legislation, you can already recycle your carpet 1. CeNTRAL VALLeY BUiLDeRS SUPPLY Supply and those listed above who agreed to at the Napa Recycling and Composting Facility 1709 Soscol Avenue partner with the City to recycle your fluorescent for a reduced rate of $55/ton ($15 minimum lamps and tubes. Instead of single-use alkaline 2. CLARK’S ACe HARDWARe charge) instead of delivering to the Devlin Road batteries, buy rechargeable batteries, which 325 Lincoln Avenue Transfer Station disposal facility at $65/ton ($32 can be reused seventy times, because of their minimum charge). Also, if you have a mercury 3. NAPA eLeCTRiC durability. They have a take-back program paid thermostat, you can bring it for free to the 2240 Brown Street for by the manufacturers; for a location go to local HVAC contractors, who have a producer- 4. oRCHARD SUPPLY HARDWARe www.Call2Recycle.org. Support organizations paid recycling program thanks to the very first 3980 Bel Aire Plaza like the California Product Stewardship Council California EPR law passed in 2008 with support (www.calpsc.org) which work with producers of producers who want that mercury safely 5. oFFiCe DePoT and governments to redesign our waste policy returned. 211 Soscol Avenue to support private sector growth and recycling in While Napa leaders support future state EPR 6. ZeLLeR’S ACe HARDWARe California. Tell your state and local legislators that policy, which often comes slowly in a legislative 819 Randolph Street you understand what EPR is and that you support process, they are partnering with local businesses the approach of EPR for a more sustainable In its first year, the LESS program in the to share in the collection costs which will future. Thank your local community leaders who original four locations collected and recycled ultimately lead to the transition to full producer- have been vocal supporters of EPR. Some even 7,323 mercury-containing fluorescent lamps managed take-back systems. explained their support in videos: http://www. ranging from compacts to 4-foot tubes and On Earth Day 2011, the City of Napa youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4415FC0A6D5190 totaling approximately 1.7 tons! established the Lighting Efficiency and Safe AC&feature=edit_ok Stewardship (LESS) program. The LESS program evolved as a partnership between the WHAT CAN YOU DO TO RememBeR: You hold the key! Tell companies City of Napa and Leadership Napa Valley. It was SUPPORT EPR? and Take-it-Back. For more information onyou buy from what you want—Design it Green efficiency grant, with four local retailers acting as that offer take-back of their products. information for all products, please check theBproducer responsibility and local recyclinguy smart—and buy from producers partially funded by City solid waste/recycling rate payers and a one-time federal energy collection sites. The original four LESS program Dell Computer is a good example and yellow pages in the Napa phone book or visit retail partner sites have grown to six in the City takes-back and recycles their products in the www.naparecycling.com and click on “Recycle limits: U.S. Shop at stores like Central Valley Builders Guide” on the home page. and tubes C EN w tewasteYin bus No businessNoCSyonlyERHousehHouseholdsOULFELC uorescent bulbs Using fl E T No tubes over 4’ long ✔ Saves Money R ✔ Saves Energy B ✔ Reduces Waste ULBS & TUB S E It’s Free and Convenient!¡No tires tus bombillasERHE a la basura! CITY OF NAPA: Es ilegal — y puede representar un riesgo para la salud pública y el Ace Hardware medio ambiente Don’t trash your bulbs! • Zeller’s, 819 Randolph St; 224-0204 RECICLA BOMBILLAS It’s illegal — and can pose a • Clark’s, 325 Lincoln Ave; 255-4272 FLUORESCENTES: risk to people and the environment. Usar bombillas y tubosCentral Valley Builders Supply 1790 Soscol Ave; 257-8888 fl uorescentes: ✔ Ahorra Dinero Home Depot ✔ Ahorra Energía COMPACT BULBS ONLY ✔ Reduce Desechos 225 Soscol Ave; 251-0162 Take to Returns Desk Estos centros reciclan solo bombillas y tubos de los Napa Electric Sponsored by hogares.No se aceptan tubos de2240 Brown St; 252-6611 más de 4 pies, ni bombillas de Offi negocios. ce Depot 211 Soscol Ave; 258-0280 This program is partially funded by California utility customers and administered by Orchard Supply TO LEARN MORE, VISIT: “PG&E” refers to Pacifi c Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation. 3980 Bel Aire Plaza; 224-3410 www.NapaRecycling.com PG&E under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission. © 2012 Pacifi c Gas and Electric Company. All rights reserved. J U LY / A U G U S T 2 0 1 2 53
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