Monthly Recycling Drop-Off Scheduled
Posted on: Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 21:00 CDT
East Baton Rouge Parish's monthly recycling drop-off is scheduled 8 a.m. until noon Saturday at the Louisiana Department of Insurance Receivership Office parking lot, 6945 Florida Blvd.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Recycling Office, Browning-Ferris Industries and ExxonMobil ExC!TE hold the event for apartment dwellers, small businesses and others who cannot participate in the curbside recycling collection program.
Materials should be sorted into two groups:
Paper - newspapers, envelopes, catalogs and phone books.
Rigid items - beverage cans, milk cartons, glass and food containers.
Hazardous materials or Styrofoam products will not be accepted.
Participants drop off a total average of 5 tons per month, according to Susan Hamilton, city-parish recycling director.
Also at the event, Come and Help, the Lions Club and the Louisiana School for the Deaf will collect medical supplies and equipment, exercise equipment, eyeglasses and hearing aids.
The event will be canceled if it rains.
Source: Advocate; Baton Rouge, La.
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