Jackson Co. Plastic Round-up, October 14-15
A Unique, Annual Opportunity to Recycle Plastics
The Jackson County Plastic Round-up is a recycler’s dream-come-true. While there are excellent curbside programs available to recycle household items year-round, these do not accept many plastics that enter our homes, businesses and gardens on a daily basis. Plastic grocery bags, snack food bags, bubble wrap and shrink wrap, for example, can all be recycled, but not at the curb. As technology changes, we find ourselves with VHS tapes, 8-track cassettes and old discs taking up valuable space in our closets and drawers. When plastic hangers, kid pools and laundry baskets break, they are usually bound for the landfill. Not in Jackson County!
Now in its 4th year, the Plastic Round-up provides an outlet for a long list of plastic items. The event will take place Friday and Saturday, Oct 14-15, 9:00-4:00 at two locations: Jackson County Expo, 1 Peninger Road in Central Point, and the Ashland National Guard Armory, 1420 E. Main Street in Ashland.
At the 2010 Plastic Round-up, over 25 tons of plastic were diverted from the landfill in just two days. Jackson County Master Recyclers provide volunteer service at the event, processing mountains of materials for recycling, and making the event a success.
Gather and sort your plastics for recycling at the 4th annual Jackson County Plastic Round-up
This weekend – Friday & Saturday, Oct 14 & 15th, 2011, 9:00-4:00
Here’s how to participate:
1) Check out the list of acceptable items attached
2) Gather up your clean plastic from your home, garage, businesses, garden, farm or ranch for recycling
3) Sort plastics into 3 types – soft, hard, and nursery plastics
4) Bring it to one of two locations: Jackson County Expo, Gate 1, Peninger Road, Central Point – or – Ashland National Guard Armory, 1420 E. Main Street, Ashland
There will be a fee of $5.00 for residential cars and pick-up trucks; the fee for businesses and large loads is $5.00 per yard.
Nursery pots, bubble wrap, baling twine, snack food bags, cassettes, discs, lawn chairs, toys, tarps and irrigation components are among the long list of plastics accepted. In 2010, over 25 tons of plastic from 1000+ cars and trucks were diverted from the landfill in just two days.
For more info: www.jcrecycle.org
To recycle more: www.jcrecyclingdirectory.org
Help divert more plastic: please share this message with friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, community groups and social networks.
Items NOT accepted include vinyl, metal parts, rubber and Styrofoam. A list of acceptable items and more instructions are online at www.jcrecycle.org.
Submitted by Jackson County SMARTWorks