Many thanks to many residents and volunteers who participated in the 2016 Annual Fall 3-in-1 Community Recycling Event held in the parking lot of The Gathering Place between 9:00am and Noon on Saturday, October 15, 2016.
As you can see from the weights and measures table, this was another very successful fall recycling event.
Recycling one ton of paper:
- Saves 4,100 kWh of energy
- Saves 9 barrels (380 gallons) of oil
- Saves 54 million Btu's of energy
- Saves 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space
- Saves 60 pounds of air pollutants being released
- Saves 7,000 gallons of water
- Saves 17 trees
We express special appreciation to Debbie DiSabatino, who originated the "Community 3-in-1 Recycling Community Event" concept in 2011; FHA Health, Safety & Security and the Fearrington Green Scene, who partnered to organize this year's spring and fall events; the many residents who brought their recyclables to the event; and to the following volunteers who planned and/or worked the event:
Dr. Annemarie Riether (Nominee for 2016-2018 FHA Board / Health Safety & Security); Jason Welsch (Chair of the GREEN SCENE), Ken Benjamin (2016 FHA President), Debbie DiSabatino (for coffee service), Barbara Harris, Tom Hauck (co-ordinator of the fire extinguisher component), Carol Kurtz (2016 FHA Director/The Gathering Place), Jerry Redden, and Jan Wilson. We also appreciate the support of the Chatham County Sheriff's Department in collecting the recycled expired medicines for proper disposal.
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| (Left) Sheriff's Deputy Jonathan Hensley & Dr. Annemarie Riether, HSS Director at Prescription Medicine Recycling Drop-Off (Right) Residents during fire extinguisher training class. |
