Recycle your old 8-track tapes, DVDs, lids, and more during “Plastic Round-up” Oct. 19 and 20
Plastic Round-up has collected more than 189,000 pounds of plastic since 2008
Jackson County’s highly successful annual Plastic Round-up takes place October 19 and 20 and gives the community the opportunity to recycle most types of plastic, including many that are not accepted in commingle red cart recycling. Since the event began in 2008, more than 94 tons (189,768 pounds) of plastic has been collected and recycled, which has saved 7.2 billion BTUs of energy, or between 94,884 and 189,000 gallons of gasoline, according to national recycling statistics.
The event is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Friday and Saturday at two locations: the Jackson County Expo at 1 Peninger Road, Central Point, and the Ashland National Guard Armory, 1420 E. Main Street. A small fee of $5 per vehicle helps cover basic costs including rental of the two venues and freight fees to transport the plastics to the recycler.
Last year, residents brought in 60,000 pounds of plastics during the event. This number represents a 37.9 percent increase since 2008 when 43,500 pounds were recycled. For every ton of recycled plastic, 76 million BTUs of energy are saved.
For a complete list of accepted and unacceptable items, please visit www.roguedisposal.com and click on PLASTIC ROUND-UP.
“This is an easy and inexpensive way for people to get rid of most plastic items around the house or office that are not accepted in curbside programs. We are working hard to improve the environment by making recycling as convenient as possible through a variety of recycling programs, including our award-winning commingle recycling and special events such as the Plastic Round-up and our household hazardous waste event.”
Some of the items accepted include dry cleaning and grocery bags, tarps and greenhouse film, baling twine, buckets, bottle caps, drink lids, 8-track and audio tapes, VHS cassettes, CDs and DVDs, and many others .Unacceptable items include soiled or food/chemical-contaminated plastics, PVC pipe, coolers, swimming pools/liners, foam, rubber, Latex, or Nitrile. People are asked to remove any metal components from the plastics such as springs from spray nozzles and grommets from tarps.
The Plastic Round-up is co-sponsored by the Jackson County Recycling Partnershp , the Jackson County Master Recyclers, Jackson County SMARTWorks, Recology Ashland Sanitary Service and Rogue Disposal & Recycling.
Rogue Disposal & Recycling’s goal is to be the greenest company in Southern Oregon. The company has worked hard to become an environmentally conscious leader by continually looking at ways to both improve and protect the environment — from small steps such as a new wheel wash which lowers dust pollution, to an innovative facility using landfill waste to create energy. Rogue Disposal & Recycling, Inc. is dedicated to new technology and the best management practices that exceed governmental mandates in a continued effort to provide superior service, affordable rates, and a commitment to recycling and environmental protection.
I like any part of recycle,reuse, or refurbish . There is something about not wanting to waiste things. This is a great idea, a great way to keep the landfill clean of stuff that should be recycled. We should want to do this more than 1time a year! We all should make it a habit. Thank you for your article.