In the United States, less than 35 percent of households and 10 percent of businesses recycle regularly. These numbers indicate only a small improvement in participation in the past 15 years, despite billions of dollars invested in awareness campaigns, standardized recycling labels, increased opportunities for recycling and improved sorting techniques. Increasing participation in the U.S. to 75 percent would have an equivalent environmental impact to removing 50 million cars from roadways each year, add 1.5 million jobs to the economy and further protection of natural resources.
The city of Hot Springs offers the Earth Angel Recycling Program curbside collection service. Earth Angel bins are free and curbside collection takes place every other week. Materials acceptable for curbside collection includes aluminum cans, phone books, newspaper, corrugated cardboard and plastic bottles with necks smaller than their base.
Join with neighbors and start recycling today. To receive an Earth Angel Recycling Program bin or to find more information about recycling in Hot Springs, contact Solid Waste at 321-6911.
Last week, Earth Angels of Hot Springs recycled: 89 pounds, aluminum cans; 5,193 pounds, newspaper; 656 pounds, corrugated cardboard; 665 pounds, plastics; 20,280 pounds, yard waste. A total of 13.44 tons of recyclable materials were kept out of the landfill.
Collection schedule
Today: Hobson/Plain.
Tuesday: Quail Creek/Lotus Loop.
Wednesday: James/Millcreek.
Thursday: Park Avenue Magnolia/Circle Drive.
June 3: Oaklawn Park/Pine Meadows.
June 4: Whittington/Quapaw-Prospect.
Information provided by the Hot Springs Solid Waste Department.
Society on 05/27/2016