Recycling in Maumelle

Maumelle provides the community two ways to recycle with CURBSIDE RECYCLING and DROP OFF RECYCLING. A progressive recycling program is the best way to deal with over-burdened landfills, protect the environment, and reduce cost. By taking part in the city’s recycling program, you have the opportunity to help ensure a healthy future for your community. Recycling is one of the best ways you can protect the environment. Recycling saves our natural resources, keeps reusable items out of our landfills, and provides the materials needed to make recycled products.

DROP OFF RECYCLING:

The city’s drop off recycling facility is located at 423 Hyman Drive. The “remodeled” Maumelle Recycling Drop Off Collection Center and Transfer Station opened in December 2010. Our Household Chemical Recycling Trailer opened on May 6, 2011. We are now bailing our cardboard, aluminum cans and plastics which saves time and money by cutting down our “hauling times”. Please have patience with us as we work out the “kinks”.

Our end goal is to provide the residents of Maumelle a better and more efficient Transfer Station. When dropping off your recyclables at the collection center, please keep in mind that in order to be cost effective for the city and to generate the most revenue to offset expenses while continuing to keep unnecessary waste out of the landfill, items must be sorted. You may find it easier to sort at home prior to drop off or you are always welcome to sort here on site. Please use the guide below to aide in correct placement of you recyclable items. Signs are also on the containers.

ACCEPTABLE RECYCLING ITEMS FOR DROP OFF AT THE MAUMELLE RECYCLING COLLECTION CENTER:
423 Hyman Drive

Mixed Paper, Cardboard, Aluminum Products, Metal Food and Beverage Containers, Glass Food and Beverage Containers (Bottles and Jars), Plastic Bottles, Jugs, Electronics, andHousehold Hazardous Waste

MIXED PAPER: DISPOSE OF IN BROWN CONTAINER MARKED R1

ACCEPTED EXAMPLES			EXAMPLES
	Books – paperback and hard cover		No paper towels, facial tissues, napkins
	Colored paper		No cigarette packs
	Greeting cards, postcards, card stock		No candy wrappers
	Mail, envelopes (windows okay)		No waxed or plastic coated paper
	Magazines, catalogs		No needles, razor blades, syringes
	Newspapers, advertisements, inserts
	Paper bags		No newspapers in plastic bags
	Phone books
	Shredded paper (place shredded paper in a paper bag within the brown container)
	Wrapping paper (no foil)
ALUMINUM : DISPOSE OF IN GRAY 5 YARD HOPPER EXAMPLES NOT ACCEPTED Cans, pie pans -foil only Hint: If in doubt, use a refrigerator magnet. If the magnet sticks, it is not aluminum Other aluminum products such as car parts, wire, ties, scrap metal, knives, aluminum trays, siding, pots ALUMINUM: DISPOSE OF IN GRAY 5 YARD HOPPER (FLATTEN BOXES TO MAXIMIZE SPACE)
ACCEPTED
EXAMPLES
	Boxes with windows
	Cereal and cake boxes (throw away plastic or wax liners in the blue refuse cart)
	Gift boxes
	Milk cartons, juice boxes
	Pizza and frozen food boxes
	Shoe boxes
	Toilet paper and paper towel rolls
	Toothpaste and tissue boxes
	Wax-coated boxes/containers (frozen food, Chinese)
TIN & GLASS: DISPOSE OF IN BROWN CONTAINER MARKED R2 (TIN MUST BE RINSED, NO NEED TO REMOVE LABELS) (GLASS MUST BE RINSED, NO NEED TO REMOVE LABELS, REMOVE METAL LIDS AND PLACE SEPARATELY IN BROWN COLLECTION CONTAINER)
ACCEPTED			NOT ACCEPTED
EXAMPLES
	Aerosol cans		No scrap metal
	Metal lids		No paint cans
	Pet food cans		No aluminum siding
	Soup and vegetable cans		No pots and pans
	Tins from cookies and popcorn		No metal furniture
	Clear and colored glass		No Propane Tanks
PLASTICS: DISPOSE OF IN BROWN CONTAINER MARKED R3 (LIDS ACCEPTABLE, MUST BE RINSED, NO NEED TO REMOVE LABELS)
ACCEPTED EXAMPLES			NOT ACCEPTED
	Cleaner containers (window, toilet, etc.)		No automotive fluid bottles,oil, antifreeze, brake fluid*
	Detergent and bleach containers		No pesticide containers*
	Milk/water jugs		No Styrofoam No PVC pipe, rubber tubing
	Syrup bottles		No vinyl siding
	Soda/juice bottles		No flexible water hosing
	Sunscreen/medicine bottles		No food containers (clear, clear top/brown bottom, clear top/Styrofoam bottom, or clam shell food containers usually for take-out food and fruits/vegetables)
	Salad dressing bottles
	Shampoo bottles
			We do not accept round plastic containers like yogurt or margarine tubs or plastic bags. *Containers that are empty can be placed in the blue refuse cart.

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CURBSIDE RECYCLING:

The city’s recycle truck collects newspapers, aluminum cans and plastic bottles only. Public Works will furnish the recycling bin (upon request) and a calendar of scheduled collection days. The bin should be placed curbside prior to 7:00 a.m. for pickup. If you will put newspaper on bottom with cans & bottles on top it saves time for the driver to ensure prompt collection. You can help make sure that Maumelle's recycling program remains successful by putting only accepted recyclables into your recycling bin

The City of Maumelle is proud to announce the implementation of an enhanced curbside recycling program. The recycling program will be expanded to include plastic bottles in addition to the aluminum cans and newspapers it currently accepts. The enhanced Curbside Recycling begins November 15, 2011.

WE ARE ADDING THE FOLLOWING PLASTIC BOTTLES TO OUR CURBSIDE COLLECTION PROGRAM.
Plastic Bottles-Number 1 Plastics -- PET or PETE (polyethylene terephthalate)

Found In: Soft drinks, water and beer bottles; mouthwash bottles; peanut butter containers; salad dressing and vegetable oil containers;

Recycled Into: Polar fleece, fiber, tote bags, furniture, carpet, paneling, straps, (occasionally) new containers It poses low risk of leaching breakdown products. Recycling rates remain relatively low (around 20 percent), though the material is in high demand by manufacturers.
Plastic Bottles- Number 2 Plastics -- HDPE (high density polyethylene)

Found In: Milk jugs, juice bottles; bleach

Recycled Into: Laundry detergent bottles, oil bottles, pens, recycling containers, floor tile, drainage pipe, lumber, benches, doghouses, picnic tables, fencing.

HDPE carries low risk of leaching and is readily recyclable into many goods.

WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED AT CURBSIDE?

1. Newspaper - Please remove paper from plastic bag before placing in recycle bin. The bags are not recyclable with the newspaper but, they can be recycled with the plastic shopping bags at your local grocery store or Wal-Mart
2. Plastic Bottles- (No Motor Oil containers.) Food containers such as cooking oil and salad dressing; personal care products such as shampoo or lotion; cleaning products such as window cleaner, laundry detergent, floor cleaner; and of course, soda, milk and water bottles.
3. Aluminum Cans- We do ask that all containers be rinsed. For those concerned with using excess water, also a solution to rinsing is to add containers to your dish washing machine during your next load - No extra water expended.
   
   The following guidelines will help you to understand what can and cannot be recycle curbside:

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT CURBSIDE RECYCLING

Why is glass not one of the items collected in the program?

Employee safety (avoiding injury) and contamination issues (breakage within the collection vehicles can cause glass shards to end up in the other materials, which may cause rejection of loads). Historically, glass has only been the smallest amount of recyclables collected, and there has been a significant decline in the last few years, as many bottlers have turned to plastic. Also, the glass markets have been and continue to be depressed, so economics are a factor.

What materials are picked up at the curb?

The materials picked up in the curbside program are as follows: Newspaper, Aluminum cans, and Plastics Bottles #1 & #2 go into the BLUE BIN. All plastic bottles- (bottles are containers that have an opening smaller than the base)—and only bottles—will be collected for recycling. Remember, other kinds of plastic items will not be collected.

I already recycle at the drop-off locations, why do I have to recycle at the curb?

The program was established to divert more recyclables from the solid waste stream. We do appreciate those who take the time to recycle and use the county drop-off locations.

Plastic bottles are one of the recyclable items that we really don't want people to put into landfills. Plastic lasts forever -- it'll last a lifetime in a landfill and just take up space there. That's one of the primary reasons that we want them recycled. It's also an item that, once it is recycled, the way the process works, it goes through the system and its ground up -- like mulched up. Then it's sterilized, cleaned, turned into pellets, and then it is made into brand-new plastic bottles. Most of the plastic bottles that you drink your water or sodas from come from recycled material. So it's just very important to do this recycling with the plastic bottles. It's an easy item to handle. They don't take up a lot of space in your recycling bins at your house, and one of the easiest things to do is squeeze them together and put the cap back on it.

ANY PLASTIC BOTTLE THAT HAS A 'NECK'--A TOP OPENING--THAT IS SMALLER THAN THE BASE IS RECYCLABLE CURBSIDE. “CHECK THE NECK”

Examples include:

pop bottles
milk jugs
shampoo
bleach bottles
detergent
bubble bath bottles

Exceptions:

Motor Oil bottles*
Pesticide containers* * Put empty containers in the trash

THE FOLLOWING PLASTICS CAN NOT BE RECYCLED IN CITY OF MAUMELLE’S CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM.

Plastic bags
Plastic coffee cans
Wide-mouth plastic tubs (see photo)
Plastic trays
Plastic toys
Packaging peanuts
Poison or pesticide bottles Used motor oil bottles** Put empty bottles in trash.

Partially full bottles can be disposed of at your household hazardous waste disposal facility.

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ELECTRONICS RECYCLING:

Electronics are to be placed on the pallet next to the green electronic trailer. There is a limit of 5 computers per person. Commercial copiers are not accepted.

Items accepted are: Computers, Copiers, Monitors, Televisions, Cell phones, Micro Wave ovens, DVD players, VCR’s, Printers, Stereos, radios and Fax Machines.

HOURS OF OPERATION:

Monday- Thursday 7:00am – 3:30pm
Friday 7:00am-5:30pm
Saturday 10:00am- 3:30pm .

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RECYCLING SPECIAL EVENTS:

Grinding of the Greens

Recycle your Christmas tree! Trees may be placed curbside for collection during the month of January on your regular yard waste pick-up day. Please remove all lights, tinsel, etc.
For more information, call 501-851-2888.

Reminder: All holiday boxes and wrapping paper (except foil-lined) can be recycled at the transfer station at 423 Hyman Drive, Maumelle.

Electronics Recycling Day –bi annually usually in April and October
The Electronics Recycling Event is sponsored by the Pulaski County Regional Waste Reduction. The 2011 event will be held on Oct 7-8 free to County residents. Items accepted: computer monitors, keyboards, mice, CPUs, etc. (all things that plug into a computer), televisions, cell phones, etc. Items may be brought to the Verizon Arena, North Little Rock from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 501-340-8790.

Earth Day
Earth Day is a worldwide celebration of the earth we live in, how we relate to it and to other creatures. The first Earth Day was held April 22, 1970 and has now grown to become one of the largest environmental events in history. Other things you can do to celebrate Earth Day:

• Reduce what you use
• Conserve energy
• Buy items made from recycled materials
• Walk to work, carpool or use the bus
• Keep your vehicle well maintained
• Put litter where it belongs — not on the roadside
• Compost your food scraps and yard waste
• Conserve water
• Build a habitat for wildlife in your yard
• Use a cloth bag when you go shopping
• Don't buy disposable items
• Start a recycling program at your office or home
• Start a composting program at your school
• Begin a reuse program at your office

America Recycles Day America Recycles Day is a national celebration set each year at November 15 to remind us that recycling and buying recycled goods is of utmost importance. Many events are scheduled throughout the state and nation on this day. In addition, many prizes are awarded to those who make a commitment to recycle or buy recycled products. To show your support and pledge, please go to www.americarecyclesday.org.

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