SAMPLE TOOL KIT FOR FACILITIES AND COMMUNITIES

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3 ongratulations! Your recycling program, facility or service now accepts cartons for recycling! The arton ouncil has developed promotional material templates to assist communities, facilities, and haulers to promote carton recycling to their residents and customers. variety of material templates from book marks to bill stuffers provide a broad range of tools to communicate carton recycling to different audiences in different ways. The arton ouncil will customize the materials and provide the files, so each community, facility or hauler may coordinate their own printing and production. The materials included here are: Tool-Kit tems uggested Uses/Distribution 22 x 28 Poster vents, high traffic areas with good visibility dvertisements Bill tuffer Bookmark Door Hanger Frequently sked Questions Kid ctivity heets Magnet Notices Pledge card ecycling Guidelines Truck ign Newsletters, local papers n bills Distribute at events, local libraries Direct contact with customers at the door! Handout, website, newsletters Distribute at events, schools, libraries Distribute at events Perfect for leaving behind in curbside recycling bins Large size (think sweepstakes winner giant check!) perfect for a council or commission meeting omplete with photos of acceptable recyclables, recycling guidelines flyers are typically the key communication piece provided to recyclers. Use one of the other tool-kit items on the reverse side. Valuable promotional space that passes by customers every day. For more information or questions about these materials, please contact nna ollinson at acollinson@recycle.com or (734) x 269.

4 Y! artons are ecyclable! NOW! (YOU TY) accepts cartons for recycling! The last drop of milk, juice or soup does not mark the end of a carton s useful life. Made mainly from high-quality paper, cartons are easily recyclable and in high demand by manufacturers of recycled products. HOW? imply place empty cartons in your recycling bin with your plastic, metal and glass containers. WOW! fter cartons are collected curbside, they are taken to a materials recycling facility to be sorted and baled. The bales of recycled cartons are then shipped to paper mills, where cartons are mixed with water in a gigantic blender to extract all the paper fiber. These recycled carton paper fibers are a valuable resource for making products such as recycled paper products and even building materials. For more information on how cartons are recycled, visit Poster (22 x 28)

5 Y! artons are ecyclable! NOW! (YOU TY) accepts cartons for recycling! The last drop of milk, juice or soup does not mark the end of a carton s useful life. Made mainly from high-quality paper, cartons are easily recyclable and in high demand by manufacturers of recycled products. HOW? imply place empty cartons in your recycling bin with your plastic, metal and glass containers. WOW! fter cartons are collected curbside, they are taken to a materials recycling facility to be sorted and baled. The bales of recycled cartons are then shipped to paper mills, where cartons are mixed with water in a gigantic blender to extract all the paper fiber. These recycled carton paper fibers are a valuable resource for making products such as recycled paper products and even building materials. For more information on how cartons are recycled, visit dvertisements Full Page (8.5 x 11)

6 NOW! (YOU TY) accepts cartons for recycling! The last drop of milk, juice or soup does not mark the end of a carton s useful life. artons are easy to recycle and in high demand. Y!artons are ecyclable! HOW? imply place empty cartons in your recycling bin with your plastic, metal and glass containers. WOW! The bales of recycled cartons are shipped to paper mills, where cartons are mixed with water in a gigantic blender to extract all the paper fiber. These recycled carton paper fibers are a valuable resource for making products such as recycled paper products and even building materials. For more information on how cartons are recycled, visit 1/3 Page (8.5 x 4.75) Now (TY) says Y!artons are ecyclable! Y!artons are ecyclable! For more information on how cartons are recycled, visit NOW!(YOU TY) recycles TON! The last drop of milk, juice or soup does not mark the end of a carton s useful life recycle it! HOW? imply place empty cartons in your recycling bin with your plastic, metal and glass containers. WOW! The recycled paper fiber is used to make new paper and building products. Business ard ize (3.5 x 2) 1/4 Page (4.75 x 4.75) dvertisements

7 Y! artons are ecyclable! Milk cartons, juice boxes and other carton packaging are now collected for recycling in your community s curbside recycling program. imply rinse cartons and place in your curbside bin. For more information, please visit (NT TY WBT.) Bill tuffer (7 x 3) Y! artons are ecyclable! Milk cartons, juice boxes and other carton packaging are now collected for recycling in your community s curbside recycling program. imply rinse cartons and place in your curbside bin. For more information, please visit (NT TY WBT.) artons are ecyclable! Y! Magnet (3.5 x 4) Bookmark (1.5 X6)

8 NOW! (YOU TY) recycles TON! Y!artons are ecyclable! The last drop of milk, juice or soup does not mark the end of a carton s useful life recycle it! Y! artons are ecyclable! NOW! (YOU TY H) accepts cartons for recycling! The last drop of milk, juice or soup does not mark the end of a carton s useful life. HOW? imply place empty cartons in your recycling bin with your plastic, metal and glass containers. WOW! The recycled paper fibers are a valuable resource for making recycled paper products and building materials. HOW? imply place empty cartons in your recycling bin with your plastic, metal and glass containers. WOW! The recycled paper fibers are a valuable resource for making recycled paper products and building materials. Notices (4.25 x 5.5) For more information contact: (NT PHON NUMB ND WBT UL H) Door Hanger (3.5 x 8.5)

9 ome of these things can be recycled. Draw a line to the recycling bin if an item can be recycled. f it canʼt, put it in the trash! Kid ctivity heet - Matching (8.5 x 11)

10 Help our truck through the maze to pick up all the recyclables and get them to the recycle factory! Kid ctivity heet - Maze (8.5 x 11)

11 K U T O M F J P T H W U M X B B O N D Y U H G T D P T H U O L P L H B N H Z N Z O N D Y G G X M N D B O D L F P P W N H B O X Y P T T N G D Y P H TON BOX MGZN TUK YL JU BOX DBOD TN N NWPP tʼs always good to find things to recycle! Help us find these nine words hidden in the word search below. Kid ctivity heet - Word earch (8.5 x 11)

12 Frequently sked Questions bout artons What is a carton? artons are a type of packaging for food and beverage products you can purchase at the store. They are easy to recognize and are available in two types shelf-stable and refrigerated. FQ? helf-stable cartons (types of products) Juice Milk oy Milk oup and broth Wine efrigerated (types of products) Milk Juice ream gg substitutes You will find these products on the shelves in grocery stores. You will find these products in the chilled sections of grocery stores. What are cartons made from? artons are mainly made from paper in the form of paperboard, as well as thin layers of polyethylene (plastic) and/or aluminum. helf-stable cartons contain on average 74% paper, 22% polyethylene and 4% aluminum. efrigerated cartons contain about 80% paper and 20% polyethylene. re cartons recyclable? Yes! artons are recyclable. n fact, the paper fiber contained in cartons is extremely valuable and useful to make new products. Where can recycle cartons? To learn if your community accepts cartons for recycling, please visit ecycleartons.com or check with your local recycling program. How do recycle cartons? imply place the cartons in your recycle bin. f your recycling program collects materials as single-stream, you may place your cartons in your bin with all the other recyclables. f your recycling program collects materials as dualstream (paper items together and plastic, metal and glass together), please place cartons with your plastic, metal and glass containers. Wait, you just said cartons are made mainly from paper. Don t want to put them with other paper recyclables? Good question. The answer is no. Once cartons arrive at your local recycling facility, they will be sorted separately from the rest of the materials. To make this work at the facility, it is easier to modify how containers are sorted than paper. n the end, as long as all cartons are sorted and baled together, the material will then be recycled. Frequently sked Questions (ide x 11)

13 Do need to remove the cap or straw when recycling my cartons? Yes, please remove caps and straws. Do need to rinse my cartons? There are no requirements to rinse your cartons. s long as the carton is empty, it is okay to place in your recycling. However, you may want to rinse your cartons to ensure the carton is empty and to alleviate any potential odor problems that may arise from storing your recyclables for collection. What happens to cartons after they are collected? fter cartons are collected curbside, they are taken to a materials recycling facility to be sorted and baled. The bales of recycled cartons are then shipped to paper mills, where cartons are mixed with water in a gigantic blender to extract all the paper fiber from the plastic and aluminum. The paper fiber is then ready to be used in making new products such as recycled paper products and even building materials. Do recycled cartons become new products? Yes! The recycled carton paper fibers are a valuable resource for making new products. What recycled cartons become depends on the area of the country and the mill itself. ome mills recycle cartons into tissues, while others use the paper fibers to make office paper. n some cases, they are even being used as one of the materials for wall boards manufacturing. By recycling, your cartons are put back in business as the items you use every day! s there a waxy coating on cartons? sn t that why they are difficult to recycle? What you may see as wax on a carton is actually a thin layer of polyethylene (plastic). artons are not difficult to recycle as long as the right systems are in place to do so. What happens to the aluminum and plastic left over after the carton recycling process in a paper mill? The aluminum/plastic combination left over from the shelf-stable cartons and the plastic left over from refrigerated cartons can be used in different ways. ome mills are using the material for generating energy; others sell it to plastic manufacturers that use them for lumber board-like materials. till in some cases the material ends up in a landfill. The arton ouncil is working with paper mills to find the better solution for the left over material while taking into consideration environmental and financial aspects. Why should recycle cartons? Made from mostly paper, cartons are a natural when it comes to recycling. Plus, the paper is in demand by companies that make recycled paper products. dding cartons to a recycling program increases waste diversion, reducing the need for disposal, and offers a potential revenue stream from the sale of cartons. Who is the arton ouncil? The arton ouncil is a group of packaging companies seeking to reduce the environmental impact of cartons by expanding recycling programs across the country and continuously improving cartons environmental performance. The members of the arton ouncil are lopak, vergreen, G ombibloc, and Tetra Pak. For more information, please visit Frequently sked Questions (ide x 11)

14 urbside ecycling Guidelines Your ity Here NW! Milk, juice, broth, soup and other food & beverage cartons luminum & other metal cans Glass bottles & jars Please flatten all Newspapers, brochures & inserts (no bags, do not tie & bundle) File folders, office paper Greeting cards, regular & junk mail cardboard boxes. mpty and rinse all containers. Please follow all guidelines carefully. Questions? Please contact: Paperboard boxes (cereal, pasta, tissue etc.) Loose metal jar lids & steel bottle caps orrugated cardboard (flattened) These items are not accepted: tyrofoam Magazines & catalogs Phone books lectronic waste (batteries, cell phones, computers, etc.) Hazardous waste (paint, pesticides, cleaners) Used oil or oil containers #1 & #2 Plastic bottles & jugs (caps removed) Window panes, mirrors, ceramics Medical waste (syringes, needles, etc.) Guidelines provided by: Yard waste Food waste Trash ecycling Guidelines (Version x 11)

15 urbside ecycling Guidelines Your ity Here NW! Milk, juice, broth, soup and other food & beverage cartons luminum & other metal cans Glass bottles & jars mall scrap metal items: old pots and pans, metal hangers, small appliances (like toasters) Please flatten all Newspapers, brochures & inserts (no bags, do not tie & bundle) File folders, office paper Greeting cards, regular & junk mail cardboard boxes. mpty and rinse all containers. Please follow all guidelines carefully. Questions? Please contact: Paperboard boxes (cereal, pasta, tissue etc.) Loose metal jar lids & steel bottle caps orrugated cardboard (flattened) These items are not accepted: tyrofoam Magazines & catalogs Phone books #3 #7 Plastic yogurt containers, butter tubs, microwave dinner trays lectronic waste (batteries, cell phones, computers, etc.) Hazardous waste (paint, pesticides, cleaners) Used oil or oil containers #1 & #2 Plastic bottles & jugs (caps removed) Window panes, mirrors, ceramics Medical waste (syringes, needles, etc.) Guidelines provided by: Yard waste Food waste Trash ecycling Guidelines (Version x 11)

16 W, the ity of (insert city name) PLDG to YL TON dd cartons to our community recycling Promote and provide education about the importance of carton recycling Divert more materials from the waste stream through carton recycling Pledge ard (36 x 18) Y!artons are ecyclable! For more information on how cartons are recycled, visit Truck ign (24 x 12)