Extra! Extra! Read all about it. OCRRA’s spring newsletter is ready to read!
The cover features our Earth Day registration form. Please note that OCRRA prefers online registration. However, you may cut out the registration form in the newsletter and mail it in, if necessary. Forms must be received at OCRRA’s main office by the registration deadline of April 15. Find more details here.
Get an update on the Zonta Club of Syracuse’s effort to collect 1,000 pounds of film plastics for recycling. Did they reach their goal? Find out on page two of the newsletter. Watch a video about the effort and see how film plastics are recycled. Then, learn how to recycle film plastics here.
Rhoda reminds us about the importance of proper sharps disposal. Needles and lancets never belong in your recycling bin, where they can injure waste and recycling workers. Instead, they can be dropped off at collections points or managed safely at home with a few simple steps, explained on page three!
It is tax season! Learn what counts as a confidential document before you drop off materials at an upcoming shredding event hosted by Assemblyman Magnarelli’s office. Remember, shredded paper NEVER belongs in the recycling bin. Learn about year-round management and find a coupon on page four of the newsletter.
Get an update on work at Ley Creek Transfer Station on page six, learn how energy recovery is helping reduce greenhouse gases on page seven, and check out our compost and mulch reminders for the spring season on the back cover. Need a compost site pass? They are available now!
Ready to get reading? Click here to find the digital version of OCRRA’s winter newsletter.
