Recycling Picture of the Week: Chinese Cardboard Houses

This week’s pictures come forwarded to us from our reader Dan Gee, they were taken by Kent Olmstead on a recent trip to China.

These are OCC “Houses” at Chenming Paper in China. They build 8-10 for winter storage of domestic OCC. Each house is approximately 5000mt and it takes 20 people 5 days to build a house.

Recycling Picture of the Week: Evil Plastic Contamination

Alex Cuyler from the City of Eugene sent us this photo with the following description: This photo was not staged! It was taken back in 2001 during a food waste study that the City of Eugene did in conjunction with the Oregon DEQ. If you are composter who is concerned about plastic contamination, it about sums that issue up.

Recycling Picture of the Week: Capital Theatre Recycling

This week’s picture comes to us from Loretta Zammarchi in Yakima!
Capitol Theatre patrons will now be able to recycle their programs and intermission beverage containers thanks to the efforts of Rebecca Hawk Elwood, President of the Capitol Theatre’s Backstage, an all volunteer organization dedicated to supporting the Theatre.

Durable, fire safe steel and aluminum containers were purchased to serve as the recycling containers. Local glass artist Carolyn Bowman transformed the bins with elegantly designed recycling signage. The signage reflects the décor and colors of the beautiful Capitol Theatre.

The “designer bins” were presented at a festive October Backstage meeting with Ms. Elwood and friends garbed in full Halloween attire singing to the tune of the Beatles’ hit, “Yesterday, all my garbage was so far away…”

Standing applause for the commitment and efforts of the Capitol Theatre!

(Names of people singing..”Yesterday” from left to right are: Gretchen Eickmeyer, Cristeen Vallicoff, and Rebecca Hawk Elwood)

Recycling Picture of the Week: Tractor Recycler

This week’s Recycling Picture is from right here at Earthworks. One of our favorite neighbors is hauling his cardboard for recycling, the old fashioned way!