christine miller outagamie county recycling coordinator single-stream recycling in calumet county

Christine Miller

Outagamie County Recycling Coordinator

www.RecycleMoreOutagamie.org

Single-Stream Recyclingin Calumet County

Tri-County Recycling Facility

1419 Holland Rd Appleton, WI

Opened July of 2009• Brown Outagamie Winnebago service area:

65 communities/50,000 tons of material year

2012 added communities outside BOW area:•Western WI, Upper MI, Shawano Co, Calumet Co, Waupaca Co & others•Doubled annual tonnage and added a second shift

2014 added sorting stations, storage silos and a second baler, to accept more materials to recycle

“ADDED” Plastics in 2014

• Dairy Containers & Lids

•Produce, Bakery & Deli Containers

“New ” message

PLASTIC:ACCEPTAll Plastic Bottles & Containers: Soda, Water & Other Drink Bottles Food & Household Bottles, Jars & Jugs Dairy Containers & Lids Produce, Bakery & Deli Containers

DO NOT ACCEPTNo Plastic Bags, Wrap or FilmNo Motor Oil BottlesNo Styrofoam

GUIDELINES: Empty and rinse all bottles and containersRemove and discard all screw caps

“ADDED” Cartons in 2014

• Milk, Juice, Broth, Soup, Wine

“New ” messagePAPER:ACCEPTNewspapers & InsertsCardboard & Paperboard (cereal & cracker boxes)Junk Mail & Office PaperMilk, Juice & Soup CartonsPhonebooks, Books, Magazines & Catalogs

DO NOT ACCEPTNo Paper Contaminated by Food or GreaseNo TissueNo Gift Wrap GUIDELINES: Flatten and cut cardboard to no larger than 2’ X 2’Place shredded paper in paper bag, secure and label

“Nothing New”

METAL AND GLASS:ACCEPTAluminum Bottles & CansSteel, Tin & Bi-metal CansEmpty Aerosol Cans Food & Beverage Glass Bottles and Jars

DO NOT ACCEPTNo Aluminum Pans or FoilNo Empty Paint Cans

GUIDELINES: Empty and rinse all bottles and containersRemove and discard all screw caps 

“We Need YOUR Help to”Eliminate Plastic Bags!

• No recyclables IN plastic bags!• No bags of bags!• No bags!

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Put correct information on your websites and outreach

•Include cartons•Correct plastics message•No plastic bags message

“We need YOUR help to” educate

Questions?

www.RecycleMoreOutagamie.org

Remember:

Recycle More

Landfill Less

Chris.Miller@Outagamie.org

(920)968-5721