After three years of free computer monitor recycling in Chattanooga, Orange Grove Recycle Center will now charge a $10 fee for recycling these monitors. All computer monitor drop-offs will need to be made at Orange Grove’s Industrial Training Center, 720 Arlington Avenue in Chattanooga. All other computer parts—including keyboards, towers and printers—are still accepted at all five of Chattanooga’s convenience centers.
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With the help of Recycle Right, the City of Chattanooga’s recycling education program, Lakeside Academy will be implementing a school-wide recycling program with a large education component.
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“Biweekly curbside recycling coupled with the new routing technology has resulted in an increase in not only participation but in efficiency,” said Mayor Ron Littlefield. “At once we are able to offer our citizens enhanced services while improving efficiency and saving costs. Our impact on the environment has been reduced by developing systematic routes for collection.”
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On Tuesday, students, parents, and faculty shopped through an array of local crafts with a recycled theme and selected cupcakes, caramel apples, gelato, or French crepes for desserts. Chattanooga’s Recycle Right mascot was on hand to encourage signup for the city’s recycling program.
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 Citizens must register to join biweekly curbside collection, and may do so by visiting www.recycleright.org or by calling (423) 643-JOIN. Biweekly pickup for recycling begins September 2009.
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Place your recyclables on the curb in blue plastic bags available for purchase at and discount stores. You also can use the blue or translucent bags in which your groceries are packaged.
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Purchased with a grant from Greenspaces, up to 60 bins will be available for all Chattanooga events – regardless of event size – at no cost to event planners and coordinators.
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"More than 670 million mercury-containing bulbs are put in landfills across the country each year," says Mayor Ron Littlefield. "These bulbs are more energy efficient than standard light bulbs; however, when they are discarded, many break and put mercury into our environment. I encourage all citizens of Chattanooga to bring their fluorescent light bulbs to convenience centers so that they are kept out of our landfill and properly disposed."
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Monthly curbside recycling collection coupled with convenience center usage has resulted in a 34% increase in the amount of clean recyclable materials collected. Clean recycle collection tonnage increased from 2,300 tons in 2006 to 3,081 tons in 2007.
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Citizens of Chattanooga may now register for the e-mail reminder by visiting www.recycleright.org and clicking the Pickup Reminder link or by calling 3-1-1.
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Students at Tyner Middle Academy are making a commitment to Recycle Right in their school and encourage others to do the same. With the help of Recycle Right, the City of Chattanooga’s recycling education program, Tyner Middle Academy will be implementing a school-wide recycling program...
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Chattanooga city leaders celebrated the grand opening of a new recycling center in Lookout Valley.
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“Overall we have seen an increase in participation at convenience centers and a decrease in the percentage of residue from the materials collected through curbside recycling pickup,” said Mr. Norris.
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By May of this year the participation level at the Access Road center had risen 41 percent, he said. The amount of recyclables collected rose 63.29 percent during the first five months of operation, it was stated.
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Congratulations to our winner of the Recycle Right drawing at the Chattanooga Market...
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Congratulations to our winners of the Recycle Right drawing! Thank you to everyone who entered and for utilizing the City of Chattanooga's convenience centers for recycling.
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In a letter written by Mr. Morris to Mayor Ron Littlefield, he said, “I will love my new job. We will get newspaper, mixed paper, cans and all kinds of stuff… My birthday is Tuesday, Jan. 16th. I will be 47 years old. I will have a new job.”
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 Rocky the Recycling Raccoon kicked off Chattanooga’s new "Recycle Right" initiative. Mayor Ron Littlefield said at a press conference at Miller Plaza, "Rocky and Recycle Right’s Team Recycle have made a commitment to spread the word about recycling right in Chattanooga and are encouraging citizens to do the same." Recycle Right's Team Recycle, a group of volunteers, along with Orange Grove Center were also on hand.
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Rocky the Racoon already knows that only plastics marked number one and two can be recycled...Now he's here to spread the word....
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In an effort to increase pickup efficiency...
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