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DOCEnts learn about recycling
Report by JoAnn Vance
Photos by Debbie Clemente
Photos by Debbie Clemente
On January 9, the Corrales Docents took a trip to Friedman Recycling. Our guide was Jennifer Walton. After some introductory remarks, and some questions and answers, we put on fluorescent vests and hard hats, and walked to the recycling building. Joseph Chavez, joined us there and was also one of our guides. His family owns the company.
Bundles of recyclables were stacked and ready for transport by truck outside, and trucks were being loaded. We walked inside, up and down stairs and along ramps, watching people sort along the conveyor belts, pulling out various things and throwing them down chutes. There is a big mountain of plastic bags that can't be recycled, and will end up in the landfill. The ONLY plastic bags that can be accepted are CLEAR bags that contain shredded paper.
It was interesting to see how various materials are bounced onto different conveyor belts, and end up in bundles of like materials. At the end were separate bundles of cans, paper, cardboard, and plastic bottles. We were told to put the lids ON the bottles before putting them in recycling, as they fall off the belt and end up in the landfill otherwise.
As far as plastic bags are concerned, because they have a contract with Walmart and some other large bag recyclers, they did recycle the bags from them and are hand-sorted. So it is best to recycle your bags at a large company such as Walmart to ensure they don’t end up in the landfill.
We walked through the finished bundles at the end, and back to the education building, where Jennifer showed us examples of materials that could and couldn't be recycled, and we received refrigerator magnets.
Bundles of recyclables were stacked and ready for transport by truck outside, and trucks were being loaded. We walked inside, up and down stairs and along ramps, watching people sort along the conveyor belts, pulling out various things and throwing them down chutes. There is a big mountain of plastic bags that can't be recycled, and will end up in the landfill. The ONLY plastic bags that can be accepted are CLEAR bags that contain shredded paper.
It was interesting to see how various materials are bounced onto different conveyor belts, and end up in bundles of like materials. At the end were separate bundles of cans, paper, cardboard, and plastic bottles. We were told to put the lids ON the bottles before putting them in recycling, as they fall off the belt and end up in the landfill otherwise.
As far as plastic bags are concerned, because they have a contract with Walmart and some other large bag recyclers, they did recycle the bags from them and are hand-sorted. So it is best to recycle your bags at a large company such as Walmart to ensure they don’t end up in the landfill.
We walked through the finished bundles at the end, and back to the education building, where Jennifer showed us examples of materials that could and couldn't be recycled, and we received refrigerator magnets.
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CHS Docents support and carry out the educational mission of the Corrales Historical Society by their organization and participation in events for the Corrales community and by providing tours of the Old San Ysidro Church. Docents do not need a background in history only an interest in learning about the history of the area.
Meetings are held monthly except for January and the summer months and usually include an outside speaker or can sometimes will be replaced by a tour of a local place of interest.
CHS Docents are required to:
- Be a member of the Corrales Historical Society
- Welcome visitors to the Old Church one Saturday per year during the summer months (times to be determined)
- Participate in CHS activities, as needed
- Heritage Day in the Spring
- Harvest Festival-Heart of Corrales Fiesta in the Fall
- Attend monthly meetings