Page 16 November 1977 RAIN Lots and lots ofgood 'things are happening in California. Rather than review people and projects which are al- 'ready familiar, I chose to share some .. resources and organizrdtions whose work is solid, community-oriented, and deserves to be more widely k_nown. - CC ---~ , • I nrr~ __.,_.- ' '-,., k \~ ', ------------- / ., / €ECYCLING Encore! 2179 Allston Way Berkeley, CA 94704 415/548-2220 ) These people are showing that it is - possible to survive rather healthily on the throwaways of our society. Healthily at this point means earnings of $200,000, and .the employment of seven people to collect, wash and sell used wine bottles to California •wineries. They estimate that 60 percent less energy is used in washing and reusing bottles than in making new glass from recycled culler or raw materials. Encore! is buying bottles at 25 to 35 cents per case, washing them, and distributing them to wineries at $1.25 to $1.75 per case. Profits from the program go to further - develop their effort~ and to 1 support the Berkeley Ecology Cypter. Looks like, everyone comes out ah~ad on this one. Conservatree Paper Company 2749 Hyde Street San Francisco, CA 94109 415/673-8662 Not all paper which is called "recycled" is made from consumer waste. Much of it is millbroke, or scraps from the floors of mills, and is essentially virgin fiber. No paper mill in California makes recycled paper which actually has been recycled. At Conservatree you can count on getting the fine~t quality paper, made of 100 percent post-consumer was.re, which is priced com'petitively. ----------- Ecology Action P.O. Box 3895 Modesto, CA 95352 209/529-8587 In 1971, Ecology Action found that the six recycling centers they had set up around Modesto were al,most always too full, so they decided to experiment with curbside pick-up routes for newspapers, brown bags, unsorted metal cans and mixed glass. Almost half of the people in the experimental routes participated, and soon routes were set up throughout the city. Now, nearly 30 percent of M_odesto is recycling through Ecology Action's curbside pick-up program, and they are expanding the service to Turlock. • L -.c..___ _ SCRAP (Scrounger's Center for Reusable Art Parts) Pier 3, Fort Mason SaQ Francisco, CA 94123 This group does'more than locate and collect usable but discarded materials. It makes-all of it available, and teaches teachers, art groups, community organizations and any other non-profit group how to turn the scrounged material into art. At the Art Lab on Pier 3, there are exhibits of some of the projects which have been made. Instruction is given on how to use the scrap material, how to scrounge your own material, and how to have an art program on a low budget. Workshops on such areas as rug hooking, tie and dye, environment, mask and ceremony, and fabric murals are part of the regular program. ~oth the SCRAP Depot and the Art Lab are open to browsers five days a week during regular hours. ·solid Waste Management Board 1709 11th Str~et Sacramento, CA 95.814 The Solid Waste Management Board has just completed a list of all the recycling groups in California. Information includes contact persons, materials accepted, hours and days they are open, and additional comm~nts s4ch as availability of pick-up service and how they want the materials separated. The final printing of this will be out soon, so we don't yet know the price..If it's not free, it • won't cost very much. It is a much needed list, which should be not only helpful to people who need to find a place to recycle, but also to existing groups who want to share skills and , techniques. Also, in January 1978, under a new law signed by the governor (SB650), the SWMB will have funds available for the expansion of or the creation of community recycling centers. Unfortunately, none of these funds may be used to pay salaries or wages.
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