WEIGHTS & MEASURES
194 vehicles brought 4,560 pounds (2.28 tons) of paper for shredding (which the Shimar Recycling shredding company bailed and shipped to a Georgia Pacific toilet paper manufacturing plant in southern Georgia).
EMBEDDED ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FROM THIS COLLECTIONRecycling 4,500 pounds of paper had the additional estimated associated (embedded) effects of saving 41 trees, 912 gallons of oil, 7.2 cubic yards of landfill space, 9,600 kilowatts of energy and 27,840 gallons of water, and represents 240 pounds less of air pollution!
ORGANIZING CREDITS:
The FHA and the Fearrington GREEN SCENE partnered again this year to organize and conduct this event. We express special appreciation to:
- Fearrington residents Amy and Phil Ghiloni and her company ReMax/United of Southern Village
- The FHA Board of Directors
- Maggie Tunstall, Chairperson of the event for the FHA
- Jason Welsch, Chairperson of the event for the GREEN SCENE
Most importantly, the almost 200 residents who brought their recyclables to the event; and the following VOLUNTEERS who worked at the event -- Maggie Tunstall, Amy & Phil Ghiloni, Gene Rogers, Bil Rosenfeld, Stewart Priddy, Pam Bailey, Jon Darling, and Jason Welsch.
PARTICIPATING SERVICE PROVIDERS:
We also appreciate the good work performed by the crew from Shimar Recycling, Inc. of Durham, the Chatham County Sheriff's Department in collecting 36.2 pounds* of no longer wanted or expired medicines for proper disposal (compared to 13.2 pounds last year), and Leon Hooker and his crew from United Fire & Safety Equipment Co. in Goldsboro for inspecting, refilling and servicing expired fire extinguishers, or selling 40 new extinguishers, and answering questions about extinguishers.
Lt. Jessica Norton reported that the total weight of medicines collected by the Sheriff's Department for proper disposal throughout the County at this event was their second highest one-day collection since January first.
This was a great community event for which we all offer thanks to everyone listed above.
The NEXT 3-in-1 Recycling Event will be the Annual Fall event on
Saturday, October 16, 2021.
