HomeMy WebLinkAboutRecycling-1988/1991 Winter Springs official: Businesses should recycle, too
By Elaine Bennett - Florida's fragile land, we will be up a creek 10 or
OF THE SENTINEL STAFF Recycling programs even five years from now."
State law requires the county to reduce the '
Many Central Florida counties and cities have be- amount of solid waste dumped at landfills by 30 per-
WINTER SPRINGS—Some companies have some gun curbside recycling programs that collect some cent by 1994.
type of independent recycling program, but no city- combination of newspapers, aluminum, glass and Sherry Newkirk,program coordinator for Seminole
wide program for businesses or multifamily housing plastic. Here is a quick guide to what is collected in County's recycling program, said a countywide recy-
complexes exists. your area. For more information, contact your city cling program for single-family homes has resulted
City Commissioner Paul Partyka would like to or county recycling coordinator. in a 3 percent reduction in solid waste taken to the
tiange that. • Unincorporated Seminole County: Newspa- landfill in the past year. It should be reduced even
He is working with Industrial Waste Services to pers, glass, aluminum, plastic milk cartons, juice more after Jan. 1 when the county's program to recy-
come up with a program to pick up aluminum cans, containers and water jugs only. cle yard waste goes into affect.
bottles, newspapers and other recyclable products • Altamonte Springs: Newspapers, glass, alu- Meanwhile, Newkirk said, some businesses in
from commercial and industrial businesses, as well minum, plastic milk cartons, juice containers and Seminole have initiated their own recycling pro-
as apartments and condominiums in the city. water jugs only. grams. While the extent of those programs isn't
"It might be feasibly impractical at this time for • Casselberry: Newspapers, glass, aluminum, known, a survey recently mailed to companies
each business to have recyclable products hauled plastic bottles and tin cans. throughout the county should reveal more about re-
away independently from garbage," Partyka said. • Lake Mary: Newspapers, glass, aluminum, cycling efforts.
"But, it definitely is something that needs to be plastic milk cartons, juice containers and water jugs The survey questions whether businesses are recy
done. Hopefully, we can come up with a program only, non-ferrous metals (no iron).
that will be feasible." • Longwood: Newspapers, glass, aluminum. cling, the method they use to dispose of recyclable
During a recent trip to New Jersey, Partyka no- • Oviedo: Newspapers, glass, aluminum. products and what type of recycling services would
ticed that owners of businesses and multifamily • Sanford: Newspapers, glass, aluminum. meet the needs of the company. The survey results
housing are just as involved in recycling as single- • Winter Springs: Newspapers, glass, alumi- should be released this month to help the county
family residents in Florida. num, plastic milk cartons, juice containers and wa form a commercial recycling program.
In Winter Springs, some businesses have designat- ter jugs only. Partyka said he wanted to create a commercial re- I
ed areas where employees can throw aluminum cans cycling program for businesses in Winter Springs in
and newspapers they take to recycling locations.Par- the near future.
tyka said more businesses should encourage recy- "We have an opportunity to take a pro-active ap-
ng and stress to employees the importance of tak- don't get involved in recycling," he said. "It is some- proach to recycling," he said. "There is no reason
g care of the environment. thing I would like to see encouraged in Winter why Winter Springs can't start such a program ahead
"I don't understand why more businesses here Springs. If we don't try to fix up what I consider of schedule."
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Dog show set $ .$ v - ; e.> v 0 3-s o Community
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WINTER SPRINGS- y `E. = 8._ v b= u °
The cif is 3 °F5 E. _.L _
"goto' to the dogs"-or more +� 2 n° y ` E m 3 °n E==
correctly-40 or 50 dogs are com- - .v S a e °u o ii m c
mg to the local civic center on Sun- 39 ` no -i u�+ the tls lcJn Wmnan . f'Iuh w�L
- a$, r, U £00 stags a lashuai.hum Dl spring styles v.day for what Mrs Sandy Guy calls °E m L c _ c"a _ -c v `ri= mmnn us. siartin at 4 30 a m in the
a Golden Retriever Fun Match. L P v s' r c` '+ v r; o = u`o g clubhouse on Nine Sr Provided by
The city resident,who lives at 41 rn .0 5SEa -• 'u p.1 the 3 Blind Mice n l Goldenrod, the
N Cortez Ave_is match chairman ' °3 0 u c c° colorful pamdc of lashroos will
of the event,sponsored by the Mid- 'a 3 3 `o E Fi g, ELI_ 5-4 2 3 ..
feature nuideI Betty l0 Math ieux,
Florida Golden Retriever Club, Allison Finis Ienelle Itome,Ruby
Starting at 8 a.m.the retriever en- Estes and Sands Kanisiras
tries,ranging from dog owners with M = - •• •.0 4. A salad Iunclmnn w ill he served at
just plain pets to professional 3 s;`'E i v c 'o E 5- o noon Prendent Wu h.0 a Shaftei
trainers, will compete in a confor- ti c et a -ann i, r 3 h o "0• e K reminds all pro spato c members
matron and obedience fun match. Y 5 0 3 L a,>A ry m w Q'$ E 3- thu will be the last luncheon meeting
Open to all five American Kennel C E - 'e c 25 A.y o tor them to fulfill requirement of at-
Club (AKC) breeds-golden, flat- E o,h 5 o ac °T... •' ` ' °e tending one Membership chairman
coated, Labrador, Chesapeake and '° " ' cv, gg s` o a m Home may be called at 365-3I g5 for
curly-coated-the all-day show = 5 ` o 5 e 25 E i a ' i3 >.m details
features different classes, all held =ta 4 E N CI ° 8 °8 3 y°. = r; a" Elie club allows non-profit organ-
outdoors Edgem at Sunshine Park, 400 N ° 0 - ° •o`2 2 r+c° • c 2 m v tzauom w use the clubhouse for their
Edgemon Ave. -0 9 E a.a. .`o 0 e A o V o T business meetings foci of charge
Day-of-match entries are$5, and n E V °' `d. „ w a „ o_ For information call Mary Henn at 22 additional entnes of the same dog are c c 2 C b- 0 3 ' �' y c c u �f° 365-6320
$1 50 Junior showmanship, with E D 5,8 E °ti ° w$a E Y. +++
the handler's abilities being judged The American Legion Post 243,
instead of the dog's appearance or 3 s o c c 3 on Broadway,whose members have
behavior, costs $:: ° = been busy erecting a shed to cover
A special invitational match
s c i.}�'U 3 ' _ n a,2' their barbecue stands,will initiate it
features champion entries or those p, - `E o C a d, g, v 0 on March 17 for their St Patrick's
dogs that have major wins toward /� v o A °' a dinner in honor of the ladies The
their championship, according to `v - >e mss >` m` A= m men will barbecue steaks, but the
Guy, who said she travels to shows CO ° yam•a -. 7=° 21,a m o women will each bring a covered
all over the country. For further in- 2 ? _ dish The 7 p m event will feature
formation, call her at 327-0499 O E E D 2 c�0 r c E i,r "wcann' of the green " Cmdr
p v 2;1A—294 = E—;c Wilbur Chancy reports that his wife
ifilek4' r` 'elks o.= _ . ' V I? has crocheted an elegant afghan
Pill O V 3 r E v s w which will be given away after the
The's' Rmioo u oo^z �' c ° $a c 5 meal
on = - n 3 S°_c 0 0° 5 5E The Garden Club will hold its next
c iN.. E `, g='- 3 >•- A. 5 e A° = 8 meeting Tuesday at 2 p m in the
r2 i ^ - ' n e i'+ a ri° 3 home of Mrs George Means, 441
• a i 2 °'' 905'-= m n ° m N Central Ave with her mother,ak
'�A1,^, Cr) `�_' A a. v v Mn Mae King,as busters The pro-
gram-, o 24 c v A 5 a ?c v c tut Eubanks and Mert Ward n the crea-
b'est of "
a v bon of fancy corsages for that special
.4Pedb c m E c (7" aL r m„3 occasion. Dessert will be served
- TN, i • °U-.1 _ `o-7 - 'o='.n u`m` € The VFW Post 10139 and aux-
_ A "' Lo -n E� 32 `c 4 chary will haul their trader to the Ag
a- $> 0' - n o-2 E 4 Center,5 Points,Sanford,Saturday,
E a v E u.00 c= e,- tor the giant Flea Market from 10
Voters association /♦�.y�L. is .J C' $ 2 tic E o= z n ?: a m to 5 p.m Cmdr Harley Jones
sets spring event /I� and auxiliary president Pat Snow
W will be in charge of ribs and chicken
CHULUOTA-The Southeast f� > E x m Q`-•• �_o 2) °= dinners as well as the pork and
Seminole Voters Association will �\ E$ c —3,�a >. ? chicken sandwiches They also will
host a"Sprang Fling"on Saturday, r�^/� - _ 0 7 9 3 .9 r be dispensing hot dogs and soft
March 19, from 9am l04 p.m at ts♦ F•g--a�• ,v`oLi . tit
drinks Proceeds will aid their com-
the Chuluota Fire House/Civic O ix O T 3 0= ' ='o _ yet moony and patriotic projects in the
Center on Seventh St. 2 2 5 m 3 ; •a E a E v i Oviedo area The 4-H'ers will hold
The event will be set up in flea 5 52 tO,2 r 2 m" a r a4 a car wash the same hours for their
market fashion and will feature C h tc s r = a L 1'S=.a varied needs
crafts, baked goods, plants and v m c n "h , = rr+
more For additional information, Z Z -g m >,=m m °n S m The Rotary Club voted to spend a
call 365-5249. C ? 0 c° E r °,c O ; >‘5, work day to sand the walls at the
N Oviedo Mini 3- ° _ ° ' <V P. Lawton House April 16 from 9 am
Storage x>'.°s o 5 w iia. is A m to noon,according to the president,
Ed Rummell