{"id":75364,"date":"2016-11-21T21:27:03","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T02:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=75364"},"modified":"2016-11-21T18:10:39","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T23:10:39","slug":"solid-waste-authority-recognizes-america-recycles-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=75364","title":{"rendered":"Solid Waste Authority Recognizes America Recycles Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"herkimer<\/a>Tuesday, Nov. 15, marked the 19th annual America Recycles Day, a nationwide initiative dedicated to increasing\u00a0awareness and showcasing the accomplishments of recycling. Each year, millions of people are encouraged to \u201cGo\u00a0Green\u201d by reducing waste, increasing recycling, and purchasing recycled products.<\/p>\n

Currently, Oneida and Herkimer Counties have an outstanding recycling rate of 53 percent, while recycling rates across the\u00a0nation stand at approximately 34 percent. Residents and businesses in our region have made the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste\u00a0Authority\u2019s comprehensive solid waste management system and recycling program one of the most recognized programs\u00a0in the country.<\/p>\n

The Authority continually monitors recycling markets to find long-term, secure markets for material. This allows the\u00a0Authority to provide recycling opportunities for as many materials as possible. Expanding the list of recyclable items not\u00a0only allows the Authority to recover items that would otherwise be landfilled, but also preserves valuable resources and\u00a0conserves energy.<\/p>\n

It is the Authority\u2019s goal to be progressive and in 2015 the Authority introduced a mobile web app, \u201cAm I Recyclable?\u201d<\/p>\n

This app includes a \u201cQuick Finder\u201d which highlights the top items that are improperly recycled or disposed of. Users can\u00a0search for hundreds of items to easily learn how to properly recycle or dispose of them. The app can be viewed by visiting\u00a0www.AmIRecyclable.com or the Authority\u2019s website www.ohswa.org.<\/p>\n

The Authority continues to promote its Business Recycling Program which assists businesses, industries, and commercial\u00a0establishments by providing information on starting and maintaining a recycling program as well as decreasing the volume\u00a0of waste produced. Through a waste assessment\/audit, the Authority evaluates current solid waste and recycling\u00a0practices; identifies waste generation points; assesses individual work spaces and waste produced to document\u00a0participation and recycling rates; and determines potential opportunities for increasing recyclable material recovery. This\u00a0service is provided free of charge.<\/p>\n

As part of the Business Recycling Program, the Authority also offers a voluntary RecycleOne Business Certification\u00a0program which recognizes businesses and industries for taking steps to reduce solid waste, increase recycling and save\u00a0energy.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the Authority continues its efforts to improve recycling in schools throughout our region and is dedicated to\u00a0working with the schools in Oneida and Herkimer Counties to develop, support and maintain recycling programs in each\u00a0school through a Go Green initiative. The Go Green School Recycling Program provides free educational tools,\u00a0resources, promotional materials, technical information, recommendations, program training and recycling and waste\u00a0evaluations to the schools.<\/p>\n

Even with the region\u2019s impressive commitment to reduction and recycling, there are still items that must be landfilled.<\/p>\n

However, the Authority does capture energy from the landfilled waste through its Landfill Gas to Electricity Facility at its\u00a0Regional Landfill in Ava. Through active gas collection, the system is designed to produce electricity from the methane\u00a0generated from decomposing waste. Currently, the facility is producing enough renewable energy to power more than\u00a03,300 homes per year. Over the next 15 years, the facility will be expanded to generate enough energy to provide the\u00a0annual electrical needs for over 8,500 homes.<\/p>\n

In recognition of America Recycles Day, the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority congratulates the region on their\u00a0efforts and encourages everyone to take an active role in protecting our region through recycling, reuse, reduction and proper disposal of our waste stream.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecycling has many benefits. It helps reduce pollution, preserves valuable natural\u00a0resources, conserves landfill space and saves money,\u201d said Emily Albright, Director of Recycling for the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority.<\/p>\n

For more information on recycling and other Authority programs, visit\u00a0www.ohswa.org or contact Albright at 315. 733.1224 Ext. 1600.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tuesday, Nov. 15, marked the 19th annual America Recycles Day, a nationwide initiative dedicated to increasing\u00a0awareness and showcasing the accomplishments of recycling. Each year, millions of people are encouraged to \u201cGo\u00a0Green\u201d by reducing waste, increasing recycling, and purchasing recycled products. Currently, Oneida and Herkimer Counties have an outstanding recycling rate of 53 percent, while recycling […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23813,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-jBy","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-2-2.jpg?fit=256%2C77&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/74464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}