A couple weeks ago, I wrote about the successes and failures of California recycling efforts in public places. The resulting conclusion was that Oregon is doing pretty good. This week I would like to share with you a shining example of how to provide recycling in a public area right here in Oregon!
This past weekend while on an excursion with old friends on the on the Oregon Coast, my family stayed at Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State
Park just outside Florence, Oregon. Nestled in the Oregon Dunes and surrounded by Sitka spruce and rhododendrons, the park is a jewel in the State Park Department’s offerings.
As on any camping trip, waste abounded. We had to deal with food waste, water waste, bottles, cans, plastic, paper, metal, glass, and cardboard. Of course with the “Recycle Guy” in their campsite, my friends and family had no choice but to do the right thing.
Even if the Recycle Guy had not been around, the folks at Honeyman made recycling a breeze! There were a dozen co-mingled recycle carts at the entrance of the park. These bins allowed campers an opportunity to recycle all paper, plastic bottles, cardboard, and cans. A partnership with the local hauler makes this possible. In Lace County, where Honeyman is located, co-mingle recycling is the norm and is picked up by all waste haulers. Although, mixed plastics are not recyclable as they are here in Douglas County thanks to our very own Sunrise Enterprises.
In addition to the co-mingle bins, there were plenty of bins for glass, used propane canisters, used motor oil, and a dumpster specifically for cardboard.
I was very pleased that we could keep our garbage to a minimum and offer KUDOS to the staff at Honeyman and the administrators of the Oregon Park’s Department for entering the 21st century and offering such a great program. Hopefully, this system will find its way into other parks around the state.
Don’t forget! Reduce, reuse, and recycle to “Trash Douglas County Less!!”
For more information on recycling in Douglas County visit us online at www.RecyclePower.org.
This past weekend while on an excursion with old friends on the on the Oregon Coast, my family stayed at Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State
Park just outside Florence, Oregon. Nestled in the Oregon Dunes and surrounded by Sitka spruce and rhododendrons, the park is a jewel in the State Park Department’s offerings.As on any camping trip, waste abounded. We had to deal with food waste, water waste, bottles, cans, plastic, paper, metal, glass, and cardboard. Of course with the “Recycle Guy” in their campsite, my friends and family had no choice but to do the right thing.
Even if the Recycle Guy had not been around, the folks at Honeyman made recycling a breeze! There were a dozen co-mingled recycle carts at the entrance of the park. These bins allowed campers an opportunity to recycle all paper, plastic bottles, cardboard, and cans. A partnership with the local hauler makes this possible. In Lace County, where Honeyman is located, co-mingle recycling is the norm and is picked up by all waste haulers. Although, mixed plastics are not recyclable as they are here in Douglas County thanks to our very own Sunrise Enterprises.
In addition to the co-mingle bins, there were plenty of bins for glass, used propane canisters, used motor oil, and a dumpster specifically for cardboard.
I was very pleased that we could keep our garbage to a minimum and offer KUDOS to the staff at Honeyman and the administrators of the Oregon Park’s Department for entering the 21st century and offering such a great program. Hopefully, this system will find its way into other parks around the state.
Don’t forget! Reduce, reuse, and recycle to “Trash Douglas County Less!!”
For more information on recycling in Douglas County visit us online at www.RecyclePower.org.
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