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GOT USED ELECTRONICS? Sanders County will host the annual E-Waste Event Saturday, June 4, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Thompson Falls Transfer Site. The event is free. Please watch for more information in the local newspapers as the event nears. GOT USED...
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FORD BRONCO SPORT FIRST TO FEATURE PARTS MADE OF 100% RECYCLED OCEAN PLASTIC “Ford has become the first automaker to use 100% recycled ocean plastics to produce automotive parts. Wiring harness clips in Ford Bronco Sport models are made of o...
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It’s encouraging to hear that the Forest Service has been working on keeping a portion of their fire camp waste out of the local landfills. Brady Brewster from NBC Montana reported that the Forest Service contacted Mike Bishop, chief operating office...
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GOT USED ELECTRONICS? It is officially time for spring cleaning! You can go to websites like homemadesimple.com and get lots of creative ideas on what to do for your annual cleaning, and they give fun ideas on how to do it all in five days. (Maybe...
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AVOID THE PLASTICS & LEND A HAND! Of the top 10 most common items found on coastlines in 120 countries, seven are food-related. These are food wrappers, straws and stirrers, plastic cutlery, beverage bottles, bottle caps, plastic lids, and...
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AMERICA RECYCLES DAY NOVEMBER 15, 2020 According to National Geographic, Americans send 64 tons of waste to landfills during their lifetime. That’s 246 million tons of waste each year. America Recycles Day aims to encourage Americans to purchase recy...
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Recycling is the third and key component of the THREE Rs: REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE. REDUCING is really the best way to reduce your overall waste footprint. If you never buy, use or have, then you will not have the waste to manage when done....
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— AND YOUR OWN HEALTH Leave Your Car at Home (Every time you drive solo in an SUV, you’re adding more than 1.5 pounds of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases to the environment with each mile. Change your driving habits and you make an imm...
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RECYCLING MATTERS, EVEN DURING A PANDEMIC “Flattening the curve” has been the driving force behind nearly every policy decision the past few weeks. And rightfully so. In order to protect the health and safety of American citizens, we need to sto...
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INTERESTING LEGISLATION ON PLASTICS CONSIDERED IN OREGON: Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have introduced two recycling bills to the U.S. Senate, one of which is modeled after the successful Oregon “bottle bill.” Oregon’s U.S. senators are hopin...
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There is a waste crisis on our planet today, with plastic everywhere we look. And it is our responsibility, as individuals, to do something about it. There will be at least a few things on this list that you can change today to make a difference to...
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GROCERY BAGS: PLASTIC VS. PAPER Plastic bags are made out of polyethylene or polythene. Polythene is produced from crude oil and natural gas, two non-renewable resources found underground. Because plastic bags are so durable, this makes them a...
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Spontaneous Construction returns Saturday, Sept. 14, to Missoula’s Home Resource. Designed to inspire a culture of re-use with a free, engaging community activity, Spontaneous Construction, of “SponCon,” has become an annual Missoula tradition for 1...
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RECYCLING MARKET TRENDS IN THE U.S. Sanders County receives a very informative recycling report from Brian Heuer of Sage Recycling in Colorado. We thought we would share information from his last report dated July 8: Cardboard prices held in July in...
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LET’S BEAUTIFY! April 25, 26 and 27 have been set aside this year for Thompson Falls Beautification Days, where elderly and disabled residents living in town will be given a hand with yardwork and volunteers will clean up all over the area. This y...
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WHAT TO DO WITH HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE? Household hazardous waste is any substance that has the potential to injure people, pets or the environment through skin contact or ingestion. It is in your kitchen, basement, garage, shop or greenhouse,...
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Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures! Remember a few months ago when the Sanders County Solid Waste Board (with the help of Environmental Health) sent letters to all the food vendors in the county, encouraging them to find better alternatives...
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DOING WHAT WE CAN Dusti Johnson, MDEQ Materials Management Specialist, believes that communities have a very difficult time managing several different recycling items in their program, and has been quoted as saying, “Just concentrate on one item, a...
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LET’S TALK ABOUT CUTTING BACK ON OUR YARD WASTE. Grass clippings alone can account for a whopping 16 percent of residential solid waste and can be beneficial to your lawn! Instead of going to all that trouble of raking & bagging, your clippings c...
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The saga on recycling continues. As of Feb. 15, Sanders County had to stop taking plastics for recycling, due to the high costs of shipping and the extremely poor market value. We recommended that residents continue recycling plastics, and directed...
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THE NEW MODE OF SHOPPING BAGS…NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S BURLAP! Trends often come and go, but I see this one as continuing to evolve into a real gem. WHY NOT USE PLASTIC BAGS? There is no reason to use throw-away plastic bags at the grocery store. The...
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The holiday season usually brings lots of happiness - and waste. On average Americans throw away 25 percent more garbage from Thanksgiving to New Year's than any other time, resulting in 1 million...
