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A MESSAGE FROM THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION ADVISORY BOARD life in the 21st century is hectic, but reducing waste is one way to simplify your life. Recycling is one of the enets of waste reduction, but there are other actions that are equally important that also contribute to less waste, less cost, and less hassle in your life. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, in 1998 each one of us generated an estimated 4.46 pounds of waste per day. By comparison, residents in European countries generated an estimated 2-3 pounds of waste per day. We could eliminate about one-half of our waste by following these simple guidelines: Reduce - Choose less wasteful products with no, minimal, or recyclable packaging Reuse -Reuse products or find a new use for them Recycle - Choose products and packaging that can be recycled into new products Buy Recycled-Buy products made from recycled materials What can you do? • Reduce your direct mail, by getting off mailing lists. Fill out an Unwanted Mail Kit at www.conservationcenter.org or www.eco-cycle.org, or call those companies whose information you do not want to receive and ask them to remove your address from future mailings. (It will take about 6-8 weeks.) • Take reusable bags with you when you shop. Most stores offer a small dividend for reusing bags. • Take your own coffee mug to the coffee shop and work. Less waste, hot drinks! • Buy products in bulk and pack them into smaller reusable containers for lunches, etc. • Compost your food and garden wastes. Compost will add much needed nutrients to your soil and conserve water! Call 303-441-3278 for a free brochure. • Leave your clippings on the lawn. Grass clippings are mainly water and nitrogen. • Reuse envelopes. Kraft envelopes can't be recycled, but are sturdy and can be reused over and over. • Donate used building materials to ReSource Used Building Materials or buy reused for your next building project. Donate used clothing and other items to nonprofit organizations. • Take your extra paint and other household products to the Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Center for reuse or recycling. Call 303-441-4800 for hours and additional information. • Recycle! Call your trash hauler to find out more about recycling services available. Take recyclables to the Glen Huey Recycling Drop-Off Center located at Highway 42 and Pine Street. • Buy toilet tissue, paper towels, tissues, copy paper, and greeting cards made with recycled content. CITY RECEIVES FUNDING FOR NEW RECYCLING CONTAINERS e City of Louisville has received funding from the Boulder County Resource Conservation Division that will allow the City to provide more recycling containers for residents in City parks. "We anticipate that the impact of placing a large number of new recycling bins in the parks will encourage park visitors to become accustomed to, and to begin seeking out, recycling opportunities," said Deputy City Manager Julie Boyd. The City applied for the funding as a part of its 2003 goal to increase citywide recycling. The placement of the recycling bins for commingled containers in City parks will allow park users to dispose of trash and recyclable containers separately. The recyclables, collected by the City's Land Management staff at the same time that they empty trash containers, will be sent to the Boulder County Recycling Center. The bins will match existing bins, which have proven to be well utilized and are easily recognizable to the public. The bins will be purchased and installed before the summer 2003 summer park season. Without this supplemental funding, the project would have not have been accomplished with such expedience and perhaps would have taken one to two years to complete. The $5,000 provides enough money for the City to add recycling containers at ten areas that currently either have no recycling facilities or very small ones. They include the following parks: Memory Square, Cottonwood, Pirates, Annette Brand, Heritage,Joe Carnival, Keith Helart, and Meadows, as well as Miner's Field and the Sports Complex. For more information, please contact Julie Boyd at 303-335-4531. Spring 2003 3