
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, May 10, 1993                   TAG: 9305100318
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: NF-3   EDITION: METRO 
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HERE'S HOW YOU CAN GO ABOUT RECYCLING

Here is a list of what Cycle Systems will accept. Remember to follow these three rules as you recycle: Clean, dry and separate.

Mixed paper - Magazines, notebooks and stationery; scrap and computer paper; product packaging like cereal boxes and paper egg cartons.

Newsprint - Don't throw your NewsFun away - recycle it! It will be turned into more newsprint, insulation, packaging materials and roofing materials.

Corrugated cardboard - This is a heavy two-layered cardboard with a ribbed section in the middle. Plastic- or tar-coated cardboard is not acceptable.

Glass - Wash your glass garbage before recycling and toss it into the bin based on the glass's color. Acceptable are beverage and food containers; not acceptable are mirrors, ceramic products, clay pots, crystal, light bulbs, window glass, heat-resistant ovenware and drinking glasses.

Plastics - Take a look at the bottom of your plastic products. There should be a number inside a triangle that tells you where to recycle it. Cycle Systems accepts No. 1 (clear plastic, such as 2-liter beverage bottles) and No. 2 plastics (natural plastics, such as milk jugs and orange juice bottles).

Metals - Steel and bimetal cans (used largely for food and beverage containers); aluminum (for cans, aluminum foil, lawn furniture); copper and brass (some door knobs, most plumbing fixtures); lead (used largely in batteries); stainless steel/nickel (some sinks, kitchen cooktops and utensils); and scrap iron (bicycles, automobiles, trains).

by CNB