Return-Path: Received: from k.gp.cs.cmu.edu by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa22875; 26 Jun 91 14:36:38 EDT To: bovik@CS.CMU.EDU Subject: fwd: recycling in Pittsburgh Date: Wed, 26 Jun 91 14:36:32 EDT Message-ID: <22873.677961392@K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU> From: Guide to Living in PGH Dear Dr. Bovik, As you know, I've been revising my guide for the community. Due to page count restrictions, I need to condense most of the information that goes into the Guide. (We're already up to 208 pages, 48 pages more than the last edition.) This message and the next one were written for the recycling section of the Guide; I thought it appropriate to send you a copy before I edited it down for the Guide. Cordially, Mr. C.S. Guide ------- Forwarded Message Return-Path: Received: from vega.fac.cs.cmu.edu by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa22295; 26 Jun 91 13:25:57 EDT Received: from vega.fac.cs.cmu.edu by VEGA.FAC.CS.CMU.EDU id aa02015; 26 Jun 91 13:25:19 EDT To: CMU-CS.Guide.to.Living.in.Pgh@K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU cc: cant+@VEGA.FAC.CS.CMU.EDU Subject: The recycling section of the guide In-reply-to: Your message of Fri, 21 Jun 91 15:51:51 -0400. Date: Wed, 26 Jun 91 13:25:16 EDT Message-ID: <2013.677957116@VEGA.FAC.CS.CMU.EDU> From: Rebecca.Cantrell@VEGA.FAC.CS.CMU.EDU Mark, I have completed the recycling center of the guide and will be mailing it to you in two separate sections. I wrote one section about recycling in the city of Pittsburgh and a section about recycling in the CS department. I got my info. for the Pittsburgh section from a booklet that I saved from the Post-Gazette last fall. I also called the "Mayor's Hotline for Recycling, please hold" line to confirm everything. I also called "Citizens for Recycling in Pennsylvania." They had some good information about recycling hazardous materials (like oil, paint and turpentine) which I included, even though it might not strictly fit the topic of recycling (since it's more on the disposal end). I got my info. for the CS recycling section from the recycle@cs and the recycling@andrew people. The andrew people didn't have anything useful to say, but I can forward you their mail if you'd like to make sure. I was fairly detailed about what goes into which paper stream, which made the section a little longer than may be ideal. Feel free to shorten it if you think it necessary. Both documents were written using scribe. If you have any problems or questions, please send me mail. Thanks. Becky Here's the recycling in Pittsburgh doc: - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- @MajorHeading(Recycling in Pittsburgh) By September of 1991 the City of Pittsburgh will have instituted curbside recycling for the entire city. What this means to you: you will have to separate your garbage into recyclables and non-recyclables. On garbage collection day just put your recyclables, in a blue plastic bag, on the curb with your regular garbage. @b(What is recyclable?) The City of Pittsburgh recycles the following items: @begin(itemize) glass: green, clear and brown or amber glass. You do not need to remove the labels, but you should remove the lids and discard them with your regular garbage. cans: aluminum, bimetal and steel cans. You do not need to remove the labels. No aerosol, chemical or paint cans are accepted. plastic: soft drink bottles, milk jugs, water jugs, laundry detergent and fabric softener bottles, and the containers for dishwashing detergents and household cleaners. You do not need to remove the labels, but you should remove the lids and discard them with your regular garbage. @end(itemize) @b(Where do I get blue bags to put this stuff in?) You can buy blue plastic bags for recycling at almost any grocery store. Most grocery stores, however, will pack your groceries in blue plastic bags that you can then reuse for your recyclables. Don't use blue bags to hold regular garbage. The garbage collectors may not pick them up if you do. @MajorHeading(What about other recyclables?) @b(Newsprint and other paper) @b(Newsprint) Although the City of Pittsburgh does not recycle newsprint (i.e., newspaper), there is one recycling center in the Pittsburgh area that accepts it. Unfortunately, they only accept newsprint when they have an order to fill, so it is best to call ahead. They only accept black and white newspaper, so be sure to sort out any glossy ads or colored newsprint. Atlas Waste Paper Corporation South 24 & Wharton Pittsburgh, PA 15203 431-5329 @b(Other paper) The School of Computer Science has its own program for recycling paper. See the section entitled @i(Recycling in the School of Computer Science) for more information. @b(Where do I drop off oil or other hazardous materials?) You should not discard oil or other hazardous materials (such as batteries, paint, turpentine, etc.) in your regular garbage. These materials need to be disposed of carefully. If you need to know where to drop off oil, call the OIL HotLine at 800-346-4242. If you need to know where to drop off any other hazardous materials, call the Center for Hazardous Materials Research at (412) 826-5320. @Majorheading(Who should I call if I have any questions?) If you have any questions about what can be recycled in your area, or what to do with waste that is clearly recyclable but is not included in the City's plan, you should first call the Mayor's Center for Recycling at (412) 255-2621 during normal business hours. If you can not reach them of they can not answer your question, call the Group for Recycling in Pennsylvania, Inc. at (412) 661-4447. ------- End of Forwarded Message