recycling
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Kirk Heinze at Mlive.com: National studies suggest that even when people have ready access to recycling—either curbside or at a nearby center—most still don’t get into the habit. According to Tom Emmerich, President of Kalamazoo-based Schupan Recycling, the key is not necessarily convenience; rather, it is education. Education is one of Emmerich’s “Four E’s” of…
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Your phone experience probably goes something like this: you come home to an orange plastic bag with a thick book inside, sitting on your doorstep. You bring in the bag, unwrap the book, and promptly recycle it. The phone book isn’t anything you ask for – it just kind of appears. The National Yellow Pages…
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Get a nifty gadget under your Christmas tree? It’s a good idea to recycle the old version. Recycling Jackson will be open on Saturday, Jan. 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We’ll be taking the usual recyclable materials, as well as e-waste – which means you can recycle that old not-so-flatscreen TV. And now…
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For those of us that are avid recyclers there was a glimmer of hope this fall that we will have the opportunity to bring others into the recycling fold. If you happened to miss the headlines a couple weeks ago, the Department of Correction put Jackson County on notice that they were going to no…
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How about that. The Wall Street Journal found that guilt and social norms, not information, is more effective at changing behavior: Studies dating back at least three decades clearly show the power of social norms. We tend to ascribe our actions to more high-minded motives, or to practical concerns about money. But at its core,…
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We had a great turnout for our summer e-waste drive as a part of the Jackson Community Recycling Day. All-told, we collected 18,595 lbs. of electronics, including 11,800 lbs. of TVs; 2,500 lbs. of PC monitors; 2,500 lbs. of PCs; 1,700 lbs. of miscellaneous materials. That’s more than nine tons of e-waste that won’t go…
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We got this note from Jim Rossman at Commonwealth Associates: Northwest Refuse accepts books. They were very accommodating when I showed up with a pickup truck full. They helped me load the boxes of books onto a pallet set atop a fork lift truck. I also contacted Recycle Ann Arbor. They have two methods of…
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Recycling Jackson continues to receive large quantities of alkaline batteries. They are expensive to recycle because of their weight and small size. We believe we are the only location in town that actually recycles the batteries that you drop off. If you are using another location for this service, inquire as to what they do…