Hello There! We’re working on implementing a few features to spice up Delete This Newsletter. So, we have switched to a new software for managing the site (Wordpress for you techie types).

Right now I haven’t been able to get all of the archives transferred over, but I’ll be working on finishing that up soon.

Hope you enjoyed the newsletter this week, keep sending us your news!

Recycling Picture of the Week: Grand Canyon

This week’s picture comes to us from our dedicated reader Charlene Gallagher!

Here’s the text of the message she sent along with the picture:

“Hi guys! Just got back from my 3 week ride down south! Thought you would get a kick out of this picture. “Little Green” and I went 4300 miles and saw lots of beautiful country. The Grand Canyon was spectacular along with the other National Parks I rode through. Happy Trails!! Char”

Recycling Picture of the Week: Romania

Faithful reader Craig Benton has provided us the following picture:

Just thought that I would send a picture from Europe. Here is a shot of a man collecting recyclable metal in Bucharest Romania. The country is poor but is about to join the European Union next year. Things are now looking up after so many decades of communist domination.

Recycling Picture of the Week: Costa Rica

I was able to snap a few shots of just a couple of the abundant recycling containers scattered about the country. Most of the places we visited were modernized and so they offered recycling containers for a variety of items. Below are the pictures of the containers at INBioparque, a natural habitat “theme park” just outside San Jose. This was where we were able to see a couple sloth, thousands of butterflies, iguanas, crocodiles, turtles and a large variety of plants.

The other two are the containers offered at Carara National Park, on the Pacific Coast side of Costa Rica. And lastly, the English language containers I saw at the Selvatura Canopy Adventure. If you ever have a chance to visit Costa Rica, I definitely recommend doing a canopy tour. We zip lined through the tree tops, way above the forest floor. The views were absolutely amazing! - Brian

Recycling Picture of the Week: Tanzania

This week’s pictures come to us from Michelle Holmes:

Finally, I am sending a few snaps from Tanzania for DTN. First one is an elephant snacking at the compost pile in Mikumi National Park. The 2nd snap is one of some school kids doing “yard waste clean up.” The red metal drum is one that I painted on as part of environmental education. I painted “tupa taka taka hapa, weka shule safi” yeah I know, it sounds like an African rap song. Translation: Put trash here, keep the school clean!

Thanks Michelle!

Recycling Picture of the Week: Some WSRA Awards

Bob O’Neal has sent us the pictures Dan Roloff was able to snap at the Awards Banquet.

“Attached are Dan’s pictures of the Award presentations to Bruce McCurdy, Food & Beverage Director at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Matthew Horwtitz, Director of Facilities, Planning and Operations at So. Seattle Community College.” - From Bob’s e-mail.

Both gentleman are posing with WSRA’s president Diana Perey.

Bob, thanks for sending us your pictures! If any of you other readers have any pictures from the conference that you’d like to share, please do send them in!