Recycle Your Corks !

Yes, hmmm... Okay, so I'm embarrassed to admit that I save everything. Well, not everything, in a hoarding sort of way, but I have great dreams of zero waste at some point. I guess that means I'll have to get that compost bucket going... But anyway... I have a little stash of wine corks. Why? To make a cork bulletin board? For someone else's precious cork project? It gives one pause...

If you're a person who also has a stash of wine corks, but no immediate plans for their reuse, or if you would like to start one, now there is an answer: cork recycling. This is an effort by ReCORK, "The goal of ReCORK (recork.org) is to find reuse applications for as many corks as possible - and in the process, help communicate the value cork forests play as a sustainable natural resource that must be protected. Natural cork wine closures, unlike plastic or aluminum, are ideal for recycling and can be remanufactured into shoe components, flooring, gaskets, bulletin boards, sports equipment, and even used as a soil amendment in compost. Natural cork is also a valuable source of CO2 retention."

Where do I drop off my wonderful, highly coveted, cork stash, you query? Our fabulous local merchants, All Things Italian, offer a drop off at their store: 2251 W Kagy, Ste 1! You might like to, "Like," them on facebook as well. Delicious.

Anyway, it is my chosen task to letcha know about the plentiful recycling opps in our sparkling Gallatin Valley, and so, there you are!

Happy Recycling,

tg

Glass Recycling in Bozeman

Hey there, have I really not posted since July? Outrageous. Well, I'm posting twice today!

First thing to let you know is there is GLASS RECYCLING at TARGET. Yes, it's true! I've been using this service since last summer, but just recently there was a Chronicle article detailing this phenomena. Here is the link:

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/article_cedf567a-2cea-11e0-882d-001cc4c03286.html

The bins are inside the customer service/returns area. If you do a u-turn when you get in the door, to your left, you'll run smack into them. I'm including a photo of what they look like; not very big, hunh? Well, there's plenty of room in the back, or so the article says. Read it and rejoice.

Happy Recycling,

tg

Post Script

Please check out my other blog post on glass recycling (click on Glass in the left margin) to share your clear, green or blue glass. Very special.

Your Good Morning Coffee !

Hey there,

Summer is (finally!) in full swing in the Gallatin Valley. Long awaited by some.

I was contemplating recycling yesterday, as I often do...what is new under the sun? I'm still awaiting an answer...

But, while I wait, I was cleaning out my Inbox and came across this suggestion from Anna Dingman--our bag maker extraordinaire from a previous post! She sent a link about recycling coffee grounds. Now, we all know (or I hope ya do!) that you can compost them. But, wait, there's more! Dye, cleaner, cat/pest repellent (which might be popular in the garden,) fertilizing carrots and radishes, deodorant (not on the body!) and making a brunette, well, more brun! Check out the link from Vision Magazine for details...

http://www.visionmagazine.com/archives/0804/culture.html

...and, enjoy that cup o' joe!

Yours,

tg

Vehicle & Bike Auction ! A Type of REcyclin' !

This just in! The City of Bozeman has its bike and vehicle auction comin' right up! These are abandoned bikes and vehicles that are up for viewing and purchase! It is so fun. Details from the City web site:

To be sold at combined Police auction on June 12, 2010, from 09:00 to 12:00 at the impound lot at 600 East Griffin Street, Bozeman, [...] Montana, to the highest bidder for cash in hand, with the highest bid being obligatory for purchase. All the right, title and interest in and to the following property to wit.*
Cash, Check or credit card for all sales. Minimum $125 bid for vehicles. All sales final. All bicycles and vehicles purchased must be taken by 4:00 p.m. on date of purchase. A detailed list of Bicycles and Vehicles being sold is posted at the City Library, City Hall and L&J Center or for full list and vehicle photos go to: www.bozemanpolice.com.

And:

http://bozeman.net/bozeman/upcoming events/auction.pdf

Bidding starts at 10am for bikes and 11am for vehicles, trailers and whatever else they have layin' around...

This is where I purchased my trusty 1981 Toyota Tercel for $100 in August of 2007.

It's a fantastic opportunity, and a kind of recycling.

Go! View! Bid!

tg!

*They do sign it over to ya right there, on th' spot!

2 Recyclin' Guides for Gallatin Valley !

Mmm...how one loves to recycle, or at least, dispose of things safely, yes?

Recently I came across not one, but two, recycling guides for the Gallatin Valley and Bozeman. One is a .pdf created by the Gallatin Zero Waste Coalition, and the other, found as a .pdf on the City of Bozeman web site. Pdfs don't load on blogspot, dontcha know...

SO, the one being just two pages, I've saved each as a gif file and offered it here, with blessing from the GZWC:

...and the other, please click on the link and help yourself!

http://bozeman.net/bozeman/government/sustainability/recycling.aspx

I'm amazed...a place for everything, and everything in it's place! It's much more than just paper, cardboard, tin and plastic... Print these out and put them on your fridge. Share them with others. Spread the word, for the health of our community, and the world at large.

Enjoy,

tg

Recycling BIKES !

Big snooze of summer fever then hibernation, but there is much to reveal and here's a compelling event!

Bozeman Bike Kitchen is a wonderful community resource that takes donated bikes and bike parts and soups 'em up to offer to those who need a fresh ride. Sometimes called, "Frankenstein bikes," they offer an alternative to our National oil dependency as well. Volunteers staff the shop and assemble the bikes for a good time and the warm fuzzies; you could be one! Win, win, win, all the way around!

SO! SATURDAY, FROM 9AM - 3PM AT 425 E ASPEN, home of the BOZEMAN BIKE KITCHEN ! Bring your bikes, bike bits, and anything else still usable from cyclingland! They'll love you and you'll love them! Here's their web addy for more data:

http://www.bozemanbikekitchen.org/

Attached, incidentally, there is a .jpg of Bike Week. Click to enlarge. Free eats and treats all biz week long next week! Enjoy!

tg

Post Script

THIS JUST IN: Le Chatelaine Chocolat Co. announced on their facebook page they will give you a free chocolate for biking over during Bike Week. As my friend said, "those chocolates are very dear," meaning: high end. And, ohhh, so good! Will they give you one every day this week? I don't know! Ask them. They are in the lobby of the Baxter at Willson and Main (opens at 11:30am,) and also at 1516 West Main (opens at 10.)

E-waste Recycling is HERE !

It's here: our BOZEMAN E-WASTE EVENT ! Bring office electronics for recycling April 17 & 18 to the Fairgrounds in Bozeman, Building #3. FRIDAY IS BUSINESSES DAY...please call the Landfill Scalehouse for an appt: 587-7890. SATURDAY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, from 9am to ? They WILL CLOSE BY 2pm, but perhaps earlier if the truck fills.

Told you I'd tell ya!

tg