New Video Highlights Use of Recycling and Solid Waste Center
Thomas Hoebbel Photography and Video has produced a new video that demonstrates the many ways the Recycling and Solid Waste Center can be used to dispose of trash and drop off recyclable materials. View the short tutorial on Recycle Tompkin's YouTube channel along with other "How to.." videos related to curbside recycling collection, food scraps recycling drop spots and food waste prevention.
New Curbside Recycling Guidelines and Schedule
The 2017-18 Tompkins County Curbside Recycling Guidelines
brochure, including the schedule for bi-weekly collection, can
Printed copies have been distributed to all municipal offices as well as many other locations, including Wegmans, Tops, P & C Fresh, Trumansburg Shur-Save and Dryden Food Market. They are also available at the Recycling and Materials Management office and the public drop-off of the Recycling and Solid Waste Center.
CRT Volunteers Needed for Summer Events
Tompkins CRT needs volunteers to help with recycling and composting efforts at local festivals this summer, including the Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance and the Downtown Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival. CRT volunteers keep a watchful eye over compost, recycling, and trash stations to promote recycling and composting and prevent waste and contamination. Interested in volunteering? Contact TompkinsCRT@gmail.com
Dish Truck: You Can Be a Part of the Solution
Read the latest news about the Dish Truck project, which aims to replace disposable plates, cups, and utensils with reusable, durable serviceware that is washed on-site. The project offers volunteering opportunities for those who are interested.
Read the recent article in Tompkins Weekly here.
Friendship Donations Network Fights Food Waste
The local Friendship Donations Network (FDN) rescues fresh, nutritious food that would otherwise be thrown away from stores and farms and redistributes it to those in need. It provides food donations to hunger relief programs that serve more than 2,000 people a week, and diverts over 1,000 pounds of good food from being wasted every day.
Learn more here.
Become a Tompkins County ReBusiness Partner
Join the hundreds of local businesses and organizations who are saving money, conserving energy and diverting resources from the landfill. Make a commitment to the 4Rs - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rebuy - and call our team today for your free Waste Assessment
We worked with some of our ReBusiness Partners to create a short video promoting the program. The video demonstrates how easy it is to participate in a waste assessment or reassessment and highlights some of the successes of existing partners. Special thanks to: Cayuga Medical Center, Renovus Solar, Waffle Frolic, and Thomas Hoebbel Photography.
Online Reuse Directory Highlights Secondhand Shopping
Check out Get Your Greenback Tompkins' Reuse Store directory!
Secondhand shopping provides quality goods at reasonable prices, with most of your money staying in the local economy.
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