New Philadelphia citizens have shown a willingness this year to embrace the city’s new, free weekly curbside recycling program. But after last weekend’s free shredding event, the buy-in level now demonstrates an eagerness to get on-board.
An additional 30 residents signed up Aug. 27 for curbside recycling, bringing the number up to 2,675, or 39.6 percent of New Philadelphia’s 6,758 eligible households. Of that number, 747 have signed up since January, according to Fred Neff, the city’s general services superintendent.
About 200 vehicles went through the drive-through format as the city and a Tuscarawas County business offered free shredding for paper items such as old tax records or medical records during a three-hour period at Tuscora Park.
“It’s by far the biggest of the shredding events we’ve done,” said Shannon Burton, owner and general manager of Go Shred Secure Document Destruction of Dennison.
In fact, 10 cars lined up 45 minutes early to participate in the program. By the end of the event, about 17,500 pounds of paper — or 8.75 tons — was shredded on site. Having shredded 696 boxes of paper, the recycling effort is estimated to have saved 149 trees and 875 cubic yards of landfill space.
Mayor Michael Taylor expected a big turnout, and he called that correctly.
“This overwhelming response shows that people were really interested, and we’ll certainly consider doing this again,” Taylor said afterward. “We were glad for the opportunity to provide an event for our citizens at no cost to those participating.”
Taylor has pushed the city’s new curbside recycling program, funded entirely by a grant from the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Recycling District. It paid for a $123,241 compacting truck and provided $35,000 to purchase residential recycling bins.
“I think when people start to recycle, they will be surprised how much less trash they have,” Taylor told The Times-Reporter for an Earth Day story in April.
The mayor’s forecasts appear to be coming true.
Much of the shredded material will be shipped to Kimberly-Clark, which makes health and hygiene products, with brands such as Kleenex, Scott and Huggies.
We applaud the generosity of Shannon Burton and Go Shred, which donated its services to the city. But most of all, we congratulate city officials and citizens for understanding the importance of recycling and changing disposal practices for the betterment of our environment.
An additional 30 residents signed up Aug. 27 for curbside recycling, bringing the number up to 2,675, or 39.6 percent of New Philadelphia’s 6,758 eligible households. Of that number, 747 have signed up since January, according to Fred Neff, the city’s general services superintendent.
About 200 vehicles went through the drive-through format as the city and a Tuscarawas County business offered free shredding for paper items such as old tax records or medical records during a three-hour period at Tuscora Park.
“It’s by far the biggest of the shredding events we’ve done,” said Shannon Burton, owner and general manager of Go Shred Secure Document Destruction of Dennison.
In fact, 10 cars lined up 45 minutes early to participate in the program. By the end of the event, about 17,500 pounds of paper — or 8.75 tons — was shredded on site. Having shredded 696 boxes of paper, the recycling effort is estimated to have saved 149 trees and 875 cubic yards of landfill space.
Mayor Michael Taylor expected a big turnout, and he called that correctly.
“This overwhelming response shows that people were really interested, and we’ll certainly consider doing this again,” Taylor said afterward. “We were glad for the opportunity to provide an event for our citizens at no cost to those participating.”
Taylor has pushed the city’s new curbside recycling program, funded entirely by a grant from the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Recycling District. It paid for a $123,241 compacting truck and provided $35,000 to purchase residential recycling bins.
“I think when people start to recycle, they will be surprised how much less trash they have,” Taylor told The Times-Reporter for an Earth Day story in April.
The mayor’s forecasts appear to be coming true.
Much of the shredded material will be shipped to Kimberly-Clark, which makes health and hygiene products, with brands such as Kleenex, Scott and Huggies.
We applaud the generosity of Shannon Burton and Go Shred, which donated its services to the city. But most of all, we congratulate city officials and citizens for understanding the importance of recycling and changing disposal practices for the betterment of our environment.
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