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Plastic Bottle Caps
Aveda found that a majority of plastic bottle caps do not get recycled today. Rumpke does not recycle
your caps. Often these caps end up as litter or trash and migrate into our rivers and oceans. Birds and
other marine creatures mistake them for food with tragic results. The magnitude of this pollution
problem is devastating to our oceans and wildlife. The program accepts caps that are rigid
polypropylene plastic, sometimes noted with a 5 in the chasing arrows recycling symbol. This includes
caps that twist on with a threaded neck such as caps on shampoo, water, soda, milk and other
beverage bottles, flip top caps on tubes and food product bottles (such as ketchup and mayonnaise),
laundry detergents and some jar lids such as peanut butter. Excluded from collection are
pharmaceutical lids and non rigid lids such as yogurt lids, tub lids (margarine, cottage cheese), and
screw on lids that are not rigid. Please do not include any metal lids or plastic pumps or sprayers.
Join the Recycle Caps with Aveda campaign and feel great knowing that your plastic caps will be
repurposed into new packaging and kept from entering our waterways and harming wildlife. Please
contact [email protected] or call 1-877-Aveda09 for more information and to find a salon near
you.
Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs
Take your used compact fluorescent bulbs to any Home Depot stores for safe processing.
Locations in Butler County: Fairfield Township – 6562 Winford (off Princeton Rd.) or
West Chester Township – 7749 Dudley Dr.
You can also take your CFL bulbs to the IKEA store located at 9500 IKEA Way, West Chester,
OH 45069.
Household Batteries
Recycle your household C, D, AA, AAA, 9-volt, lithium ion, and rechargeable batteries.
Battery drop-off points are located at:
The Home Depot – Fairfield and West Chester Townships
Lane Public Libraries – Hamilton, Fairfield, Oxford
Butler County Government Services Center – 315 High St., Hamilton
Butler County Administrative Building – 130 High St., Hamilton
IKEA - 9500 IKEA Way, West Chester, OH 45069
Butler County 2010 Recycling Collection Programs
(513) 887-3653 or visit www.butlercountyrecycles.org
Curbside Freon Appliance Collection/ Television and Computers:
Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off:
Waste Tire Recycling Event:
Service will resume in April
Service will resume in June
Next event in Fall 2010
Hangers and Dry Cleaning Bags
Dry cleaners love getting those hangers back. Kroger accepts the dry cleaning plastic bags or you can
tie one end to make a garbage bag.
Used Motor Oil Most “quick change” shops will recycle used motor oil at no charge.
Electronics - Computers - Servers - Monitors - Keyboards- Mice - Speakers - Printers / Faxes Copiers all sizes - Cell Phones - Scanners - UPS & Battery Backup Systems. DVD Players CD and
DVD Media - Floppy Disks - All Phone Equipment - All stereo equipment - Cameras - Camcorders - All
Palm equipment Video Game Systems - Video Games. These can all be dropped off at: St. Vincent
DePaul Thrift Store, 9864 Reading Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45241 website: www.ohiodropoff.com
From the Green Committee of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
•Save an average of $90 a year by shutting down a home computer every night.
Also, shut it down if you don't expect to use it for the next two hours. Turn off the monitor if the lag is
going to be at least 20 minutes. Don’t forget your cable box and TV at night. Going on vacation,
unplug as many appliances as you can.
•Make sure your dishwasher and clothes washer and dryer are full before using them. The
aforementioned major appliances consume large amounts of energy, so reduce their use as much as
possible by only running them with full loads. Also, using cold water can save up to 80 percent of the
energy required to wash clothes.
•Consider becoming a shoe-free household. Contaminants are tracked into homes on the soles of
shoes. Clever designs for shoe storage near the front door can keep entries clutter-free and indoor
air cleaner at the same time. You will not have to vacuum as much or have your carpet cleaned as
often.
•Farmer’s market. Help out the farmers, the community and yourself by buying locally grown
produce. West Chester has a great Farmer’s Market. www.westchestersfarmersmarket.com
located at 9285 Centre Pointe Drive. Check the website for a schedule. When buying produce at the
store, read your labels and pick the apple grown in your state instead of the banana grown in another
country.
•Old News is Good News. Don’t buy packing material. Have a package to send? Avoid the
expense and waste of bubble wrap. Instead, reach for yesterday's newspaper as packing material. It
might seem old fashioned, but what was good for grandma is still good for you.
•Save Money and Miles. Put on your thinking cap next time you plan errands and schedule them
together on a miles-saving route. By strategically combining errands and avoiding unplanned trips to
the store, you'll save gas and make your wallet a little fatter. Plus, you'll be spewing less pollution into
the air from your car.
•Opt for reusable containers for lunches whenever possible. You have a one-time investment on
the containers that can save you a boatload – throwaway baggies and individually packaged lunch
items (like juice boxes and applesauce cups) are much more expensive than if you filled up reusable
containers at home with juice, fruit, and a sandwich. And that means less goes to the landfill too.
•Save water and money on your bill. Put washers on leaky faucets and turn off water when
brushing your teeth.
•Super Sun Savings. Open those blinds and curtains and turn off the lights. Sunlight is free ... and
completely renewable. You'll save on electricity. And sunshine is better for your body. The sun's rays
are just the right brightness and spectrum to give you more energy, better regulate your sleep
patterns, and improve your mood. Sun equals smiles.
•Cut down on fuel usage. Try walking to places instead of taking your car. If that is not possible,
consider carpooling, or taking public transportation systems, such as buses or trains when you can.
The less fumes in the air the better for all of us.
•Use a canvas bag that can be used over and over again when you go grocery shopping. Do
not accept the plastic or paper bags that the store offers. If you have to, please reuse the bag or take
it back to the store next time. Kroger, Biggs and Meijer recycle plastic bags. Look for the bin as you
enter the store.
•Plant a tree in your backyard. It seems simple, but just one tree can offset tons of carbon over its
lifetime. If planted appropriately, it also will provide shade on a sunny day, perhaps reducing the use
of energy for air-conditioning in buildings and homes.
•Start a community garden or help out in one. St. John’s needs volunteers for our community
garden to benefit Reach Out Lakota.
•Remember to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle! When printing something use both sides of the paper
like we did! Also, when you are done with this, pass it along to a friend!
From the Green Committee of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church