Rock Bridge 4-H Club Electronics Recycling Event

Where: Rock Bridge Elementary Parking Lot, 5151 S. Highway 163
What: Electronics Recycling Community Service Project
When: Saturday, January 16, 2010
NEW DATE DUE TO WEATHER
10:00 a.m. – noon

All collected materials will be taken to Mid-Mo Recycling
Remove all personal information prior to drop off
Equipment does not need to be in working

Acceptable Items
keyboards
mice
lap tops
wires
CPUs
cell phones
printers
fax machines
stereos
Computer monitors ($5/ea.)
TVs ($10/ea.)
Microwaves ($5/ea.)
Copiers ($5/ea.)

NOTE: If you need information about cleaning your hard drive, check with PT.

ADDITIONAL NOTE: The Greener MU Libraries Task Force is planning a spring electronics recycling drive for MU Libraries staff.

MU Libraries Meatless Monday Munchers commit to bringing one meatless dish per month to the Ellis Library staff lounge…and get to sample three different meatless dishes every Monday!  Some MMM’s are vegetarians or vegans, but most of us are not…we’re just expanding our options and having a good time.

Some online sources for meatless recipes:

http://www.vegcooking.com/searchrecipes.asp

http://www.101cookbooks.com/

http://www.cookinglight.com/food/vegetarian/

http://www.usdrybeans.com/recipes/

Meatless Mondays in general: http://www.meatlessmonday.com/

If you’d like to learn more, or would like to be added to the Meatless Monday Munch signup list, contact Rachel Brekhus, brekhusr@missouri.edu.

This is is an update to the March 20, 2009 post Recycle Your 5, 6 and 7 Plastics.

“The focus of the ACT recycling program is to recycle obsolete electronic media and related products, such as VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and their respective cases. These items do happen to be made of many of those hard to recycle plastics such as #5 (cases), #6 (VHS tapes and jewel cases), and #7 (CDs and DVDs).

Very simply, if people have media items which they want to recycle, ACT is happy to accept those items during our regular business hours between 8am and 6pm. At the present time we do not have any drop off bins at our location, or anywhere around the city of Columbia. ACT Recycling is located at 2200 Burlington, just north of Vandiver between Range Line and Paris roads. People can also always send these items to ACT via USPS, UPS, or FedEx. Although ACT does not pay for shipping, the value of the donation and the cost of shipping are tax deductible.”

John C. Savage
Director of Employment Services
ACT
2200 Burlington
Columbia, MO 65202
573-474-9446
www.actservices.org

Alternative Community Training (ACT) is now taking #5, 6 and 7 plastics. These are plastic containers that the City of Columbia does not recycle; the City recycles #1 and #2. To find out what kind of plastic you have, just check the number on the bottom of the container. #4 and #5 plastics are primarily plastic wrap and plastic bags. You may recycle plastic bags at most grocery stores in town. For a complete explanation of the different types of plastics, visit Earth911.com.

Please take your 5, 6 and 7 plastics to the ACT center at 2200 Burlington (View Larger Map).

The Greener MU Libraries Task Force will also take your materials to ACT. Please drop off your plastics in Shannon Cary’s office at Ellis Library or in the Health Sciences Library staff lounge.

Please bring your used packing peanuts by my office by the end of next week (March 20).

Shannon Cary

The Greener MU Libraries Task Force will be sponsoring recycling drives throughout the year. In February and March we will be collecting packing peanuts. You can bring packing peanuts to my office and at the end of the month, the Task Force will deliver the peanuts to the appropriate recycling locations.

We will be collecting computers and other electronic trash sometime this spring or summer.

Shannon Cary

Please bring your used batteries by my office by the end of next week (February 6).

Shannon Cary

The Greener MU Libraries Task Force will be sponsoring recycling drives throughout the year. This month we will be collecting batteries. You can bring batteries to my office and at the end of the month, the Task Force will deliver the batteries to the appropriate recycling locations.

The City of Columbia now says that alkaline batteries are not recyclable and may be discarded in the trash. It seems that these batteries have a low-level of toxicity and are relatively safe for landfills. That being said, there are still some places in town that will take your alkaline batteries. If you feel more comfortable not throwing them away, we will accept alkaline batteries as part of our recycling drive.

Please contact me if you have any questions. For more information about recycling batteries in Columbia, visit http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/PublicWorks/Solidwaste/batteryrecycling.php.

Shannon Cary

Recycling Q & A with Steve Burdic, MU Coordinator of Solid Waste and Recycling
Monday, November 3
10 to 11 a.m.
Ellis Library, 4th Floor Instruction Room (4G41)

Come learn more about recycling on campus and in your home and find out the answers to all of your recycling questions.