January — Reduce. Reuse. Recycle

What can you do?

• Make a resolution to recycle, be more environmentally aware and encourage others to do the same.
• If you don’t already, participate in curbside pick-up for newspaper, magazines, telephone books, junk mail/office paper, chipboard, corrugated cardboard (flat), glass jars and bottles, all plastic bottles, aluminum beverage cans, steel food and beverage cans, and aerosol cans.

• For recycling information in your city, visit:
  Winston Salem: http://www.cityofws.org/default.aspx?mod=Article&id=404
  Clemmons: http://www.clemmons.org/deptservices/recycling.htm
  Greensboro: http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/index.aspx?page=483
  High Point: http://www.highpointnc.gov/minutes/environmental_services/recycling_pick_up.cf
  Kernersville:  http://toknc.com/pages/default.aspx?lid=kjFz94YWwIQ=&pid=9pPXP1+B3HY=
  Other areas:  http://p2pays.org/localgov/ncwaste.html

Have questions about what can be recycled and where?

• Visit http://search.earth911.com and plug in your zip code.
• Work to eliminate harmful plastics from your life. Find out about the Plastic Challenge: http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic
• Be creative and explore options: ie. newspapers and comics work well as wrapping paper for gifts. Share your tips on Facebook and Twitter
• Recycle holiday lights (at home improvement stores and other sites) and replace them with LED lights for next year. The Electric Power Research Institute estimates the cost of lighting a holiday tree with LED lights in 13 to 17 cents per season compared to $6 to $10 for incandescent lights.

Other places to recycle in the Piedmont

• Cardboard: most fire-stations have special dumpsters for cardboard recycling
• Compact fluorescent bulbs — most home stores.
• Computers, used clothing, household goods — Goodwill http://www.goodwillnwnc.org/computerRecycleDidYouKnow.cfm
• Batteries and plastic number 5 containers: Learn about the Gimme5 program at Whole Foods http://www.preserveproducts.com/recycling/gimme5.html
• Take your hazardous materials to: 3RC — The EnviroStation for Hazardous Waste Disposal, 1401 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (across from Bowman Gray Stadium) — (336) 784-4300
• CDs, computer cables, CD cases, and more: Best Buy
• Beauty containers- TerraCycle http://www.terracycle.net/en-US/brigades/personal-care-and-beauty-brigade.html