In case of inclement weather, Operation Christmas Clean Up will be held Jan. Any time we can recycle those, it’s better than putting them in the landfill.” “Electronics have a lot of pollutants that can leach into the ground. “The Christmas trees will be turned into mulch, which will be used to put around other trees throughout our parks,” Walker said. He said any opportunity to reduce landfill waste is one residents should embrace.
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The only items that will be accepted are live Christmas trees, cardboard, electronics and batteries.īrian Walker, director of Landscape Management for the City of Huntsville, said the free recycling event is important because it allows residents to get rid of holiday clutter without filling up local landfills. Rummage sale One of the best ways to your unwanted items reused to hold a rummage sale. Below are some of the options available to you to prevent usable material from the landfill. (And, trash bags arent even a recyclable. Don't Trash It: Reuse It Every year hundreds of tons of material is sent to the landfill that could easily be reused. The annual event will be hosted by the Solid Waste Disposal Authority (SWDA) and Recycling Alliance of North Alabama (RANA), in conjunction with the City of Huntsville’s Operation Green Team, City of Madison and Madison County.ĭrivers can remain in their cars as volunteers unload items. Plastic bags are difficult to open, and if opened, the pieces of plastic bag get tangled up in the sorting machinery. Before discarding your electronic devices it is convenient that you. It also manages to reduce the environmental impact of discarding polluting and toxic waste (Dinero, 2018). This process allows the recovery of materials and their reinsertion into the productive system. A study in 2016 found that recycling and reuse activities in the United States accounted for 757,000 jobs. That is why electronic recycling is key to sustainability in our region. Recycling also helps create well-paying jobs.
Not to mention, it helps keep wildlife safe. Energy is saved during the manufacturing process. Huntsville residents who need to dispose of items in a safe, environmentally friendly way can drop them off at Operation Christmas Clean Up, Saturday, Jan. Materials and natural resources aren’t wasted. There’s often a mountain of cardboard boxes, and then there’s the issue of what to do with the live Christmas tree. But that doesnt mean they cant be recycled at all. The holiday season is fun while it lasts, but it leaves additional household waste. Throw away all the garbage in your house that is of no use to you, or you think you cant utilize it in some other way. But considering that millions of tons of trash going into landfills each year, we promise its.
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