Recycling Picture of the Week: John Day Fossil Beds

Here’s the commentary for this week’s picture:

First, here’s a portion of the letter we received from our reader Darlene Frye:

“…I am forwarding you a picture I took on our vacation to Central Oregon. …The new Visitor’s Center at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument near Dayville was designed by the National Park Service with recycling in mind. The containers are made of recycled plastic, are decorative and help prevent cross contamination by their design and labeling. The top of each recycling container clearly states whether it’s for cans, glass or plastic. They were designed into the sidewalk near the exit of the center rather than being placed as an after thought. In addition, every feature’s parking area within the Monument had a set of recycling containers next to the rest facilities. No excuse not to recycle.

Darlene M. Frye”

And Jim’s response:

“Darlene!

That’s a great picture with a good description of their situation. It looks like a postcard! Thanks! Jim”