Thank you Laura Rogers!
Males ages 18-35 Littering is a complex behavior, and it can be difficult to get that behavior to change Target younger pre-teens and high school students
Everyone
Thatcher Residents: Twice weekly curbside garbage pick up Recycling: Large Blue Recycling bins placed throughout the town for residents to place co-mingled recyclables in.
Twice weekly curbside pickup: 1 Residential Trash 1 Co-mingled Recyclables Once weekly curbside bulk pickup (up to 4 c.y.) Once monthly free dump Landfill Hours: Extended Saturday Hours for everyone 8:30a-2:30p Monday-Friday 7:30a-4:00p
Vista Recycling Residential Trash Pickup (Call them Directly) 1. Klondyke station - open daily 2. Artesia site is open 8 days/month 3. San Jose station 5 days/month 4. Ashurst station 4 days/month 5. Landfill
Vista Recycling - curbside pickup of trash Recycling- In negotiation with Metal Mite Recycling to provide recycling opportunities for the residents of Pima.
LANDFILL TONNAGES June 2017 634, 23% 2%0% 500, 18% 2,716 Tons 344, 13% 995, 37% 199, 7% Total City of Safford Refuge Carriers - 500 Tons Total Vista Recycling Refuge Carriers - 995 Tons Total Town of Thatcher Refuge Carriers - 199 Tons Residential Waste Private -344 Tons Commercial Waste Private -634 Tons Tires - 43 Tons Dead Animals - 1 Tons
JOIN THE TEAM! SEACAB Southeaster Arizona Clean and Beautiful Town of Thatcher Town of Pima City of Safford Graham County USFS BLM Vista Recycling Local First Arizona
We have to Recycle and take care of our planet!
DATE TONNAGE POUNDS VOLUNTEERS May 2013 34 68,000 65 October 2013 70 140,000 365 April 2014 38 76,000 225 October 2014 39 78,880 112 March 2016* 14 28,000 55 October 2016 20 40,000 310 April 2017* 27 53,660 18 TO DATE 274 548,840 1,448+ * E-Waste; Home Depot and Landfill
Juristiction Loads Tonnage Thatcher 151 75 Pima 86 37 County 491 188 Safford 315 134 TOTAL 1,043 434
Metal Mite Recycling 5900 W. Safford/Bryce Rd (928) 965-7879 Accepting at this time Aluminum cans All metal Appliances washer, dryers, freezers, refrigerators AC units, coolers Copper #1, #2 and insulated copper wire All types of aluminum and insulated aluminum wire Brass and Bronze Clear Plastic Bottles Any other type of Steel products Automobile Batteries Automobiles with notarized titles Cardboard (recycling ONLY not paying for it) Pricing varies Subject to change anytime. Call for current prices.
Vista Recycling 114 West 8th Street, Safford, AZ (928) 428-0830 Accepting at this time Aluminum Cans Aluminum dirty and/or painted Copper #1, #2 and insulted copper wire Automobile batteries and catalytic converters Cardboard (recycling ONLY not paying for it) NO PAPER, PLASTIC, METAL OR STEEL Pricing varies Subject to change anytime. Call for current prices.
Graham County Rehabilitation Center (928) 428-7968 Thrift Store 502 West Main Street, Safford, AZ Recycling Center 755 South 7th Avenue, Safford, AZ Accepting at this time Documents for secure shredding Old clothing and items to make rags Donations of clean clothing and household items for the thrift store. As of August 31, 2015, GCRC no longer accepts these recyclables PLASTIC, PAPER AND CARDBOARD
A citizen can text grahamtip to 50911 and type the message they want to submit
You begin with the future of our community and environment Our youth!
Activities and Resources for Teaching our Kids K-8
The Quest for Less is designed for teachers in grades K-8 Can be incorporated into existing curricula Create special week-long units on the environment and solid waste Hands-on lessons and activities Enrichment and ideas Educational tools related reducing waste Focus includes math, science, art, social studies, language arts, and health. Lessons encourage students to utilize skills ranging from reading and writing to problem solving and analytical thinking
To stimulate young people to think critically To help young people understand the connections among the use of natural resources and the effects of their decisions on the environment. To introduce and explain behaviors that conserve resources, reduce environmental impacts To help students understand the concept of personal responsibility toward the environment and to inspire them to make a positive environmental impact in their home, school, and community. To make solid waste education interesting, fun, and an integral part of environmental education.
Exposing youth to education about littering, recycling, reusing, reducing Parents component could be activities that youth engage with families at home Clubs Assemblies and classroom presentations
Laura Rogers Graham County Health Department HAPI - Health in Arizona Policy Initiative, Manager Make a Difference Committee lrogers@graham.az.gov 928-792-5368