WasteCap of Lincolns E-NewsletterJune 2004
Cool down with some water Get the scoop on current water issues.
All things must come to a The most recent changes in WasteCap Staff. Lets give a big farewell to Erin Novak and a warm welcome to Tonya Bernadt.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS...for the first ever Lunch & Learn!! WasteCap will be hosting an educational luncheon session on JULY 27 from 11:30am to 1:00pm at the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County Office. The subjectUniversal Waste Regulations.
Environmentally Preferable Copy Paper Price Survey. The Center for a New American Dream decided to get to the bottom of conflicting paper pricing information with a nationwide, web-based survey. Please visit their website and complete the online copy paper survey.
Its time for another Electronics Collection WasteCap will be hosting another electronics collection in Lincoln this August. Stay connected for details.
Lincoln Action Program Talk & Tour Results. L.A.P.s Talk & Tour, on Tuesday, June 15th was attended by 17 people. Their waste reduction and recycling programs and community involvement were highlighted in the event.
Waste Reduction at WasteCap. In an effort to reduce office paper waste at your office and ours, WasteCap has moved to an electronic newsletter. Please feel free to forward this newsletter to any interested parties, but refrain from printing it out in its entirety. All past e-newsletters can be found on our website under the Archives tab. Thank you!
Check out our website at www.wastecaplnk.org for the latest events, publications, and new member listings for WasteCap of Lincoln.
Whats New for June 2004:
S&D Metals Greetings from WasteCaps newest staff WasteCap to host Lunch & Learn at Cooperative Extension Office Environmentally Preferable Copy Paper Price Survey Lincoln Electronics Collection in August WasteCaps fourth Talk & Tour at Lincoln Action Program Results Retrofit Recycling Pick-Up Dates Going Swimming? Do You Know Where? Wanted! Seas and Oceans - Dead or Alive? World Environment Day 2004 Bottled Water, To Drink or Not to Drink
WasteCaps New Member ProfileWasteCap of Lincoln is pleased to welcome the following business into our membership.
S&D MetalsS&D Metals is located in Columbus, Nebraska. Their recycling business was started in 1983 by a Columbus couple. The Homans purchased it from them in 1999, and have been striving to expand our recycling capabilities ever since then. S&D is a mom and pop operation that offers drive thru facilities that enable our customers to recycle without even getting out of their vehicles. This is a big plus especially for their elderly and handicapped customers and also people from outlying communities that come to Columbus to shop, go to a doctor or whatever brings them there.
S&D Metals handles aluminum cans, all nonferrous metals, and stainless steel. With the addition of some much needed equipment, they intend on adding plastics and other recyclables to their venue to make S&D a one stop, user friendly, recycling facility.
For more information contact Steve Homan @ (402) 563-2214
Greetings from
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Reminder that WasteCap Members using Midland Recycling are paid $20 under the reported price for loose cardboard (OCC) and $5 under the reported price for baled cardboard in bales weighing over 1,000 pounds.
Material abbreviations:
OCC- Old Corrugated Cardboard
SOP Sorted Office Paper
Going Swimming? Do You Know Where?
Its probably a good idea to do a little research before you plan your summer vacation. Not only are several local lakes being closed for dangerous algae populations, more and more beaches are closing or posting warnings. Some researches say that it is not an increase in pollution that is the cause of these beach closings. They say the increase is due to better testing and reporting. Regardless of the cause, the number of closings and warnings has soared in the past few years. Development and pollution of animal and human wastes are the main causes of beach and lake closings. However, there is some good news. Many beaches are cleaner than they were a decade or two ago. This is the result of clean up efforts and improved treatment plants. More and more water bodies are being monitored and tested due to the public concern. The best idea would be to check out the rating on the water that you and your loved ones plan to cool off in this summer. For more information go to:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0610/p14s01-sten.html
http://www.nrdc.org/water/oceans/nttw.asp
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/beaches/beachlinks.html
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/beaches/list/list-of-beaches.pdf
Wanted! Seas and Oceans - Dead or Alive? World Environment Day.
On June 5, 2004 Barcelona hosted the United Nations World Environment Day. World Environment Day (WED), which takes place every year on June 5th, is an event sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme that promotes environmental awareness, political attention, and action. This years World Environment Days theme was Wanted! Seas and Oceans Dead or Alive? World Environment Day is celebrated in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, North America and West Asia. The day is celebrated many ways, including street rallies, bicycle parades, green concerts, essay and poster competitions in schools, tree planting, recycling efforts, and clean-up campaigns. San Francisco will be hosting this international event for 2005. To learn more about this years WED, or WEDs in general visit:
http://www.unep.org/wed/2004/About_WED_2004/index.asp
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=25436&newsdate=08-Jun-2004
Bottled Water To Drink or Not to Drink
Bottled water has a reputation of being safer, cleaner, and healthier but is it? Consumers have been questioning the purity of bottled water versus the safety of their own tap water. The consumption of bottled water has soared from 5.7 liters in the late 70s to 35 liters per person in 1999. Along with the increasing consumption of bottled water, is the increasing plastic waste of bottles. The World Wildlife Fund estimated that 1.5 million tons of plastic is manufactured for water bottles each year. Is there really a need to bottle up all that water, or is our tap water just as safe? If youre interested in this issue check out the following links.
To learn about water in your area see:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwinfo.htm
To see a report on bottled water go to:
http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/bwinx.asp
http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/default.asp
To answer questions about bottled water go to:
http://www.bottledwater.org/public/faqs.htm#2
To find a guide on tap filters go to:
http://www.gristmagazine.com/possessions/possessions050404.asp?source=daily