than you think? All it takes is a little
time, two recycling bins and a heart for seeing the environment in the best
condition it can possibly be.

In Palm Beach County we accept all plastic containers, aluminum cans, glass
bottles and jars, aluminum foil and pie plates, drink boxes and milk and juice
cartons in the blue recycling bin. In the yellow recycling bin place newspapers,
magazines, catalogs, phonebooks, paper bags and corrugated cardboard (flatten
and cut to 3’ by 3’). It’s that easy.

Items that are not accepted in Palm Beach County’s recycling program are
Styrofoam, plastic bags, cereal boxes, tissue boxes and 6 or 12 pack beverage
cartons. And please don’t worry about those steel cans; they can be placed in
your garbage. Steel is extracted at the Waste-to-Energy facility and recycled into
new steel products by manufactures.

There are many benefits to recycling. Recycling saves natural resources,
valuable landfill space and conserves energy. Some of you may say, what’s the
use but last year 100,000 tons of recyclables were diverted from the landfill and
turned into new items thanks to residents just like you.

The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County encourages you to start
recycling today. Need bins? Call 1-866-New Bins, that’s 1-866-639-2467 and a
set will be delivered to your home.
Recycling Is For All Seasons

If you notice an increase in corrugated cardboard boxes or aluminum cans
around the holidays, you’re not alone.

To get a handle on the holiday waste you produce, buy in bulk, don’t use paper
or Styrofoam products and once your yellow recycling bin fills up, take your
recyclables to a convenient drop off location. For a location near you, log onto
our website at www.swa.org or call 640-4000. Remember to look for the waffle
like ridges to make sure it’s corrugated.

The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County encourages you to start
recycling today. Need bins? Call 1-866-New Bins, that’s 1-866-639-2467 and a
set will be delivered to your home.