Hazelwood will host its 5th Annual Recycle Day on Saturday, June 6, at St. Louis Outlet Mall near the IceZone from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is open to both residents and nonresidents, with no drop-off charges. The theme for this year\u2019s event is \u201cMake Recycling Part of Your Life.\u201d Members of Hazelwood\u2019s Green Committee hope to encourage the public to make recycling a daily habit. Helping citizens know what can and can\u2019t be recycled and urging them to take a \u201cPledge to Recycle\u201d are designed to motivate them to recycle.<\/p>\n
Midwest Recycling Center (MRC) is accepting most items with a power cord or requiring batteries; however, televisions will NO<\/strong>T be collected this year. MERS\/Goodwill will collect furniture, household items, and items for babies and children, including clothing, accessories and toys. In addition, Shred-It will be on-site to destroy residents\u2019 personal documents and Republic Services will have dumpsters for single-stream recycling items.<\/p>\n \u201cRecycling has become the normal way of dealing with discards,\u201d said Hazelwood Green Committee chairman Ron Darling. \u201cMost of the items collected at our Recycle Day have reached the end of their product lifecycle and can be fixed and reused again or sold as parts to create a completely new product. This helps us save our natural resources and minimizes the amount of trash that goes to our landfills.\u201d<\/p>\n Recycling offers not just environmental benefits, such as conserving resources, saving energy, and reducing air and water pollution as well as landfills, but also helps to stimulate the local economy. Jobs that have been created include those at Republic Services\u2019 Hazelwood facility where recyclables are sorted and processed. In addition, the process of turning collected recyclables into new products creates a chain of activity that can trigger business expansion, increase profits and revenues, and help to grow the economy.<\/p>\n Hazelwood\u2019s Green Committee is composed of resident volunteers, business leaders and elected officials who meet on the fourth Tuesday of every month at Civic Center East, starting at 5 p.m. Chairman Darling, said, \u201cAnyone interested in sharing green ideas is welcome to attend and become a member.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 Recycle Day is open to all St. Louis County Residents.<\/strong><\/p>\n Business electronics, software, video and audio equipment, phones, medical equipment, power tools, large and small appliances, dehumidifiers, lawn and garden equipment (gas must be removed).<\/p>\n Baby and children\u2019s items, furniture in good condition, books, games, CDs, athletic equipment, collectibles, household items, small electrical items, tools.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 Shred-it<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Bank statements, credit card invoices, private papers.<\/p>\n Republic Services<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Single-stream recyclable items (cardboard, newspapers and magazines, office paper, junk mail, aluminum cans, plastic containers, cartons).<\/p>\n Televisions, mattresses and box springs, construction materials, fluorescent\/CRT light bulbs, thermostats, smoke detectors, pianos\/organs, batteries, tires, hazardous materials (paints, solvents, chemicals).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hazelwood will host its 5th Annual Recycle Day on Saturday, June 6, at St. Louis Outlet Mall near the IceZone from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is open to both residents and nonresidents, with no drop-off charges. 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\u00a0\u00a0 Midwest Recycling Center<\/em><\/h4>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 MERS\/Goodwill<\/em><\/h4>\n
And What Isn\u2019t<\/span><\/h3>\n
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