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by Louise Mann If collected recyclables are not sold and made into new product, your recycling program is a sham. Tossing collected recycling into the landfill IS legal in Arkansas, if only one fee is charged for both recycling and garbage collection. Might want to check your garbage/recycling bill. Don’t you want your recycling collected in a way that keeps the recyclables marketable? Dirty MRF is a system whereby garbage and recycling are placed in the same can that you set out. And then tossed into the same compartment on the truck. Supposedly the recyclables are separated at a Materials […]

THURSDAY JULY 24TH 7PM TO 8PM EVERY 4TH THURSDAY OF THE MONTHTopics to be covered:1-what’s happening locally with jail beds that washington county is proposing to expand2 “zine” (small magazine) making COLLABORATIVE project building on know your rights & policing brainstorms from previous sessions- come and continue this effort or join us for the first time! Location: st pauls located at the corner of college and dickson, fayetteville, arDinner provided

by Louise Mann, Promoting Honest Recycling Since 1989. The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled that it is legal to collect recycling curbside, throw it in a landfill, while deceiving residents and charging them for recycling. The trick or legal technicality is to charge for recycling and garbage collection as one fee. This and other significant issues are not addressed in the Fayetteville resolution to switch to single stream. Expect City Council to vote to switch to single stream this coming Tues., July 15. Attend and object if you believe residents should be informed about this big switch. Single stream is […]

Gateway Emergency Meal Team starts cooking, changes name… becomes Sunday June 22 – 2:00 pm – Omni Center 3274 N. Lee Ave, Fayetteville So much sense of satisfaction in feeding hungry people! There are many jobs in this project. If you’d like to test the waters and see if it might be a good fit for you, join the current folks for a Team Meeting Sunday and find out more. There’s a great team of people pulling together to create food for homeless people, and we’d be tickled to have you join us in the fun. Team Meeting Sunday. If you’d […]

After 40 people testified on the critical importance of a safe and stable location where unhoused people would be permitted to camp, the city council punted yet again. But they agreed to resurrect the issue at the next meeting, where they would have feedback from the new homelessness task force that met for the first time on June 18. If you’re interested the topic will be discussed at the agenda session next Tuesday June 24 at 5:30 pm and again at the regular meeting on July 1 at city hall. An email, call or text to your Councilperson would let […]