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frequencyofservicerequiredforallbins.Theprojectalsodiverted92%ofallconstruction <br />debrisduringthephaseofconstructionactivitiesof1,600residentialunitsand425,000SF <br />ofFormoreinformation,contactCatherineTyrrell,EnvironmentalAffairsDirector, <br />PlayaVista,.12555WestJeffersonBoulevard,Suite300,LosAngeles,CA90066,310-822-0074, <br />CTyrrell@PlayaVista.com <br />SanDiegoWildAnimalParkwww.sandiegozoo.org <br />SanDiegoWildAnimalPark,SanDiego,California,workstopreserveendangeredplants <br />andanimalsandtheirhabitats.Theparkreducesuseofnaturalresourcesderivedfromwild <br />areassuchastrees,minedoreandwater.Staffpracticeswiseuseofsupplies,recycling <br />containersandpaperproducts,andcomposthugeamountsoforganicwastes.Parkvisitors <br />areencouragedtouserecyclingcontainerslocatedthroughoutthefacility.Wastedisposedat <br />representsonly4%ofthePark?swastestreamandsavesover$1millionannuallyin <br />tippingandhaulingfees.Source:TargetZeroCanadaathttp://www.targetzerocanada.org/. <br />YostPrinter&Lithographers,Monrovia,CA <br />Yostprinterswasfoundedin1932andhasalwaysminimizedwaste.DarrellYost,thecompany?s <br />owner,saysreuseandrecyclingisaprintingbusinesstraditionthatsavesmoney.Asaresult, <br />thecompanyrecyclesallofitspaperscraps,trimmings,andprintingspoilage;separatesits <br />newspaper,bottlesandcansfordonationtoalocalchurch;anddonates81/2x11sized <br />trimmingscraptochurches,schools,andPackingcartonsfromvendorsarereused <br />in-houseandthecompanyencouragestheirrepeatcustomerstoreturntheircartonsforreuse. <br />Thecompanyalsoreusescraftpaperpackagingfromreceivedshipmentstocushiontheir <br />ownproductduringpacking.Palletsareeitherreturnedtopapersuppliersorreusedinhouse. <br />Aluminumprintingplatesarealsorecycled.Theonlyitemsleftinthetrashareoddsandends <br />likeusedpackingtape,windowenvelopes,conveniencestorecupsandother <br />items.YostPrintershasbeenarepeatrecipientoftheCaliforniaWasteReductionAwards <br />Program(WRAP)awards.InSeptember2002,thecompanywillmergewithTheProcessors, <br />anotherprogressiveprintingshop,whereDarrellsaysthereuseandrecyclingtraditionwill <br />continue.Formoreinformationcontact:DarrellYost,132EastLemonAvenue,Monrovia,CA <br />91017.Telephone:626-359-5325. <br />BatteryCouncilInternationalwww.batterycouncil.org <br />BatteryCouncilInternational(BCI)reportedintheJune19,2000editionofWasteNewsthat <br />theaverageannualrecyclingratefortheleadinlead-acidbatteriesisnow94.6percent.The <br />lead-acidbatteryindustryhasbeenrecyclingitsproductsformorethan70years,andtoday <br />operatesaninfrastructureofretailersandserviceprovidersthatcollectspentbatteriesfrom <br />customers.Thesametrucksthatdelivernewbatteriespickupthespentbatteriesfordelivery <br />tosecondaryleadsmelters.Consumer,commercialandindustrialusersturninspentbatteries <br />forrecyclingwhentheybuynewbatteries.Theleadandplasticfromspentbatteriesisusedto <br />producenewbatteries.Therecoveredsulfuricacidelectrolytealsocanbeusedasnewproduct, <br />orneutralized.BCIisaassociationthatconductseducationcampaigns.BCIhas <br />draftedmodelrecyclinglawsthathavebeenadoptedby37states,whichprohibitdisposaland <br /> <br />