Next Board Meeting: July 2, 2012 (1:30)
County Administration Bldg. -Sadler Room
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MORGAN COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 765-342-2533 |
REDUCE- REUSE- RECYCLE
"Take care of the earth and she will take care of you."
---Author Unknown
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Mooresville Tox-Away Day!
June 9, 2012 (8:00 am-1:00 pm)
Mooresville High School
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NOTICE!!
Martinsville Recycle Bins
160 N. Park Ave.
Near Morgan Co. Jail (2 Blks. North of Morgan St.)
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A vision of a community in which citizens possess pride in the representation & sustainability of their environment.
Cleanup days for Morgan County public roadways are the
Contact: jenny@morgancountycleanup.org
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NEW LAW IN EFFECT BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2011
ELECTRONIC RECYLCING
Beginning January 1, 2011, Indiana households, public schools, and small businesses will no longer be able to mix unwanted computer monitors, computers, televisions, printers, computer peripherals (such as keyboards and mice), DVD players, video cassette recorders or fax machines with municipal waste that is intended for disposal at a landfill or intended for disposal by burning or incineration. This disposal prohibition can be found in Indiana Code 13-20.5.
Recycle Indiana: http://www.in.gov/recycle/5741.htm
Many components of electronics are considered hazardous, including computer monitors and television screens. Electronics contain several heavy metals such as hexavalent chromium, mercury, and lead.
E-Waste Collectors:(Fees often apply for e-waste items! Please contact collectors before taking items to their sites.)
Adkins Auto Parts: 1010 N. Main St. 765-342-0841: Cell Phones & PDAs w/ battery (pays 75 cents), Complete Laptops, Complete PC Towers, Surge Protectors, Routers, Modems, TVs, etc.
SCIREMC: 300 Morton Ave. 765-342-3344: Collects Cell Phones (& CFL bulbs)
Tox-Away Days: Martinsville High School: October 15, 2011
NuGenesis, Inc.: 1611 Hancel Parkway, Mooresville 1-800-487-1010 or 317-834-8200
Staples, Inc.: (Most locations: Southport, Bloomington, Indianapolis, Plainfield)
Best Buy Stores: (Most locations)
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Please Recycle! |
Morgan County Recycling Locations!
Items Accepted
Mooresville:
The Optimist Club of Mooresville, Inc. and the Knights of Columbus of St. Thomas More Church of Mooresville conduct their monthly recycling drive the second Saturday of every month at the Southbridge Shopping Center in front of the NAPA store on the east side of Highway 67, across from Gray Brothers.
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION TOTALS
PAPER & CO-MINGLE COLLECTION TOTALS
TOX-AWAY COLLECTION TOTALS
INTERESTING FACTS
- More than 56 percent of the paper consumed in the U.S. during 2007 was recovered for recycling — an all-time high. This impressive figure equals nearly 360 pounds of paper for each man, woman, and child in America. (Paper Industry Association Council, 2007)
- Recycling 1 ton of paper saves 17 mature trees, 7,000 gallons of water, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, 2 barrels of oil, and 4,100 kilowatt-hours of electricity — enough energy to power the average American home for five months. (EPA, 2008)
- Americans go through 25 billion plastic bottles every year.
- A refrigerator built 20 years ago uses 70% more energy than today's energy-efficient models.
- 80,000,000 Hershey's Kisses are wrapped each day using enough aluminum foil to cover 50 acres! All that foil is recyclable!
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