RE: [greenyes] Trash the Holidays

["Reindl, John" <Reindl@no.address>]

Oops !

I made a mistake in my previous my previous numbers; they were only for the
west side of town.

Here are the total for all of the city:

	Month		Tons
 
 	Jan		3,495
 	Feb		2,736
 	March		3,248
 	April		3,585
 	May		4,151
 	June		3,574
 	July		3,716
 	Aug		4,492
 	Sept		3,394
 	Oct		3,802
 	Nov		3,699
 	Dec		3,293
 
As before, December is the third lowest month of generation, and August and
May are the highest. 

Sorry about the error.

John Reindl

> 
> While the reduction of consumption is at the top of the 
> hierarchy, and the
> tips for waste reduction are wonderful, I question the 
> blanket statement of
> the statistic that "Americans throw away 25% more trash during the
> Thanksgiving to New Year's holiday period than at any other 
> time of year".
> 
> I have been in the solid waste field for over 30 years, and 
> the data that I
> have seen from communities in my area over that time 
> contradict this number.
> 
> As an example, in my own town of Madison, with a population 
> of some 200,000,
> here are the data for solid waste for 2001:
> 
> 	Month		Tons
> 
> 	Jan		1,650
> 	Feb		1,291
> 	March		1,496
> 	April		1,601
> 	May		1,929
> 	June		1,669
> 	July		1,740
> 	Aug		2,157
> 	Sept		1,593
> 	Oct		1,754
> 	Nov		1,714
> 	Dec		1,542
> 
> As seen, the highest months are August and May. The month of 
> December is our
> third lowest month for waste generation, and January is only 
> a bit higher.
> 
> Years ago, the summer months were even higher with respect to 
> other months,
> before there was the composting of grass clippings and the 
> recycling of
> beverage containers. 
> 
> John Reindl, Recycling Manager
> Dane County, WI 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Karen.Hales@no.address [mailto:Karen.Hales@no.address]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 1:46 PM
> > To: p2assist@no.address; checcalert@no.address;
> > greenyes@no.address
> > Cc: bnwilliams@no.address
> > Subject: [greenyes] Trash the Holidays
> > 
> > 
> > Did you know that Americans throw away 25% more trash during the
> > 
> > Thanksgiving to New Year's holiday period than any other time 
> > of year? 
> > 
> > This
> > 
> > amounts to 25 million tons of garbage, or about 1 million 
> extra tons 
> > 
> > per
> > 
> > week. Get the word out on ways to help trim the trash while 
> trimming 
> > 
> > the
> > 
> > tree. A few simple things you can do to reduce waste this holiday 
> > 
> > season:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 1. Give gifts that are what friends and family really want or need.
> > 
> > 2. Gift certificates or a donation to a favorite charity make great 
> > 
> > gifts
> > 
> > as well.
> > 
> > 3. Homemade food or something you’ve made yourself from 
> reused items 
> > 
> > are
> > 
> > always great ideas.
> > 
> > 4. Instead of wrapping gifts for the kids, hide the presents, 
> > and turn 
> > 
> > it
> > 
> > into a treasure hunt.
> > 
> > 5. Send holiday e-greetings to family, friends and business 
> > associates 
> > 
> > who
> > 
> > are on-line.
> > 
> > 6. Wrap the gift in a gift: put cookies in a flower pot or 
> > hide jewelry 
> > 
> > in
> > 
> > a new pair of gloves.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > This tip was sponsored by the 2004 CRA Conference - Staying on Track
> > 
> > Revving Up Recycling.  To find out more about the conference , to 
> > 
> > register,
> > 
> > or learn about the annual awards or sponsorship 
> opportunities, visit 
> > 
> > our
> > 
> > Web site at www.cra-recycle.org.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ______________________________
> > 
> > Karen Hales
> > 
> > Recycling/Solid Waste Specialist
> > 
> > TOWN of CARY
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 919-462-3873 voice
> > 
> > 919-469-4304 fax
> > 
> > karen.hales@no.address
> > 
> > http://www.townofcary.org
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > "Make everyday America Recycles Day!"
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  Please Note
> > Email addresses for everyone at the Town of Cary are now:
> > first name <dot> last name at townofcary <dot> org.
> > For example: John.Staffer@no.address
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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