Dear Recycle Lady,
What is green banking? Want to Know
Dear Want to Know,
According to bankexamstoday.com, green banking means promoting environmentally friendly practices and reducing carbon footprints from your banking activities. It provides sustainable financial services, such as paperless statements and deposits and electronic products and services. Several new services are available with green banking: EcoLoans that require consumers to save water or cut down on coal use, and Green Loans that lend funds to projects or ventures that have environmental benefits. Green banking also strives to use less power and less energy by installing energy efficient technology products and waste management. Check with your bank to see if green banking is available for your use.
Dear Recycle Lady,
Are perfume bottles recyclable? Can old perfume be poured down the sink? Smelling Good
Dear Smelling Good,
Perfume bottles are made of both glass and plastic, but only the plastic bottles can be recycled locally. Although not recyclable, many of the perfume bottles made of glass can be repurposed. As with all plastic bottles, be sure perfume bottles are clean and dry before recycling. One word of caution. Perfumes are made with strong ingredients and should not be poured down the drain. At this time, no regulations exist for the disposal of perfumes, however, pouring them down the drain is not a good idea. Not only are the chemicals not good for the water supply, but the scent may also linger quite a long time! Treat old or unwanted perfume as you would left-over paint. Put the perfume in a container, mix it with cat litter or coffee grounds to change the liquid into a solid, and put it in the trash.
Dear Recycle Lady,
Are the cans that Seresto flea and tick dog collars come in recyclable? Protecting My Dog From Ticks
Dear Protecting My Dog From Ticks,
Yes, Seresto containers are recyclable with steel cans. Any chemicals from the flea and tick dog collar that might remain in the can would be killed by the extreme high heating process that is used to process recycled steel. The top of the can be left on or recycled separately.
Dear Readers,
Thanks Greenbrier Countians, for the great response to the Tire Collection held at the Landfill on May 19. There were so many trucks and cars bringing the 2,637 collected tires that a traffic jam resulted – a good problem to have! A new traffic pattern has been created so that future collections will be more efficient. The next Greenbrier County collection will be held this fall in Rainelle. More information to follow.
Great News! Single-use plastics will be phased out of national parks over the next decade. It’s estimated that this will reduce millions of pounds of unnecessary disposable plastic in our national parks and other public lands (fto.com).
Have questions about recycling, or interesting information about recycling? Send questions or requests to recyclelady@greenbrier-swa.com. Dear Recycle Lady is sponsored jointly by the Greenbrier Recycling Center and Greenworks Recycling.
