UINTA RECYCLING NEWSLETTER
Spring 2006
Volume III Issue 1
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*Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Uinta Recycling, Inc. – A Community Partnership
Recycling Trivia
Test your recycling knowledge. Look for
the answers on Page 2.
1) How many trees does it take to make one ton
of paper?
a. 17
b. 7
c. 170 d. 1,700
2) What kind of trash makes up the largest
percentage of our waste?
a. aluminum b. plastic c. paper d. glass
3) How much paper does the average American
use in one year?
a. 10 lbs. b. 129 lbs. c. 580 lbs d. 794 lbs.
4) How many pounds of pollutant can one tree
filter in a year?
a. 60 lbs b. 13 lbs. c. 90 lbs. d. 1 lbs.
5) How many times could the paper generate by
businesses in one day circle the Earth?
a. 200 times b. 3 times c. 102 times d. 20 times
6) How many Styrofoam cups do Americans
through out each year?
a. 25 million b. 25 trillion c. 25,000 d. 250
7) How many trees are cut down each year to
supply raw materials for American paper and
pulp mills?
a. 3,000 b. 900 million c. 150 million d. 9,000
8) How much water can be saved from one ton of
paper recycled?
a. 17 gal. b. 900 gal. c. 200 gal. d. 7,000 gal.
9) How many trees are wasted every Sunday
based on newspapers typically thrown out?
a. 500 b. 1,000 c. 500,000 d. a 1.5 million
10) What percent of the world’s water supply is
useable?
a. 1% b. 10% c.75% d. 100%
New Award--Recycler of the Month
Starting last January URI began recognizing some of its
most active contributors. An award is now given to one
business and one individual each month. Past business
recipients include John Thomas Law Office (Jan.), First
National Bank (Feb.), Bear River Veterinary Clinic
(March), and Wyoming State Hospital (April). The
past individual recipients include Pamela LaJoie (Jan.),
Rebecca Alkire (Feb.), Myron Oberlander (March), and
Brenda Heward (April).
BAGIT!
URI now offers a new system to
help make recycling at home or
office more efficient. The BAGIT
System utilizes reusable
drawstring bags made of
polypropylene fabric (20% is
post-consumer recycled content).
These bags are machine washable
and feature a double stitched
handle at the bottom. Single, double and wall mount
bag racks order forms are available at the center. These
racks are made from polycarbonate and contain a
minimum of 50% recycled content. Please stop by the
center to see and learn more about the individual costs,
or visit their website at http://www.bagitsystem.com.
FACILITY TOURS
Troop 42 has been just one group of the many that have toured the center.
Visitors are always welcome at the Recycling Center.
Each group that comes through can view our aluminum
can video, as well as receive hands on experience
sorting materials. We have found that one of the most
favorite activities for the kids is can crushing. These
groups learn more than just about recycling; they learn
how to give positive commitment to their community.
The Uinta Recycling Center has been fortunate to have
many groups come visit it this year. Groups that have
stopped by include the Evanston Christian Home
Education, Boy Scout Troop 33 & Troop 42, Mr.
Heltzel’s science class at EHS, Aspen Second graders
with teachers Mrs. Poppe, Ms. Stephenson, & Mrs.
Wright, and Ms. Lasser’s & Ms. Ehlers’ classses from
North Elementary School.
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Volunteers—What Would We Do
Without You?
SPRING 2006
Page Two
Aluminum Shluminum?
Think Again.
Think one aluminum can lost
doesn’t matter? Think again.
Recycling just one can will save
enough energy to power a TV for
three hours!
Cans that are
thrown away will still be cans in 500 years time!
Luckily, because so many cans are recycled they
account for less than 1% of our waste stream. There is
also no limit to the number of times that aluminum can
can be recycled.
Volunteers are a welcome sight anytime at the recycling
center. They are crucial members of our team that help
cut the costs of the center, and also foster community
involvement.
We are happy to acknowledge the Rotary Club of
Evanston, which has committed to volunteer at the
center every last weekend of the month. That’s 144
hours of service! Thanks guys!
The center also has numerous individual volunteers that
come at all times of the month. Since January of this
year they have put in 193 recorded hours of service.
We thank everyone who has put forth the effort to serve
us. What would we do without them?
Consider again that 350,000 aluminum cans are made
every minute. That we use 80,000,000,000 pop cans
every year! During the time it takes you to read this
sentence, 50,000 12-ounce aluminum cans are made. Is
it really no surprise that at one time aluminum was
worth more than gold?
URI Receives New Door
This year URI has received a new door for its facility to
help make recycling more convenient for the public.
The door is located on the far side of the center, next to
the bins. It opens into the bay area to provide easier
access to the compactor and aluminum bins. This door
will also help our staff that are working in the office
from being disturbed.
If you are interested in volunteering at Uinta Recycling
Inc., whether you’re a civic, fraternal, or county
resident, please drop by or give us a call at 789-5878!
Recycling Tips
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Don’t throw out those lids! Save the lids from
your glass bottles to put in the metal bin. Be
sure to place the lids in a separate bag, though.
When in doubt about your metal, use a
magnet. If the magnet sticks, it goes in the
metal bin located outside. If it doesn’t stick,
and it’s not a can, bring it inside. Make sure
that a staff member receives it.
Answers to Recycle Trivia
1) a 2)c 3)c 4)a 5)d 6)b 7)b 8)d 9)c 10)a
The door was installed by Evanston City employee
Gary Bentley. URI would like to thank the city for
their support.
How’d you do on your trivia?
0-1
Get out of that garbage bag!
2-5
Green Horn Recycler
6-8
Seasoned Recycler
9-10
Are you recyclable too?
In the future the URI has requested asphalt for the bins
also to allow easier access for the community. This
improvement is just in the planning stage
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SPRING 2006
Page Three
SORTING GUIDE
Use this as a handy guide when sorting. Remember CLEAN materials. It’ll minimize odors, make us better neighbors,
and most importantly, recycle properly.
STEEL, TIN AND FERROUS METALS
BIN
Steel and tin cans, rinsed and crushed
Scrap metal
Metal bottle caps
Steel wire
Coat hangers
NO: Plastic bags, food residue, aluminum foil, tin foil
or foil trays, scrap aluminum or brass
MIXED PAPERS – NEWSPAPERS
PLUS…BIN
Newspapers
Glossy paper
Soft cover books
Hard cover books with covers removed
Construction paper
Neon/bright paper
Magazines
Phone books
Packing paper
Wrapping paper
Post-it notes
Carbon paper
Receipts
Art paper
Catalogs
Junk mail
NO: Plastic bags, string, cardboard, pet food bags,
bubble wrap mailers, spiral bindings, laminated paper,
rubber bands, used tissues or paper towels, food residue
GLASS BOTTLES & JARS
RINSED
Mixed glass containers (green and clear)
Brown glass containers (separated from mixed)
Labels okay
NO: Lids, pane glass, mirrors, light bulbs, ceramics, etc
WHITE OFFICE PAPER BIN
White bond
White envelopes with windows
Pastel paper
Ledger
Carbonless paper (NCR)
Shredded white paper
Computer paper
Recycled bond (fleck tone)
NO: Anything else. If in doubt, deposit in mixed
papers
ALUMINUM CANS
Beverage cans, rinsed and crushed
Cat food cans, rinsed and crushed
NO: Foil, foil trays, tin cans, plastic bags or scrap
aluminum
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD AND
PAPERBOARD BIN
Boxes
Cereal boxes (with plastic removed)
Paper towel and toilet paper rolls
Milk cartons (paperboard)
Cardboard packaging
Six-pack holders (paperboard)
Shoeboxes
Cardboard egg cartons
NO: Food residue, packing materials
CRUSH THE CAN!
We do accept uncrushed cans. If everyone
flattened cans however, we could fit four times as
much into the bins. Since we pay by volume for
the haul, but are paid by weight, the economics
make sense. It’s a simple way to help us.
Uinta Recycling Board of
Trustees
Sue Henderson, President
Betsy Wagner, Vice President
Linda Jacobson, Secretary
Diane Datteri, Treasurer
Eric Heltzel, Board Member
Lois Smith, Board Member
Tim Beppler, Board Member
Uinta Recycling, Inc.
P.O. Box 1022
100 China Mary Road
Evanston, WY 82931
URI Staff
Art Martines, Executive Director
Dan Janiga, Staff
Lisa Anderson, Staff
Jake Heward, Staff
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Uinta Recycling Annual Membership and Bin Sponsorship Form
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To enable Uinta Recycling to meet the many sizeable challenges that lay ahead, I’m pleased to make a tax-deductible contribution in the amount of
$_____________
.
 Check
 Cash
Individual Membership $20
Gold Bin Sponsorship $750
Family Membership $30
Corporate Membership $100
Platinum Bin Sponsorship $1000
Super Membership $100+
Silver Bin Sponsorship $500
Other Donation _________________________________
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Contact Me:
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 About Volunteering
City, State, Zip ___________________________________________________________________________________
Services
 About URI’s Education
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MEMBERS
SPONSORS
Family $30
Individual $20
Corporate $100
Tim & Katie Beppler
Linda & Steven Smith
Oop & Irene Hansen
Bill & Kaye Johnson
Howard & Lois Smith
Vesta & Ken Demester
Rex & Aree Fruits
J.T. & Phyllis Patterson
Dick & Susan Perotti
Eric Heltzel
Mark & Carol Fruechte
John & Rebecca Bailey
Michael & Jodi Jensen
Anna Henderson
Margaret Fessler
Daniel & Nicole Holdwick
Art & Joyce Martines
Jim Walling
Helen Morrison
David B. Crowe, MD
Arlene Jones
Terry Kimble
Julia Murray
Bailey Appraising Services, Inc.
Deb Jacobson, M.D.
John A. Thomas Law Office
ESM, Inc., The UPS Store
Best Western Dunmar Inn
Evanston Motor Company
Ferguson Energy, Inc.
BGJ Consulting
Dalton & Company, P.C.
Good to Grow, LLC
Wyoming Credit Association
Insurance Specialists, Inc.
Super Member $100+
Dave & Diane Datteri
Richard & Cheryle Salmela
Sharon Emerson
Elaine Michaelis
Laurie Bateman
Stephen & Claire Ryberg
Susan & Jim Henderson
Bin sponsors have the special task of offsetting our
high transportation costs. We gratefully
acknowledge your assistance.
GOLD $750
Union Presbyterian Church
PLATINUM $1000
Pacific Power
Rotary Club of Evanston
Timothy O. Beppler, P.C.
DIRECTOR’S QUOTE
“Recycling should be a vocabulary
word used in daily conversations.”