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go_aio_w07_grader_h3.docxOro Jade Hotel Group Going Green
Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) is a joint effort between the carpet industry and the U.S. government to reduce the amount of carpet and padding being disposed of in landfills. Billions of pounds of carpet are disposed of each year.
Fortunately, carpet and padding can be recycled into new padding fiber, home accessories, erosion control products, and construction products. The CARE initiative combines the resources of manufacturers and local governments to find new ideas for old carpet and to overcome barriers to recycling.
During the remodeling project, all hotels will be recycling carpet and padding. Consider doing the same in your home when you replace flooring. For information on carpet reclamation centers in your area, please visit http://www.carpetrecovery.org.
In 2006, the EPA created a voluntary partnership effort to recover ozone-depleting materials from appliances like old refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and humidifiers. The EPA program outlines best practices for recovering or destroying refrigerant and foam; recycling metal, plastic, and glass; and proper disposal of hazards like PCBs, oil, and mercury.
We are contracting with a national company to provide appliance recycling services that include picking up old products, advising on the most energy-efficient new products, and processing discarded items for optimum safety and minimal environmental impact.
If you are interested in recycling your home appliances, contact your local utility company.
Lincoln County just announced that they will host a recycling conference on the last Saturday in November. Conference sessions will be held at the Lincoln Community Center located on the northeast corner of Acorn Park. The conference will be free to the public, and you may register by contacting the Community Education Division at 555-0275.
The conference program will cover a number of important topics. Oro Jade Hotel Group will provide a complementary lunch; volunteers are needed to set up, serve, and clean up. Contact Mara Silverman if you can help.
The average household has 24 electronic devices. In a recent year, about 2.37 tons of TVs, computers, printers, scanners, fax machines, mice, keyboards, and cell phones were thrown away. Additionally, this amount of discarded equipment does not include specialized equipment used in medicine and industrial applications. The term “e-waste” is used to describe discarded electronics.
Although not readily apparent, these devices are made up of toxic materials. Some elements are mercury, cadmium, lead, plastics and other harmful materials. These elements are harmful to the environment and carcinogenic to humans. Elements from electronics placed in landfulls results in these harmful elements leaking into the soil and groundwater. As an example, a CRT monitor contains 4-8 pounds of lead.
Disposing of LCD and plasma-based displays pose a different threat from the disposal of CRT monitors. LCD and plasma-based TVs typically have much larger screen sizes than than the older CRTs. However, they contain less lead than CRTs, and after July 2006, most are lead-free. But many LCD displays use mercury-containing backlights, and they must be treated safely.
