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City recycling information announced
Community waste dispos-
al has changed their recy-
cling pick-up dates effective
Jan. 7. Most people in the
city will notice any change
but for those of you who had
a separate recycling and
trash pick-up dates you will
It is just as hard to type as it collected, cleaned, and sort- generosity.
is to pronounce. ed before they are made into Please look for a listing of
Why should we be con- a wide variety of products, upcoming exciting environ-
cerned with these bottles? Recycled PET is made into mental events on the
Most people only use a few a the following things:
week. These containers rep-
resent the fastest growing
segment of beverage con-
tainer sales. They are used
Fleece for garments.
Polyester clothing.
Carpet.
CHAMPS Web site. The
next event is a recycling
round-up on March 2, 2002
at City Hall. There will be
Fiber filing for sleeping music, a soft drink taste test
for many types of beverages bags and coats. and a hotdog lunch. I look
Car parts. forward to seeing you there.
Industrial Strapping. Ineed volunteers to help me
New plastic containers. with various environmental
Nearly 60 percent of the programs and events. Please
PET recycled in the U.S. are contact me at 972-625-1756
made into polyester fiber. In ext. 262 if you can help.
will make it much easier for even using the shape of their 1999, 23.7 percent of all PET IESI, Integrated Environ-
citizens to participate in the bottle in advertisements bottles in the U.S. were col- mental Services Inc., is
recycling program. If there (like the coke bottle pictured lected for recycling. Let’s changing the schedule for
are any questions please call in many ads, especially at look at how much PET it holiday pick-up service.
972-392-9300. movie theater previews), takes to make some com- These changes will help
Let’s look at some of the Most of the PET bottles mon items. them provide better service
items that can be recycled, come in the following colors: 12 PET bottles yield to The Colony. Lets take a
We want your PET. No, not Clear-the most common enough fiber for an extra look at the new pick-up
the furry animal running at type of bottle; typically used large T-shirt schedule.
your feet. We want things for soft drinks, water, sports 12 PET bottles yield IESI observes the follow-
like iPET, which refers to drinks, juice, and milk. enough fiber for one square ing holidays. These are the
individual-sized PET bottles, Green - mostly used for foot of carpeting. days that no trash pick-up
those plastic beverage bot- soft drinks. 12 PET bottles yield service will be provided.
ties of 24 ounces or less. Blue - mostly used for enough fiber for fiberfill for
These bottles used by the water. a ski jacket.
millions everyday in Amber - usually used for Half of all polyester carpet
America are a vast resource beer. manufactured in the U.S. is
to be recycled and used PET is also used to pack- made from recycled plastic
again. These bottles are with age food, cleaning products, bottles.
the #1 code within the recy- beauty supplies, and other It takes 60 PET bottles to
cling symbol, along with the household items. Maybe you make a sweater.
letters PET or PETE. What use and discard more PET Just think about the mind-
does the PET or PETE stand bottles than you thought? boggling implications. Your
for? IT stands for the impos- So what happens to these shirt could be recycled plas- Monday affected routes are
sible to pronounce word bottles if I send them in for tic. The carpet you are stand- collected the following
polyethylene terephthalate, recycling? The bottles are ing on could be recycled. Tuesday. After that the rest
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including carbonated soft
drinks, water, sports drinks,
juice, milk, and even beer,
see a change. The recycling The bottles come in a wide
pick-up day will now match variety of shapes, sizes and
the trash pick-up day. This colors. Manufacturers are
Thursday pick-up will be on
Friday and Friday pick-up
will be on Saturday. The
same system applies no mat-
ter what day of the week the
holiday falls on. If the holi-
day is on one day the trash
service will be on the next
available day with the rest of
the week pick-ups being
pushed back one day. All
other services will remain
the same. Lets take a look at
some of the services provid-
ed by IESI.
completely dry.
NO:
No CONSTRUCTION or
REMODLING materials in
regular trash. These include
lumber, fence panels, bricks,
carpet, landscaping materi-
als, sinks, etc.
No car parts or swing
sets.
**** IESI will pickup
these materials for an extra
charge. Call (972)562-9844
for an estimate.
How To REACH Us
Editor
Raymond Diaz-
Holguin
972-538-2103
holguinr@dfwcn.com
Retail Advertising
Randy Battagler
972-538-2106
battaglerr@dfwcn.com
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
director
Marcia Ann Jowers
972-543-2212
jowersm@dfwcn.com
classifieds
972-422-7355
help-wanted
972-578-9675
legal advertising
972-543-2209
bishopd@dfwcn.com
weddings
972-543-2282
brides@dfwcn.com
obituaries
972-543-2282
obituary@dfwcn.com
Circulation
Nick Kagiorgis
972-538-2102
Publisher
Randy Battagler
972-538-2106
battaglerr@dfwcn.com
President
Banks Dishmon Jr.
972-543-2278
dishmonb@dfwcn.com
Mailing Address
DFW Community News
6700 Main St. Ste. 128
The Colony, Texas 75056
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Home delivery $20 per year. Mail sub-
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POSTMASTER
Send address changes to
THE COLONY COURIER-LEADER
1165 S. Stemmons -Ste. 100
Lewisville, Texas 75067
Know Your
Officials
House of Representatives
Representative Myra Crownover
District 64
Room E2.420, Capitol Extension
Austin, Texas 78701
512-463-0582
Representative Burt R. Solomons
District 65
Room E1.220, Capitol Extension
Austin, Texas 78701
512-463-0478
Representative Ken Marchant
District 99
Room 1W.03, Capitol Building
Austin, Texas 78701
512-463-0468
Senate
Senator Jane Nelson
Member: Education Committee
P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711
Home: 512-463-0109,
Fax: 512-463-0923
Senator Bill Ratliff
Chair: Senate Finance
Committee
P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 7871 1
512-463-0101
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HOLIDAY SCHEDULE:
New Years Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
If the holiday falls on a
BULKY ITEMS:
Large items such as furni-
ture and appliances are O.K.
Set item(s) beside tote on
your regular trash day. Mark
item clearly as “trash”
(Please limit to two bulkies
per pickup).
• Chloroflourocarbons
destroy the ozone layer!
Federal law dictates that
FREON must be removed
from refrigerators and A/C
units, with documentation
attached, by a certified tech-
nician before collection!
TREE LIMBS: Should be
no longer than four feet and
tied securely in bundles of
40 pounds or less (no loose
brush will be accepted).
ABSOLUTELY NO!!!!
Household Hazardous
Waste oil, gasoline,
antifreeze, car batteries, pool
or garden chemicals, sol-
vents, poisons, wet paint or
tires. Call your recycling
coordinator (972) 625-1756.
The jacket you wore to work of the routes are pushed
could be filled with recycled back one day. This means a
plastic. The car you went to Tuesday pick-up will be on
work in could have recycled Wednesday, Wednesday
plastics in it, and the soda pick-up will be on Thursday,
sitting next to you could be
REMEMBER:
Drain hot water heaters,
washing machines and dish-
washers.
Remove oil and gas from
lawn mowers.
Make sure paint cans are
TRASH TOTERS ARE
THE PROPERTY OF IESI,
AND SHOULD REMAIN AT
THE RESIDENCE IF YOU
MOVE!
For questions or problems
regarding residential trash
collection call IESI
Customer Service 972- 562-
9844
Please look for a listing of
upcoming exciting environ-
mental events on the
CHAMPS Web site. The
next event is a recycling
round-up on March 2at city
hall. There will be music, a
soft drink taste test and a
hotdog lunch. I look forward
to seeing you there. Ineed
volunteers to help me with
various environmental pro-
grams and events. Please
contact me at 972-625-1756,
ext. 262 if you can help.
in a recycled plastic bottle.
Recycling is a fact of life. It
produces a high-quality
product and it saves and con-
serves resources. These
type of everyday items when
recycled can make a world
of difference.
I would like to thank Mr.
Steve Yoder and the PAL
kids at The Colony High
School. These student volun-
teers helped to model fash-
ionable clothes made from
recycled PET plastic. The
show was a great deal of fun
and helped to spread the
message about the benefits
of recycling. It is concerned
students like these that help
to make a big difference.
I would also like to thank
all the generous people who
made my Valentine blood
drive a success.19 units of
blood were donated and a
number of lives were saved
through your caring and
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Six Flags
817-649-0110
Irving
972-570-1600
Redbird
214-330-0453
Mesquite
972-279-3636
Lewisville
972-221-9054
Mon.-Thurs. 10-8
Fri.-Sat. 10-6
Closed Sunday
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Rockwall County Democratic Party, Denton County Democratic Party, Dallas County Democratic Party
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Statewide Democratic Party Texas Style Bar-B-Q
Honoring Former Govenor Ann Richards
Saturday, March 2nd • Southfork Ranch
Molly Beth Malcom, Chairman TDP, Master of Ceremonies
9:00 AM Registration - Bailroom
Meet Democratic incumbents and candidates seeking local, state
and federal offices. Tony Sanchez, John Sharp, Ron Kirk,
Dan Morales and many others will be discussing
important issues facing our community.
Directions: Follow 1-75 Central Expressway into Plano & exit Parker Rd. East.
Follow 5.5 miles to FM 2651/Murphy Rd. & turn right.
Southfork Ranch is on the SE corner of this intersection.
For more information contact Jeff Graham, Collin County Democratic
Chairman at 972-489-7279 or Pete Pena , event manager at
972-578-1483. Call with names and number of attendees.
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