Great news, recycling made easier. From the Sun.
Blue bags help residents think green
March 07, 2007
By David Magliano
Garbage bags have always been black and white. Now, they are available in recyclable blue with a new system designed to get more out of the three Rs.
?I think a lot of people would love to recycle but they just don?t know how,? said Christina Scally, a South Walton resident who promotes the blue bag system. ?I think this makes it a little bit easier.?
The program essentially takes some of the trash sorting into the home instead of the landfill. Residents purchase blue garbage bags from the store and use them to dispose of recyclable waste. They then place the blue bag out at the curb with their regular trash.
County inmates currently open trash bags and separate out recyclables at the landfills. The blue bag system is not mandatory as landfills will continue to separate trash, but using the blue bags helps the process produce less waste.
The city of Dallas operates a similar blue bag program. It has improved the city?s collection efficiency while reducing the amount of recyclables that are contaminated from mixing with regular trash.
?It?s more efficient for residents and waste management,? Scally said.
Scally hopes the program will encourage people to recycle more by making the process more routine. Walton County has trailers where residents can bring recyclables, but that requires locals to make an extra trip. The blue bags allow residents to recycle from their homes.
Some recyclable garbage still needs to be separated. For example, paper products need to remain dry, and residents should separate paper into its own blue bag.
Other items like cans, glass and plastics rinsed of food residue can be placed in bags together.
The bags are currently stocked at the Destin Wal-Mart. They cost $6.57 for a roll of 100, about $1 more than standard trash bags of the same size and brand.
Gwen Wright?s 1st-grade class at Butler Elementary collected 239 student signatures in a petition for other retailers to stock the bags. Scally said the Watercolor Publix has responded by ordering the blue bags. They should be available to customers soon.
?We just need stores getting them all in and getting the public, the Walton County residents, aware of this program,? said Scally.
Blue bags help residents think green
March 07, 2007
By David Magliano
Garbage bags have always been black and white. Now, they are available in recyclable blue with a new system designed to get more out of the three Rs.
?I think a lot of people would love to recycle but they just don?t know how,? said Christina Scally, a South Walton resident who promotes the blue bag system. ?I think this makes it a little bit easier.?
The program essentially takes some of the trash sorting into the home instead of the landfill. Residents purchase blue garbage bags from the store and use them to dispose of recyclable waste. They then place the blue bag out at the curb with their regular trash.
County inmates currently open trash bags and separate out recyclables at the landfills. The blue bag system is not mandatory as landfills will continue to separate trash, but using the blue bags helps the process produce less waste.
The city of Dallas operates a similar blue bag program. It has improved the city?s collection efficiency while reducing the amount of recyclables that are contaminated from mixing with regular trash.
?It?s more efficient for residents and waste management,? Scally said.
Scally hopes the program will encourage people to recycle more by making the process more routine. Walton County has trailers where residents can bring recyclables, but that requires locals to make an extra trip. The blue bags allow residents to recycle from their homes.
Some recyclable garbage still needs to be separated. For example, paper products need to remain dry, and residents should separate paper into its own blue bag.
Other items like cans, glass and plastics rinsed of food residue can be placed in bags together.
The bags are currently stocked at the Destin Wal-Mart. They cost $6.57 for a roll of 100, about $1 more than standard trash bags of the same size and brand.
Gwen Wright?s 1st-grade class at Butler Elementary collected 239 student signatures in a petition for other retailers to stock the bags. Scally said the Watercolor Publix has responded by ordering the blue bags. They should be available to customers soon.
?We just need stores getting them all in and getting the public, the Walton County residents, aware of this program,? said Scally.
It's one of our running bones of contention, so if I can recycle and not have to leave it until I get motivated, he'll be a happier hubby. :roll:
of newspapers, plastics, glass, etc going in an attempt to recycle and it is making me crazy.
