“Conserve Now, Here’s How” is a Facebook group of D&B Visions. We post and share conservation information that we feel is pertinent to residents and businesses, and “how to” information that benefits everyone.
Below is the feed from our latest posts.
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Which one of these can be recycled in your curbside recycling bin? Though this is from the City of San Marcos, it's most likely correct in your neighborhood too.
Also consider reusing the packaging before recycling or disposing.
Please Like and Share!Shopping online for #BlackFriday? Only one of the materials below can be placed in your recycling bin. Can you guess which one? Those of you who said "cardboard box," well done!
Here's a more in-depth look:
1.) Cardboard box-recyclable in your curbside bin/recycling dumpster. Please flatten prior to recycling.
2.) Plastic envelope mailers-recyclable but NOT in your recycling bin/dumpster. These must be returned to a participating store for recycling (www.plasticfilmrecycling.org/recycling-bags-and-wraps/plastic-film-education-individuals/learn-wh...). Along with plastic bags, these clog machinery at the recycling facility and will end up in the residual pile headed for the landfill.
3.) Manila envelope-paper & plastic (bubble wrap inside)-CAN'T be recycled as the two materials are very difficult to separate. Please consider reusing.
4.) Plastic bubble wrap and air pillows-recyclable but NOT in your curbside recycling bin-same reason as #2.
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- Entirely paper padded mailer (no plastic)-recyclable in your bin/recycling dumpster.
- Brown craft paper (used as cushioning)-recyclable in your bin/recycling dumpster.
Go beyond recycling-try reusing this to pack and ship gifts of your own around the holidays.
This is a pretty good explanation of what's going on with recycling.
ktla.com/2019/11/21/recycling-revisited-changing-industry-poses-challenges-in-keeping-items-out-o...
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Recycling Revisited: Changing Industry Poses Challenges in Keeping Items Out of Landfills
A changing recycling industry, along with public misconceptions about recycling, are posing challenges as officials work to minimize the amount of refuse that ends up in landfills. Kacey Montoya reports for the KTLA 5 News on Nov. 21, 2019.If your school has old used markers, Crayola has a program to recycle them! Called the Crayola ColorCycle, the program allows students in the K-12 schools in the United States and parts of Canada to collect and repurpose their old, used markers. Crayola has also developed and offers standards-based lesson plans for class instruction and discussions.
For more information, visit www.crayola.com/colorcycle.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3fbehLYT0azNllGSydlw0azykFi1F7R30gUk24A9dhYk-cf1nUXfvZhe8.
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As days grow cooler and shorter, our plants don't need as much water. You can conserve water during the Fall and Winter by decreasing the time on your irrigation timer. And at times of rain, turn them off all together! Just remember to add time back when late Spring/early Summer comes along.
I stopped someone about to throw these Halloween decorations away and reminded her to use, reuse and repurpose until they have no more use. These are now on the way to a local thrift store.