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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ... Where Does It Go?
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machines that sort the items. After the items are sorted, they are compressed ost people are together and finally familiar with the shipped to a buyer who will concept of recycling use the raw materials to in the year 2023. If you’re make new items such as not, you have likely seen plastic bottles. “We all want the phrase “Reduce, to do the right thing and Reuse, Recycle” and the recycle,” said Steve Burn of many billboards that disthe Southeastern Chester courage wastefulness. The County Refuse Authority majority of municipalities (SECCRA). “I can guarantee in Lancaster County colthat all of the recycling that lect the carefully sorted comes through our facility bottles and boxes that sit is handled and processed to on the curb when trash be recycled.” day arrives. But where do SECCRA is a nonprofit these recyclables go once organization that operates we set them out? with the long-term managePrivately contracted ment of waste in mind. haulers pick up the trash “ We’re in it for the long and recyclables from the haul,” said Burn. “The less street. These trucks bring trash that we’re putting in their loads to the local landfills, the better it is for waste management facilithe community.” SECCRA ty, where the waste is services 10 drop-off locacombined into larger tions, including the one that heaps to make transportaWest drives her recyclables tion easier and minimize to every week. the number of trucks Burn noted that not all needed. However, not all plastic items are recyclable. townships offer collection The machines that process for recyclables, meaning recyclables are designed for that things like cans and simple items such as cans, bottles are thrown into bottles, cardboard and the trash unless they make paper. Items such as plastic their way to a waste mantoys and containers that agement facility by other are not suitable for the means. machine cannot be sorted Solanco resident Wendy and are thrown in the West lives in an area trash. where recycling is not Lancaster County Solid required, and her recyWaste Management Authoriclables do not get picked up every week. Instead, Different parts of the county have varying guidelines for how to handle recyclable waste. ty (LCSWMA) limits the recyclables that it accepts to she collects items like boxes and glass jars in her garage, things that can be recycled to be compiled into larger groups, it is what it calls The Big Four. The Big loads them into her car once a week recycled, but I’m concerned that transported by a waste manage- Four refers to corrugated cardand delivers them to a drop-off they’re going in the trash,” said ment organization to a processing board, plastic bottles and jugs, location in Oxford. “I’m choosing to West. center. At the processing center, metal food and beverage cans and do this extra step because I want Once the collected waste is the waste is fed through several glass jars and bottles.
The Wesley Network Churches will offer a Community Winter Workshop on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Colerain Campus, 1923 Noble Road, Kirkwood. The purpose of the event is to encourage and give perspective and insight into the event’s theme, “Help on the Journey.” A variety of sessions will be offered, and people may attend one or more. At 9 a.m., the sessions and presenters will be “Raising Children for Jesus” by Angie Dearolf, “Walking Through Grief” by Dan Steinman and “Scripture and Science” by Laurie Swarr. At 10 a.m., participants may choose to attend “Strengthening Marriage” by Scott Phillips, “Health and Wellness” by Dr. Joshua Gregory or “Preparing for Life’s Passages” by Kendall Keeler. The presentations at 11 a.m. will be “Financial Foundations” by Mindy Hoopes, “Pressing on Through Chronic Illness” by Sarah Finch and “Families Facing Addiction” by Dannel Wissler.
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