Recycling Ben

Teaching you about recycling in Dalton, Georgia and Whitfield County in NWGA.

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Closed on July 4, 2018 - Whitfield Co. Landfill, Convenience Centers

 Landfill, Convenience Centers Closed on July 4 in observance of Independence Day

 Four Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority facilities will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in observance of Independence Day.

 Locations include:

Old Dixie Landfill & Convenience Center

McGaughey Chapel Convenience Center

Westside Convenience Center

M.L. King Convenience Center

All locations will be open on Thursday, July 5, 2018, from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. 

For more information visit www.DWSWA.org or call 706-277-2545.

 Independence Day Holiday Schedule:

• Saturday, June 30, 2018 - All Locations Open - Normal Hours (7:00 am – 3:00 pm)

• Monday, July 2, 2018 – All Locations Open (7:00 am – 6:00 pm)

• Tuesday, July 3, 2018 – All Locations Open (7:00 am – 6:00 pm) (McGaughey Chapel Normally Closed)

• Tuesday, July 4, 2017 – All Locations Closed

• Wednesday, July 5, 2017 – All Locations Open (7:00 am – 6:00 pm) (McGaughey Chapel Normally Closed)

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#RECYCLE & #REUSE ARTICLE: Here are 10 great #backtoschool tips for getting your kids back in a more environmentally friendly way. Check out the article in the Wednesday edition of The Daily Citizen or on our website's blog. How do you make going back to school less wasteful? http://www.dwswa.org/recycle-reuse-articles/2016/7/20/making-back-to-school-less-wasteful

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Had a great day with the girls at camp! We made book markers and notebooks with paperboard boxes found in the recycling bin. #recycle #paperboard #girlscouts

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Can you recycle a cereal box? ♻️📦👍 why yes, yes you can! Just look at the label on the bottom! #recycle #paperboard #cerealbox

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Spotted in a shopping cart at Kroger today! Awesome reminder to recycle. #recycle #iwanttoberecycled #kab

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RECYCLE & REUSE ARTICLE: Happy International MUD DAY!!! 🎉😄 Check out our article today in The Daily Citizen newspaper in Dalton, or online on our website here: http://www.dwswa.org/recycle-reuse-articles/2016/6/29/international-mud-day-2016 Tell us how you like to play in the mud in the comments. Or share your photos on the International Mud Day page. Here's an excerpt from our article: Today is International Mud Day, a sort of different and strange celebration that has been gaining popularity since it began in 2009. The focus of Mud Day is to get children outdoors and experience mud play as a way for them to grow their creativity and sense of adventure. If you’re a proponent of the idea that children still need a childhood with dirt, mud, puddles, trees, sticks, and tadpoles - this day is for you! But, if you’re afraid or grossed out over your child getting mud all over their hands and clothes, don’t worry so much. According to the National Wildlife Federation’s report The Dirt on Dirt: How Getting Dirty Outdoors Benefits Kids: “When we let our kids play in dirt we're not only allowing them to explore the wonders around them, we are also exposing them to healthy bacteria, parasites, and viruses that will inevitably create a much stronger immune system! Many kids who live in an ultraclean environment have a greater chance of suffering from allergies, asthma, and other autoimmune diseases that we would otherwise be protected from through the simple pleasure of playing with some nice common dirt.”

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🗞📰♻️✨RECYCLABLE PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT - Newspaper Do you get the newspaper at home or at work? Don't forget to recycle it too with other types of clean and dry paper. Recycled newspaper saves 34 to 60% of the total energy needed for virgin newsprint. Find out what you can recycle in Whitfield County on our Recycling 101page: http://www.dwswa.org/recycling-101/

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ECO-FRIENDLY LIVING TIP: This summer challenge yourself to pack light. Packing light helps improve fuel efficiency when you traveling by car or airplane. Better fuel efficiency equals less fossil fuels being burned, and better air quality. Take only what you need, keeping in mind that if you do end up needing something you can purchase it or borrow it at your destination. Check out our Recycle and Reuse article about having a low-impact vacation for more eco-friendly travel tips: http://www.dwswa.org/recycle-reuse-articles/2016/6/16/tips-for-a-low-impact-vacation

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Sigh... Missing our tour groups already. Here's some students at the recycling center learning how loose card board is turned into a bale that can be assent to a paper mill for recycling. You can schedule a tour at DWSWA.org or call 706-278-5001.

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We're on Lifestyles for Women WDNN NewsWatch 10 this week with some eco-friendly summer travel tips. Watch the show online here http://www.wdnntv.com/?page_id=5769 Or on local channel 10 - WDNN-10 Monday 7pm, Tuesday 8am & 10pm, Wednesday 7pm, Thursday 8pm, Friday 10pm, & Sunday 7:30pm.

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HAPPY EARTH DAY!! Here's what we're doing this weekend - join us! • Friday, April 22 at 1:00 PM: Al Rollins Park Cleanup with Dalton State College Fraternity Join the DSC Fraternity from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm (** we hope to miss the rain for the most part - we won't be cancelling tho **) at Al Rollins Park for a litter cleanup at the park and surrounding neighborhood. Learn about how you can have your own Clean Your Block Party and keep our community clean and beautiful. Event is for members, but non-members are welcomed. (Pre-registration to volunteer is not necessary for this event.) • Saturday, April 23 at 12:00 PM: Make a Flat Tire Flower Pot at Chick-fil-A Celebrate Earth Day at Chick-fil-A at 1517 W Walnut Ave. in Dalton. Join us as we make flower pots from recycled tires and plant wildflower seeds. Free flower pots available for the first 50 participants. Class is free and open to the public until 1 pm. • Sunday, April 24 at 12:30 PM: Ecumenical Earth Day at Christ the King Lutheran Church Celebrate Earth Day from 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm at this free community event. Music, food, crafts, and activities are available for the whole family. Stop by the KDWB to learn how you can “Love it, don’t trash it!” and #LiveLitterFree. Pickup a free litter bag for your car and other helpful info. about what you can do to make our community a more vibrant place to live.

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Celebrate Earth Day in a crafty way next Monday, April 18 at the Bradley Wellness Center! Liz Swafford with the Dalton Recycling Center (Recycling Ben) will teach you how to transform an old t-shirt into a reusable shopping bag and a scarf! Bring an old t-shirt or two and a good pair of scissors - no sewing needed! There is no fee to participate but space is limited. Sign up by April 15. To register, stop by the Bradley Wellness Center service desk or call [phone]. Some extra supplies will be available. See you at 6 pm. #recycle #daltonga #whitfieldcounty #recyclingben #crafty #reuse #tshirt #diy

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RECYCLE & REUSE ARTICLE: Recycle Plastic Bottles, Jugs, and Jars This week we give some helpful tips to decide whether or not to recycle a container. Read today's column in The Daily Citizen newspaper in Dalton, or on our website http://www.dwswa.org/recycle-reuse-articles/2016/3/9/recycleplasticbottles Has a plastic tub in your blue recycling bin been left behind by the City of Dalton’s curbside collection truck? Wondering what types of plastics can actually be recycled in Whitfield county convenience centers? Not sure if a laundry detergent jug can go in the same bin as a plastic water bottle? Do the little numbers embossed on the bottom of some containers confuse you? Recycling plastic doesn’t have to be confusing, especially when you keep the following tips in mind. To identify the right containers to recycle you just need to look at the shape of the container. In our community we can recycle only plastic bottles, jugs, and jars. These containers have a neck that is smaller than the base, and may also have a screw on lid, cap, squeeze cap with a hinged lid, dispensing pump, or sprayer. As you look around your home you may find these containers in the kitchen, storage room, and even the bathroom. Some of the containers that fit this description are milk jugs, water bottles, liquid soap dispensers, mayonnaise jars, laundry detergent jugs, shampoo bottles, window cleaning spray, and soda bottles. To prepare these containers for recycling first empty the contents, rinse away food residue, and crush if possible to save space in your recycling bin. It’s ok to leave the label and lid on the containers. The only plastic bottles, jugs, and jars that should not go in the recycling bin are those used for petroleum based products like motor oil and hydraulic fuel. Recycling plastic bottles, jugs, and jars accounts for 95 percent of plastic containers, by weight, found in the home. To find out where to recycle visit www.dwswa.org and choose Recycling 101.

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♻️Yes, you can recycle plastic jugs! Did you know: Recycling one plastic milk jug saves enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours. Learn more about recycling in Dalton-Whitfield on our website: http://www.dwswa.org/recycling-101/ #recyclingben #whitfieldcounty #daltonga #recycle

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♻️😃✨Eco-Friendly Living Tip - Bet you didn't know that you can totally recycle plastic bottles that have spray attachments. Plastic bottles that have a neck smaller than the base are accepted for recycling locally. And, it's OK to leave the lids, caps, pumps, squeeze lids, and sprayers on the containers. Make sure the containers are empty before recycling. Who knew! Cleaning solution bottles with sprayers are just one more thing to add to your recycling bin this week. Find out where in Whitfield County to recycle in your plastic bottles, jugs, and jars on our Recycling 101 page: http://www.dwswa.org/recycling-101/ #recycle #daltonga #whitfieldcounty #recyclingben #plastic

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✨♻️📰📃📦🗞🗂✉️✨♻️. RECYCLE & REUSE ARTICLE: More Paper Recycled Than Landfilled In today's edition of The Daily Citizen you'll find the recycle and reuse column. Today's topic is paper recycling at the national level. Read the article in the newspaper today, below, or on our website here: http://www.dwswa.org/recycle-reuse-articles/2016/3/2/more-paper-recycled-than-landfilled According to the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) the U.S. paper recovery rate rose to 65.4 percent in 2014, nearly double the rate of paper recovery in 1990 when the AF&PA begin tracking the statistics. Nearly three times more paper is recycled than sent to landfills making paper recycling an environmental success story. The goal for 2020 is to exceed a 70 percent recovery rate as established in their sustainability initiative Better Practices, Better Planet 2020. Recycling takes a product at the end of it’s useful life and uses all or part of it to make a new product. Approximately 80 percent of all U.S. paper mills use some recycled paper to make everything from paper board boxes to package food, tissue products, office paper, and newspaper. According to the Georgia Recycling Coalition half of the paper mills in the state rely exclusively on recycled paper to make their products. #paper #recycle #whitfieldcounty #daltonga #recyclingben #recycle

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♻️✉️📃🗂🗒🗞📰📦♻️✨ Yes, recycle me! Mixed paper can be recycled in our community. It's a good thing too - Every ton of paper recovered for recycling saves 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space. This results in landfills lasting longer and reducing the need to find land to build new ones. The landfill in Whitfield county is estimated to have thirty years of space left. This can be extended if we all recycle paper products on a consistent basis. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by weight, more paper is recovered for recycling from municipal solid waste streams than glass, plastic, steel, and aluminum combined. Before recycling be sure that the item is dry, empty, clear of food residue, garbage or other contaminants. Remove non-paper inserts, plastic wrap, and additional packaging materials. Break down all boxes, no matter the size, to save space. Place shredded paper in a semi-transparent or clear plastic bag that is securely tied to prevent litter. Paper that can be recycled includes white and colored paper from home, school, or the office such as writing paper, office folders, notebooks and stationary. Cereal and dry food boxes, shoe boxes, and laundry detergent boxes that are empty are also accepted. Mail and envelopes such as postcards, greeting cards, coupon packets, junk mail, magazines, and catalogs free from plastic wrap and adhesives are recyclable too. Paper shopping bags from retail stores, boxes for over the counter medicine, cosmetics, or perfume, and food containers that are clean should be emptied before going in the recycling bins. Books of all sizes can also be recycled, even telephone books. #recyclingben #daltonga #whitfieldcounty #recycle #paper