IN THIS ISSUE:
- Fall Compost Giveaway
- Simple Steps for Smart Living
- City Services Map
- Summer 2008: City Street Improvements
Fall Compost Giveaway
The City of Lawrence will conduct a free compost giveaway:
Thursday, September 25 (8 am – 3 pm)
Friday, September 26 (8 am – 3 pm)
Saturday, September 27 (8 am – 4 pm)
Will close early if supply is depleted.
The compost giveaway will take place at the City’s Wood Recovery and Composting Facility located at 1420 E. 11th Street (east of Haskell Avenue, over the railroad tracks).
There is no charge for the compost and citizens may either load their own material or have it loaded by tractor into pickups and small trailers. Free City compost is not intended for commercial applications (profit or resale). Dump truck quantities are not allowed.
WHAT IS COMPOST?
Compost is organic material that can be added to soil as fertilizer, or as a medium to grow plants. The City of Lawrence compost is made from the weekly collection of residential yard trimmings, which includes grass clippings, leaves, garden prunings, and small woody waste.
In 2007, the City of Lawrence collected and composted 13,437 tons of grass clippings, leaves and brush resulting in a savings of $257,318.55 in avoided landfill disposal cost.
For more information please contact the Waste Reduction and Recycling staff at 832-3030 or log on to www.LawrenceRecycles.org.
Simple Steps for Smart Living
The City of Lawrence offers many environmentally responsible programs including the Lawrence Energy Conservation Fair, compost program and household hazardous waste disposal and reuse.
HELPFUL DEFINITIONS
Reduce – consuming and throwing away less.
Tips – purchase durable, long-lasting goods. Seek products with minimal packaging that are as free of toxins as possible.
Reuse – using an item more than once or a few times.
Tips – repair broken items. Find another use or donate items to others who can use them.
Recycle – transforming a product or material at the end of its useful life into a usable raw material to make another product.
Tips – Sign up for curbside recycling through a local vendor. Take recyclable items (plastic bottles, newspaper, cans, etc.) to a recycling drop-off location. For a list of locations or vendors visit www.LawrenceRecycles.org.
Electronic Waste – discarded electronic appliances like computers and televisions. Electronics may contain hazardous components such as lead, mercury, cadmium and brominated flame retardants. Improperly disposed of electronic appliances can cause serious health and safety issues.
For information on electronic waste recycling, visit www.LawrenceRecycles.org.
City Services Map
Summer 2008: City Street Improvements
City crews place a concrete curb and gutter along 7th Street in July.
A member of the city’s asphalt crew repairs North 2nd Street this summer.
City information is available online at www.lawrenceks.org and on cable Channel 25.