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Christine Miller
Outagamie County Recycling Coordinator
www.RecycleMoreOutagamie.org
Single-Stream Recyclingin Calumet County
Tri-County Recycling Facility
1419 Holland Rd Appleton, WI
Opened July of 2009• Brown Outagamie Winnebago service area:
65 communities/50,000 tons of material year
2012 added communities outside BOW area:•Western WI, Upper MI, Shawano Co, Calumet Co, Waupaca Co & others•Doubled annual tonnage and added a second shift
2014 added sorting stations, storage silos and a second baler, to accept more materials to recycle
“ADDED” Plastics in 2014
• Dairy Containers & Lids
•Produce, Bakery & Deli Containers
“New ” message
PLASTIC:ACCEPTAll Plastic Bottles & Containers: Soda, Water & Other Drink Bottles Food & Household Bottles, Jars & Jugs Dairy Containers & Lids Produce, Bakery & Deli Containers
DO NOT ACCEPTNo Plastic Bags, Wrap or FilmNo Motor Oil BottlesNo Styrofoam
GUIDELINES: Empty and rinse all bottles and containersRemove and discard all screw caps
“ADDED” Cartons in 2014
• Milk, Juice, Broth, Soup, Wine
“New ” messagePAPER:ACCEPTNewspapers & InsertsCardboard & Paperboard (cereal & cracker boxes)Junk Mail & Office PaperMilk, Juice & Soup CartonsPhonebooks, Books, Magazines & Catalogs
DO NOT ACCEPTNo Paper Contaminated by Food or GreaseNo TissueNo Gift Wrap GUIDELINES: Flatten and cut cardboard to no larger than 2’ X 2’Place shredded paper in paper bag, secure and label
“Nothing New”
METAL AND GLASS:ACCEPTAluminum Bottles & CansSteel, Tin & Bi-metal CansEmpty Aerosol Cans Food & Beverage Glass Bottles and Jars
DO NOT ACCEPTNo Aluminum Pans or FoilNo Empty Paint Cans
GUIDELINES: Empty and rinse all bottles and containersRemove and discard all screw caps
“We Need YOUR Help to”Eliminate Plastic Bags!
• No recyclables IN plastic bags!• No bags of bags!• No bags!
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Put correct information on your websites and outreach
•Include cartons•Correct plastics message•No plastic bags message
“We need YOUR help to” educate
Questions?
www.RecycleMoreOutagamie.org
Remember:
Recycle More
Landfill Less
(920)968-5721