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Recycling saves both energy and material resources. A recent study conducted by the Technical University of Denmark and the Danish Topic Centre found that, in 83% of the cases they investigated, recycling was the most efficient way to get rid of rubbish. Some materials are more efficient to recycle than others. To produce a product out of recycled aluminum, for example, uses only about 5% of the energy that it costs to produce the same product from new aluminum, making aluminum one of the most recyclable materials. Paper, on the other hand, uses about 60% of the energy required to create a new product-definitely not as good as aluminum, but still a big reduction in cost. Recycling can result in the reduction of new material that must be used. In the case of paper, that means harvesting fewer trees.

What do those numbers mean? Plastic recyclables are usually labeled with a number from one through seven. These numbers simply refer to the type of plastic used. Unfortunately, some recycling locations only accept certain types of plastics.. For a full list of the different types of plastic and what they are used for, you can visit this website: www.nsf.org/consumer/recycling/index.asp

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According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US only recycles about 32.5% of its waste. But there is plenty of room for optimism, as the EPA also reports that this is almost twice what it was 15 years ago! Printed and distributed by the

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Tri-cities Recycling Resources

Tri-Cities Recycling Locations City of Prescott Transfer Station 2800 Sundog Ranch Road, Prescott. 928-771-1116 www.cityofprescott.net/services/trash/ • Cardboard • Aluminum • Newspaper (beverage cans and • Magazines household scrap) • Metal • Plastics • Junk mail (1 and 2, no bags) • Office paper • Styrofoam • Glass • Motor Oil

Patriot Disposal 2651 N Industrial Way, Prescott Valley. 928-775-9000 $4/Month Curbside Pick-Up Service for Prescott Valley and Chino Valley. www.patriotdisposal.com • Cardboard • Aluminum • Newspaper (beverage cans and • Magazines household scrap) • Metal • Plastics • Junk mail (1 and 2, no bags) • Office paper • Styrofoam

Waste Management Recycling Drop-Off Center 2600 Lake Valley Road, Prescott Valley. 877-980-2220 • Plastics (1 and 2) • Paper • Aluminum and • Plastic bags steel cans • Brown paper bags • Cardboard • Phone books

Albertson’s, Fry’s, Safeway, and Bashas’ • Plastic shopping bags

United Disposal Pickup service for Chino Valley/Paulden. 928-636-5203 www.uniteddisposal.com $4 / month for Pick-Up Service • Plastic • Paper • Aluminum

Mattera Enterprises Recycling Drop-Off Center www.merecycling.net 2600 Lake Valley Road, Prescott Valley. 928-541-9345 Will buy your: • Aluminum • Extruded aluminum • Copper and Stainless steel • Brass Will also accept: • Cardboard • Newspaper • Office paper • Plastics (1-7)

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Scrap metal Ink/toner cartridges E-waste scrap Glass

Office Supply Stores Call specific stores for their program, some accept: • Cell phones • NiCad batteries • Compact disks • Recharcheable batteries • Floppy disks • InkJet cartridges • Electronics (MP3 players, PDAs, pagers, wireless devices)

Habitat for Humanity 1061 Commerce, Prescott. 928-445-8003 • Good household items and • Aluminum cans building materials for reuse

Stepping Stones Thrift

Yavapai Metal Recycling 740 Henrickson Rd., Dewey. 928- 632-5205 Will purchase metals, including: • Aluminum • Brass • Radiators • Electric motors • Some wires • Stainless steel

7465 E 1st St, Prescott Valley. 928-772-8717 Will take donations ofmiscellaneous re-sellable items • Ink cartridges • Cell phones • Computer equipment

Salvation Army Kuhles Services 219 East Navajo Drive, Prescott. 928-445-1064 • Most metals • Radiators • Some wires • Some non-reusable appliances

Wal-Mart Tire and Lube Centers • Plastic bags

• Used motor oil

• Used oil filters

Lions Club Drop-off Bins Visit www.prescottsunriselions.org for a list of locations • Magazines • Computer paper • Newspapers

237 South Montezuma, Prescott. 928-778-0150 Will take donations of miscellaneous reusable items.

Disabled Veterans Thrift Center 730 North 5th Street, Prescott. 928-445-8618 Will take donations of misc. reusable items. Also offers pick-up service (call for details).

Goodwill 319 North Lee Boulevard, Prescott. 928-708-0286 Will take donations of miscellaneous, reusable items.

The UPS Store 303 East Gurley Street, Prescott. 928-445-0099 1042 Willow Creek Road, Prescott. 928-445-4560 7760 Highway 69, Ste C5, Prescott Valley 928-772-0000 • Plastic peanuts and bubble wrap in good condition.

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