Watershed Info No 1181

Daniel Salzler                                                                         No. 1181     

  EnviroInsight.org                    Four Items                   December 16, 2022     

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1. Merry Christmas!

May your Christmas be Merry and
Bright and may your all of your
wishes come true!

 

2. Give Yourself A Tax Break Before It Is Too Late. Before the end of the year, consider
giving a charitable financial gift to a non-profit organization. Here are links to three non-profits
you might want to consider., Remember, the amount you give offsets what you owe to Uncle
Sam in April.
Heifer Foundation: Your gift will buy/or help buy chickens, bees, cows, goats and more for
people to care for now and thereafter. Go to www.heifer.org/gift-catalog/index.html?
msource=ECMCM22GC0401&utm_campaign=YE_DoubleMatch&utm_source=sfmc&utm_me
dium=email_fund&utm_term=e5&sfmc_j=165596&sfmc_s=86685376&sfmc_l=102&sfmc_jb=
2016&sfmc_mid=514007981&sfmc_u=12035710

Enviroinsight.org: An non-profit environmental education group that educates the public on
waste disposal, recycling and reuse; water issues; organic gardening, astronomy and more. Go to
EnviroInsight.org
Save The Children Foundation. Helps to provide water, food and medicine to the impoverished
children around the world (even the U.S.) It also educates and moves families harmed by
climate change, and more. Go to https://www.savethechildren.org/?cid=Paid_Search:Google
_Paid:LP_Homepage:Brand:123199&s_kwcid=AL!9048!3!260706327279!e!!g!!save the
children&gclid=Cj0KCQiA14WdBhD8ARIsANao07hJ5f3LSZoQYyf_zyciYsRSChJ4ZNllVM5
LkRRuWKcsxgu7i5IpWsMaAoSsEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

3. Recycling During The Holidays: Follow These Rules….
Recycle These

Clear and green plastic egg cartons
Aluminum cans
Food-waste-free aluminum foil
Magazine inserts & slicks, phone books, newspapers
Cereal boxes with inserts removed
Pizza boxes (portion NOT stained with grease
Cardboard boxes (flattened not cut up unless very large)
Paint can – empty, lid off, paint dry
Electronics, cable, remotes
Christmas card envelopes

Used oil, Car/Truck batteries (Take to auto parts store)
“A’,”AA”, “AAA”, “C”, “D” etc, alkaline batteries to Batteries and Bulb stores, Home Depot and Lowes
Nickle metal hydride, Lithium ion (call municipality for haz waste pick up)
Assorted glass jars (clean) – take to MRF
Rinsed, food-free steel and aluminum cans
Live tinsel-free Christmas trees
Plastic grocery bags – return to grocery store
Detergent, laundry bottles\
Used/waste automotive tires

DO NOT RECYCLE
Pulp and styrofoam egg cartons
Soluble fats, oils, grease Wipe with a paper towel and toss towel into your trash
Metallic Christmas Wrapping paper
Chemical Solvents (Call your municipal government for disposal)
Cereal box inserts
Grease-stained pizza boxes-usually the bottom half
Cardboard boxes stained with anything
Spray paint containers (empty)
Lead-acid batteries Take back to auto parts store
Used paper towels, kleenex tissues
Yogurt & most soft margins containers (check the number the bottom)
Christmas cards
Any food-contaminated plastic containers
Live Christmas trees with tinsel attached (Large trash pickup)
Artificial Christmas trees
Bubble wrap envelopes
Old gasoline (best to burn in your lawn mower)
Lawn clippings, shrubbery trimmings (in tied bags)

* See your municipality for specific rules for recycling

 

4. After Christmas Dinner Food Safety. After eating that masterpiece of a meal, there may be leftovers that you want to save. Use the following information as a guide.

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Source: FoodSafety.gov

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