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<br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />June 7, 2012 <br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />SUMMER READING FOR ALL AGES: DREAM BIG AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />INTERNAL ZERO WASTE EFFORT UNDERWAY <br />WASTEWATER RECEIVES RECOGNITION FOR SHARP CERTIFICATION <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Summer Reading for All Ages: Dream Big at Eugene Public Library <br />Summer Reading helps kids keep their reading skills up while school’s out. This year’s Summer Reading theme at the <br />Eugene Public Library is “Dream Big” – and all ages are welcome to join in the fun. <br /> <br />Children, teens, and adults can visit any Eugene Public Library location – Downtown, <br />Sheldon, or Bethel - to sign up and pick up a calendar of free events. <br /> <br />At sign-up, kids and teens each get a free book, courtesy of the Friends of the Library. <br />Each time they visit the Library, children can also enter a raffle for family passes to City <br />of Eugene pools or local museums. <br /> <br />Adults get a coupon for a free coffee from Novella Cafe or $1.00 off a purchase at <br />Second Hand Prose Book Store, both located at the Downtown Library, plus a tote bag <br />and themed booklists. Adults and teens are invited to enter free raffles for gift certificates <br />by writing book reviews on the Library website. <br /> <br />A full summer of exciting events for all ages will include hands-on arts and writing workshops, live music, author talks, <br />storytelling, comedy, and the annual Teddy Bear Picnic. For more information, visit www.eugene-or.gov/library or call <br />the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450. <br /> <br />Internal Zero Waste Effort Underway <br />As a longtime leader in recycling and sustainability, the City of Eugene is joining a growing number of municipalities <br />and businesses that are implementing zero waste programs. The goal of Eugene’s zero waste efforts is to keep 90 <br />percent of the waste created by City operations out of the landfill by 2020. <br /> <br />Eugene’s internal Zero Waste program kicked off this <br />spring and the organization is already seeing benefits. City <br />staff and Sanipac have conducted waste audits across <br />numerous City facilities including downtown offices, the <br />Roosevelt Yard, and a variety of fire stations. The audits <br />help identify ways to improve existing recycling or add new <br />services that will reduce the amount of material going to <br />the landfill. <br /> <br />Each location has an internal recycling coordinator, who is <br />working with fellow employees to find waste reduction and <br />recycling solutions that reflect the business needs of the <br />site. Additionally, Sanipac is tracking and reporting the <br />amount of waste being hauled from each site to help <br />measure success. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />June 7, 2012 <br />