TIP OF THE MONTH & RECYCLING EVENTS
December: Holiday Waste Reduction
Fact: It's estimated that between Thanksgiving and the New Year an extra 5 million tons of waste are generated nationwide. The amount of ribbon alone thrown out each year adds up to 38,000 miles - enough to tie a bow around the earth!
Tip: Consider replacing older strings of holiday lights with more energy efficient light emitting diodes, LEDs. Ask your lighting supplier for LED holiday bulbs, or look for them on the Internet. Now available in green, orange, gold, red, white and blue, they're shatterproof, shock resistant and safe to touch. They present no fire hazard and save up to 80-90 percent of your
decorative lighting energy costs.Click here for more info.
Tip: Use decorative reusable boxes and bags for gift giving instead of wrapping paper, or wrap gifts in the comics, old calendars or fabric.
Tip:Give gifts that create little waste such as gift certificates for a movie, a play, sports event or parks passes, concert tickets, memberships in groups, societies, etc. of the person's interst, a compost bin, plants, or gifts of time (childcare, cleaning, yard work, etc.).
Recycling bins hold lots of things like paper, cans, and bottles -NOT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OR ELECTRICAL CORDS!
Santa and the Recycling Sorters say: Please DO NOT put lights or cords in your recycling bin - Happy Holidays!(These are not recyclable.)
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Free Blue Bins (click here)
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 Is your Christmas tree getting recycled? Check with yourmunicipal office to make sure that collected trees are being chipped into mulch. Better yet, buy a live tree that you can plant in your yard in the spring!
Recycling your old TV? Click here for important information:
Visit the following websites for even more ideas on creating a less-wasteful holiday:
UPCOMING EVENTS:
City of Waukesha JANBOREE
We will be giving away free recyclingblue bins at the following events (to residents of participating communities) while supplies last:
Friday, Jan. 21 – Opening Ceremonies at Lowell Park
- Jonnie and Brookie Concert, North High School
- YMCA Open Gym Activities
Saturday, Jan. 22 – Pancake Breakfast, Schuetze Rec. Ctr.
- Make It Take It & the Radio Disney Roadshow, both at Schuetze Recreation Center
- Snow Crafts & Environmental Investigations at E.B. Shurts Environmental Building
Sunday, Jan. 23 – Alaskan Malamute Dog Pull, Minooka Park
- Nature Activities at Retzer Nature Center
Join the RECYCLE MORE Challenge to benefit your community and the environment.
Did you know that recycling one aluminum can saves enough electricity to power a 100-watt light bulb for four hours?
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