It started about a decade agoe when three of my cats died with in a year of each other from kidney and liver problems. My father had used a chemical lawn service for years on the lawn and I was concerned that may have contributed to their illnesses. I changed our service to an Organic Lawn Care Service in Ohio and haven't had a kitty related illness since then. I also made a decision this year to
"Do my part to save the world," and got my first bee colony. When I saw that another neighbor had started using a chemical lawn service I shuddered for both my cats and my bees. Hence, the Around The Block project I'm now starting. I hope to raise funds to buy all my neighbors recycle bins, as now only about 5% put out recycling, to start them off and engage their interest in how easy it is to take a step to help the natural part of our neighborhood. Later I hope to introduce them through the Around The Block newsletter to organic and safe ways to take care of our houses and neighborhood. Please donate... Anything will help. For every $25 you donate I will send you back two 3" Around the Block stickers as a Thank you. I make minimum wage working for the park, which just pays for my home, food and gas to and from work. If I can get this project going, and the majority of my neighbors to participate, I will introduce it to our city officials and will gladly volunteer to organize Around The Block projects through out our city; then maybe it will spread to the next town, then to your town, then...
See you "Around The Block",
Joyce
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For the residents of my neighborhood:
There are two ways to recycle glass, metals, plastics and paper in Strongsville: Set your recyclables at the curb for pickup, or drop off items at collection bins. Curbside:
Place your recyclable items in a BLUE BAG at the curb on your regular trash collection day. Glass, plastics and metals can be co-mingled in the same bag. Accepted items are:
Glass jars and bottles (brown, green and clear)
Aluminum and steel cans
Plastics coded 1-7. Examples include pop and water bottles; milk, juice and detergent bottles; vegetable oil bottles; takeout containers; food storage and yogurt containers; medicine bottles; disposable cups and plastic tableware; and large water bottles and squeeze bottles. Cans and bottles should be emptied and washed, but labels need not be removed. Place newspapers in a brown paper bag for recycling, but please remove glossy inserts. To be recycled, these must be placed in a drop-off container. These items CANNOT be recycled: Containers that held hazardous materials like oil, antifreeze or drain cleaner; plastic wrap, aluminum foil or plastic bags; Styrofoam and pie tins. For more information or to report a problem with recycling, call Jennifer Milbrandt, the city’s coordinator of natural resources, at (440) 580-3124 or Republic Waste at (440) 572-7590. Drop-off
The Recycling Center is in the parking of the Ehrnfelt Recreation and Senior Center, 18100 Royalton Road.
