By Cindy Pitts Gilbert Buford Weekly Illustrated April 10, 2016
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There are a large groups of students and adults who
volunteer each year for this community event.
High School students interested in community service events and a group
of Fire Explorers help to direct traffic and keep everything running smoothly.
The fire explorers are all students from age 14-18 who spend every
Thursday evening learning drills and learning what it is like to be a fire
fighter here in Gwinnett.
I spent some extra time meeting the vendor's this year and
learning what they do with the recycling.
The old sneakers are separated into two groups one group are those that
are just slightly used and can be given to those who need shoes. The shoes that
are no longer wearable are ground up and turned into playground material. The paint donated must be at least 25% full
and usable. They take the paint to other countries, This batch of paint will go
to Liberia to paint the university there,which hasn't been repainted since their
civil war in 1987. The school will
require over 4,000 gallons to repair the still bloodstained walls of the university. They have also painted projects in Mexico,
Haiti, Central America and many other areas in need of recovery. The pr
inter cartridges will be re-manufactured
and resold, reducing the need for new products to be created to meet demand. Recycling ink and toner cartridges reduces
the waste in our landfill. Some pieces of
cartridges take over a thousand years to decompose and the amount of those
thrown away every year if put end to end would circle the earth 3 times.

Secure paper shredding is a great way to
create additional space in your home and feel secure that the documents you are
disposing of don't end up in the hands of identity thieves. Over the years, televisions and computer
monitors have continued to grow it has only been very recently, that flat screen
technology has allowed the television to become part of the living room not the
entire focus of the room. Large bulky televisions and old monitors that are recycled have a significant impact on the reduction of waste that doesn't decompose or poison the
ground in our local landfills.
Gwinnett County thank you for your contribution to our community by offering this event twice a
year. Please check their website or join
the newsletter for the next recycle event to be held in November.
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