The following is a nearly-accurate transcript of an actual real
phone conversation that recently occurred at City Hall.
The following is a nearly-accurate transcript of an actual real phone conversation that recently occurred at City Hall.
Caller: Hello Anthony?
Me: Yes. What can I do for you today?
Caller: I was calling about mixed paper.
Me: Yes?
Caller: There’s just so much of it. I’ve been recycling it all recently and I can’t believe how much mixed paper there is.
Me: Yes, it’s really amazing isn’t it?
Caller: Yes, you need to tell people about it.
Me: I have. Although it seems that many people still haven’t gotten the message.
Caller: Well then do it some more. It seems like nearly half of what I used to throw away was actually mixed paper. Since I got a larger bin from the city, the amount of trash I have has gone down incredibly. There’s cereal boxes, toilet paper rolls, newspaper, junk mail – you name it.
Me: I know. At our house, we can barely get two weeks of mixed paper in the 64-gallon toter.
Caller: Exactly. You really need to tell people about this again.
Me: OK, I’ll do it.
Eco-Fact of the Week#1: Morgan Hill residents can get additional recycling containers at no charge. That’s right – completely free. You can have a second small bin, a 32-gallon wheeled cart, or a 64-gallon wheeled cart for your paper.
Eco-Fact of the Week#2: According to our last analysis, approximately 15 percent of the waste disposed of by Morgan Hill residents is recyclable paper. For the record, the following types of paper should be recycled in our Curbside Recycling Program:
Newspaper, catalogs, magazines, cereal boxes and all other paperboard boxes, toilet paper and paper towel rolls, mail, envelopes – even with the plastic windows, and just about everything else paper that isn’t contaminated with food or plastic. Corrugated cardboard (the kind with air between the layers) should be flattened and recycled outside of the container.
Eco-Web Page of the Week: Visit http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/ for a fun trip to the EPA’s Recycle City.
Anthony Eulo is a program administrator for the City of Morgan Hill who really does have trouble fitting his family’s mixed paper into a 64-gallon bin. He welcomes your questions, comments and thoughts and can be reached at en*****@************ca.gov or 779-7247.
