October 2006

North Buckhead Newsletter

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle -- continued

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Q:  Is there a good web site (other than the Dreamsan site, www.dreamsan.com) I could access to learn more about reducing, reusing, recycling, and the environment in general?
A:  Check out www.earth911.com - it is very helpful.  Another informative site is www.kssnfb.org (click on "recycling" when you access the site).
Q:  I have too many things to recycle--the newspapers take up all the space in the black recycling bin, and then there is no place to put cans, bottles, old telephone books, etc.  What can I do?

  1. At our house, we fill the black recycling bin with bottles, cans, and the like.  We then fill up paper bags with newspapers, waste paper, etc., write "RECYCLE" on them, and put them on top of the bin.  We have also put such things in corrugated cardboard boxes with "RECYCLE" on them; Dreamsan has taken the contents and left the box.
Q:  I saw the Dreamsan truck "grinding" up all the things I put in the black recycling bin: newspapers, cans, glass and everything were being mixed together.  Are they simply throwing away our recycling with the rest of the trash?
A:  There is an apparent change in procedure from

Links to articles in this Newsletter in HTML:

Page 1 - Fall Fling: Sunday, Oct. 29 / Membership Status Report
Page 2 - Membership Status Report
Page 3 - Membership Status Report / Roswell Wieuca Center
Page 4 - “Buc” shuttle system survives funding crisis
Page 5 - Traffic Update – Construction along Old Ivy Road
Page 6 - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Part 2
Page 7 - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle — continued / Park work day
Page 8 - Sidewalks: A status report
Page 9 - NPU-B report / Land Use/Zoning report / Richardson leaves board
Page 10 - Profile: A friend in Watershed Management, Ade Abon
Page 11 - Profile: Ade Abon — continued
Page 12 - City of Atlanta problems? Who do I call?
Page 13 - Peachtree Transformation / New to North Buckhead? / Stop sign enforcement / Smith exceeds expectations / Holiday tree sale reminder
Page 14 - Area businesses support NBCA
Page 15 - Clean it up! / Join NBCA’s e-mail list