Conscious Recycling - Take action NOW and FORWARD this email to ALL your friends in Miami-Dade!
Recycling in single-family homes, duplexes and tri-plexes Global warming is real, is happening now, and poses a serious threat to the world’s future. But what can we do to help reduce global warming other than blaming and talking about it? One simple and immediate action we can take is to recycle more. We can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide per year by recycling half of our household waste.
Miami-Dade County's waste reduction and recycling programs have been designed to reduce waste generation and maximize recyclable material recovery. Collection is provided to single-family homes, duplexes, tri-plexes and some cluster homes in unincorporated Miami-Dade County and the cities of Aventura, Biscayne Park, El Portal, Florida City, Medley, Miami Beach, Miami Springs, North Bay Village, Opa-Locka, Pinecrest, South Miami, Sunny Isles, Surfside, Sweetwater, West Miami and Virginia Gardens.
ACTION: Requesting recycling bins for participating homes is now easy. Fill out the form you’ll find by opening the link below and submit! http://www.miamidade.gov/dswm/bin.asp
(active links see at the bottom of page)
Or simply call 305-633-3100 to request bins. Bins will be delivered within 21 business days.
If your municipality is not part of the County's curbside recycling program, you may want to contact the municipality directly to ask about their residential recycling program. A listing of phone numbers is provided below.
Bal Harbour Village 305-866-4633 Bay Harbour islands 305-866-6241 Coral Gables 305-460-5301 Golden Beach 305-932-0744 Hialeah 305-687-2625 Hialeah Gardens 305-558-4114 Homestead 305-247-6223 Indian Creek 305-865-4121 Key Biscayne 305-365-5511 Miami 311 (operator will take request, ask for confirmation #) Miami Shores 305-795-2210 North Miami 305-949-7125 North Miami Beach 305-948-2904
Once you have received the bins, check this link below to learn what goes in each bin: http://www.miamidade.gov/dswm/curbside_recycling.asp Recycling in apartments and condominiums There are over 10,000 apartment and condominium buildings in Miami-Dade County. The Department of Solid Waste Management estimates that each year, these multi-family establishments produce 700,000 tons of solid waste -- just under 25% of the total waste generated in the County.
To maximize the amount of waste that is diverted from disposal, Miami-Dade County has a law which requires all rental property owners and condominium associations to provide recycling programs.
ACTION: If you live in apartments and condominiums please ask your rental property owner and condominium association whether they have recycling programs in place, and if not, “encourage” them to do so.
For more information, please visit: http://www.miamidade.gov/dswm/apartments_condos.asp http://www.greenermiami.com/greenermiami/condo-recycling-in-miami-.html Recycling in businesses Commercial establishments in Miami-Dade County produce an estimated 1.7 million tons of solid waste annually -- more than 50% of the total waste generated countywide. Managing this waste stream through recycling and waste reduction is good for South Florida's environment, but it also makes good business sense. Evaluating how your company is producing waste can uncover organizational inefficiencies -- some of which may be costly. Further, an environmentally responsive approach to managing solid waste can enhance your company's image. But, if these reasons aren't convincing enough, you should know that commercial recycling is also required by law.
One of the companies that have implemented a successful recycling program is Publix.
ACTION: For more information on Publix’s recycling program, please contact its Miami Recycling Center at 305.652.241, ext 2937 and ask for Jose Diez. Publix welcomes anyone interested to visit its Miami Recycling Center located at Miami Gardens Drive, 100 NE 183rd Street, Miami FL, 33179. You can learn how the recycling process works, watch relevant videos and learn best practices.
Another company is Office Depot who has launched a waste reduction & recycling program at their corporate headquarters that targets more than 80% of the waste stream.
For more information about Office Depot successful program, please visit: http://www.officedepot.com/recycle
For information on how to get started with your Business Recycling program, you can visit: http://www.miamidade.gov/dswm/business_recycling.asp
Sebastian Aroca Conscious Recycling Action Team Note: The content of this email campaign will be presented in a similar format at schools and universities of Miami-Dade so students can learn in greater depth about this issue and be given the opportunity to bring a flyer home to share it with their parents so these can take action at their homes and businesses as well. More information about recycling and ways in which you can get involved will be posted soon on a Web page being created on MySpace.com. Please let us know through the "Contact Reply Form" link below if you would like us to send you more specific information about recycling for your news articles or blogs!
