Recycling Jackson at Earth Day 2009

Recycling Jackson participated in the Jackson Outdoor Coalition's third Earth Day activities at Cascades this past weekend.

Despite the rain, we answered many questions and passed out lots of coloring books and bags for the kids.

Don't forget to plant the saplings we handed out - today's Earth Day!

Bad news: only pastics #1-2 accepted

Recycling Jackson received unfortunate news from Northwest Refuse: they're no longer accepting colored glass or plastics numbered #3-7.

"Due to circumstances beyond our control we are unable to locate a market and are therefore no longer able to accept the above items as recyclable materials," Northwest told us in a letter.

Now they're only accepting clear glass and plastics #1 and #2.

The recycled material market hasn't been kind to recyclers lately.

Northwest tells us that they're working on updating the drop-off site signage to reflect the changes. It was nice when we could say any type of plastic is acceptable for recycling; let's hope we get back to that soon.

Wired: 'Where Gadgets Go To Die'

Wired.com has a great photo essay about an electronics recycler in California - including piles of material (above) that gets reused.

The staggering thing is seeing those piles of electronics and realizing it's only the tip of the iceberg.

Wired also posted a manufacturer-specific "how to recycle e-waste" article on their How-To Wiki.