Opportunity to recycle plastic pesticide containers June 28 & 29 in Sidney, Montana!

"Truck for plastic pesticide containers featured at field days" by the Sidney Herald Tuesday, June 19, 2012. 

Click here to visit the Montana Department of Agriculture's Pesticide Plastic Container Recycling Program. 

- RecycleMontana.org

 

Waste Polution Prevent Listserve for June 19 by Sandra Boggs

WasteP2 Listserve
June 19, 2012
by
 
Sandra Boggs 
Energy and Pollution Prevention Bureau
Department of Environmental Quality
recycle.mt.gov

[Re-posted with permission by Recycle Montana!]

News and Updates

1. Public workshop: FREE! Learn how to compost in Montana.On Thursday, June 21st, the Department is hosting a free workshop for the public on composting.
Cornell University’s Jean Bonhotal is the guest speaker and will share tips from her 20+ years of
composting all types of waste, including food scraps. Plan to attend this training at the Montana
Association of Counties headquarters in Helena: 2715 Skyway Drive, from 9am – Noon.
FREE REGISTRATION: https://app.mt.gov/confreg2/index.html, click on “Start” and select
“Home Composting Workshop” or contact Kathy O’Hern 406-444-9879, kohern@mt.gov

2. Free School Recycling Program from AppleThe Apple in Education Program is underway for 2012. This Apple program offers FREE
recycling to educational institutions throughout the U.S. All schools must be registered by
August 31st. A minimum of 25 items are required for the free pickup and recycling program. All
K-12 schools and universities and colleges are eligible for free electronics recycling under this
program. http://www.apple.com/education/recycling/

3. Sidney E-waste Collection is Thursday AfternoonDrop off unwanted electronics from 3 pm to 7 pm at the Richland County Shop. Find out more
here: DEQ Calendar of Events, (http://deq.mt.gov/Recycle/calendar.mcpx).

4. ANNOUNCING: Hi-line E-scrap Collection Events!
Are you located along the hi-line? Would you like to recycle your electronics? Recycling
groups, solid waste managers, community officials, businesses, the public (pretty much
everybody) is welcome to contact Sandra Boggs, 841-5217 or sboggs@mt.gov to find out how
your community can participate in a special electronic scrap recycling drive to take place this
August 6th – 17th. This e-scrap recycling drive is open to all communities, big and small, and it
will take community support to have a successful drive. (This is a special opportunity for the Hiline
area of Montana. If your community is not on the hi-line, just send a note asking Sandra to
contact you if an e-scrap collection is planned in your area.)

FREE recycling of electronic scrap will happen at all events. There will be no charge to
residents or businesses. EVERYONE can participate.

Community Responsibilities: Planning a successful drive will require partners in each
community that can help find a location for the event and assist with coordinating storage and
transportation of the collected items, in addition to other details.


5. Bricks anyone? Used bricks available.
A planned demolition project will generate 500 c.y. of used brick. The brick is considered
‘clean’ because it is not painted, but there will be mud/cement remaining on the bricks. The
brick is located in Livingston, MT. The brick is not available in small quantities.
Contact Sandra Boggs, 841-5217 or sboggs@mt.gov.


6. Webinars, Trainings, Conferences and More

[Recycle Montana Thanks Recycling and Market Development Specialist Sandra Boggs and Montana D.E.Q. for providing this update! - RecycleMontana.org]

Secrets to a Successful Recycling Campaign: A case study on curbside recycling in a Los Angeles suburban community

link:
http://www.mswmanagement.com/MSW/Articles/Secrets_to_a_Successful_Recycling_Campaign_17603.aspx

Waste Polution Prevent Listserve June 8, 2012 by Sandra Boggs

WasteP2 Listserve
June 8, 2012
by
Energy and Pollution Prevention Bureau
Department of Environmental Quality
Sandra Boggs 
recycle.mt.gov

[Re-posted with permission by Recycle Montana!] 

News and Updates

1. Free School Recycling Program from Apple
The Apple in Education Program is underway for 2012. This Apple program offers FREE
recycling to educational institutions throughout the U.S. All schools must be registered by
August 31st. A minimum of 25 items are required for the free pickup and recycling program. All
K-12 schools and universities and colleges are eligible for free electronics recycling under this
program. http://www.apple.com/education/recycling/

2. Copper Stolen from Montana Rail Link Site in Helena
This week thieves took $875 worth of product-grade copper from a site of Montana Rail Link in
Helena. The thieves are likely to sell the perfectly good copper as scrap to an unsuspecting
recycling business. Many large scrap dealers, such as Pacific Steel & Recycling, have processes
in place to identify and report stolen scrap as it arrives in their lot. The past several years have
seen scrap dealers working closer with law enforcement as the amount of stolen copper in the
U.S. has soared due to rising demand and prices for scrap copper. The thieves also did $500
worth of damage to the property. http://helenair.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/feet-of-copper-wire-stolen-from-montana-rail-link-lot/article_135086de-b12f-11e1-af48-0019bb2963f4.html

3. How2Recycle Labels: Consistent Labeling Initiative Gains Support

An additional five major brands have committed to voluntarily use a label system for recycling
which is consistent with other members of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. The
How2Recycle label has been developed to provide consistent messages to the public and
hopefully, reduce confusion regarding what is, or is not, recyclable.

http://www.packagingdigest.com/article/521949-More_leading_brands_adopt_How2Recycle_label.php

4. E-Scrap Collection for Recycling:
Red Lodge is having a collection this Saturday, June 9th, and Butte will have one on Tuesday,
June 19th. http://www.yellowstoneewaste.com/events.html

Helena will have their monthly e-scrap collection on Wednesday, June 20th at the Helena
Transfer Station. The City’s new E-Waste Recycling Program is permanent! meaning that
residents can drop off their unwanted or non-working electronics from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm the
3rd Wednesday of each month. http://www.ci.helena.mt.us/departments/public-works/solid-waste/recycling.html  Per Item Fees Apply. Cash or check only. No credit or debit cards please.