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RECYCLE
YOUR E-WASTE!
Did
you know that electronics contain hundreds of different materials that
can be both toxic but also of high value? Gold, silver, copper, and
platinum are valuable materials that can be recovered from electronic
equipment, or e-waste. Valley Recycling, in partnership with the
Flathead County Solid Waste District, the Montana Department of
Environmental Quality, Citizens for a Better Flathead, and the Montana
Conservation Corps offers a once-a-year, cost-saving collection
program. Pre-register by calling 257-4302. This year's E-Waste event
was Saturday, May 3rd from 9 am-2 pm at Valley Recycling, 1410 Hwy 2 W, Kalispell. The
event was extremely successful;
the Flathead County residents
recycled 19,134 pounds of electronics!
For more information or a list of what kind of electronic waste can be recycled and their costs to be recycled, Click here. Call Valley Recycling at 257-2574 or the WasteNot Project at 756-8993 for additional questions.
In addition to the Electronic Equipment Recycling Event, the Flathead County Landfill is hosting the Sixth Annual Small Business Hazardous Waste Collection Event, Friday, May 30, 8 am-5 pm
all day. Many businesses, educational institutions and governmental offices of
all sizes generate hazardous waste on a regular basis but don’t realize it. If
your business is listed in this table, you probably generate hazardous
waste. To be absolutely sure, you can talk with a Waste Reduction Specialist. If
a waste is determined to be hazardous, specific state rules apply to its
management and disposal. Questions about a particular waste can be directed to
Robert Reinke with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality,
406-444-1435. For local expertise check listing in the yellow pages under
“Environmental Consultants.” A consultant can advise you on cost effective ways
to reduce your waste stream. The Sixth
Annual Small Business Hazardous
Waste Collection Event offers county businesses an easy, legally
compliant and cost effective way to dispose of hazardous wastes that
many Flathead businesses generate on a regular basis on a small scale.
Look for warning words on the label to identify hazardous wastes
including: Danger, Poison, Caution, Flammable, Caustic, or Hazardous.
Typical disposal costs for business-generated hazardous waste are
greatly reduced by taking advantage of reduced group fees for small
businesses at the annual Small Business Hazardous Waste Collection
Event. The event will be held at the Flathead
County Landfill on Hwy. 93, midway between Kalispell and Whitefish.
Please pre-register for this event by calling Veolia Environmental
Services at 877-484-0129 x 102, by 5/28/08. For a free
information packet about hazardous waste and what you can do to reduce
your waste, call the Waste Not Project at 756-8993. MT
Department of Environmental Quality (406) 444-2544 (main number
Finally, the Flathead County Landfill offers a Household Hazardous Waste Collection every third Saturday of the month, with the next event being May 17.
This collection is free for homeowners, renters, and individuals and
accepts products including leftover oil-based paints, pesticides or
herbicides, automotive products and cleaners, and poisons. Call the
Flathead County Landfill at 758-5910 for details and to pre-register.
Learn more about reducing, reusing, and recycling hazardous chemicals at www.wastenotproject.org
Citizens for a Better Flathead
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WasteNot is offering tours for school groups of the Flathead
County landfill. This is a great way to educate students about
recycling and waste. Please contact our office if you are interested
in scheduling a tour for your students.
Download the Waste
Not Curriculum, a great school recylcing resource.
THE
WASTE NOT PROJECT IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2008
SCHOOLYEAR!
Schools in the Flathead are currently able to apply for mini grants
to help implement waste reduction and recycling programs on their campuses.
In response to a survey of schools last year, the Flathead County
Solid Waste District, through the Waste Not Project, will be making
available four $500 mini grants annually. Schools are also encouraged
to seek matching grant funds to increase the impact of this program.
For a printable version of the application form, please click
here.
If you are an educator in Flathead County and wish to apply
for a Waste Reduction Education Grant, please contact Mayre
Flowers at 756-8993 or mayre@flatheadcitizens.org.
Applications are due October 1, 2008! The grants will
be awarded on November 1, 2007.
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