Onslow County - NC Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources

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Pnckagiulg "peanutd9: Most UPS stores will acsupt the foam pcanutr: dnd r store near you via 800-788-4613. Reducing waste, reusing materials and products, and recycling are some of the most powerful ways individuals, households and busi- nesses can protect the environment. Here's why you should get involved: Saving natural resources: Keusing discarded products and using recycled materials to make - new products reduces the use of virgin materials, which olkn involves harvesting trees and mining he earth. Eve11 beuer, "source reducing" waste or avoiding the generation of discards in the first place saves the most resources of all. -.$+,,.;. ;>>< 7 ,: 7,.F+ . r,: container in the back .>.L&vsi:zb;.y+ ei,r6i , c;?: ,.- z,,.., *,4.:-.- ,: ,*:5-F h.e.2z 2 ::,.:;.~.~:.~;ig-z;L;c!~f+2F~E~~~~; .,, . c- :..---.
Ncwspapcr, Aluminum Cans, Metal Cans: Put all this in your hin or rccyclc it at thc convcnicncc ccntcr Aluminum can-also he collected for a school or civic group fundraiser - for a listing of aluininum rccyclcrs that will pay you to rccyclc it call (91 0) 455-4470 x 401 or look up nirtal recyclers in your phone hook for current lisiting. - Aluminum has heen I>anncd from all NC landfills and must he recycled l>y law. Keep Onslow Beautiful Oyster Shells: L,ocal Scafood Markcts \\rill acccpt oystcrs and tlicsc drop off locations: Grant's Oyster FTousc, Siicads Fcn-y. Hainmnocks Bcach SP in Swansboro, and Sturgeon City in Jacksonville Oystcrshclls arc rccyclcd hy fishcrmcn and NC Division of Marine Fishcrics. Call your local seafood market to find out if they recycle oystershells. Oystershells arc the pref~rrcd substrate for creating new oysters. Oystershells will he banned from all NC landfills as of 2009. Paint: Chcck out Earth91 1 .or-& for I current listing of paint swap shops in cnstern NC. Paper, Cardboarcl, Cereal Boxes, Junk Mail, toilet paper rolls, etc Toss a11 this in your recycle hin or recycle it at the convenience centers. This includes all types of papcr and all types of cardhnard boxes, ctc. river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river. -ROSS Pcrot Plastic Bags: Rccyclc plastic hags at your local groccry inarkct. Tlicrc is a bin locatcd at thc cntrancc of Food Lion, Lowcs Foods, Harris Tcctcr, and othcr groccry storcs. TO reducc the need for oil. try paper instead of plastic, but don't forget to recycle the paper bags as well. Plastic Containers: Toss tlicsc in your l>in or rccyclc at thc conrcnicncc ccntcr. All plastic hottlcs with a neck siiiallcr than tlic hottom (hcvcragc hottlcs, laundry hottlcs, soap hottlcs, ctc. will not be allowed in the landfill as of 2009. This means it will he against the law to thro~v away a plastic Imttlc in NC. This mcans you will ha\,c to rccyclc this matcrial as wcll as othcrs that arc inandatcd in NC. Mission To engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments We teach citizens about the environment, environmental laws, environmental quality, and how to protect the environment. We also encourage environmental stewardship and we create programs to encourage recycling and waste reduction goals. .
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