Malibu Mayor Lou La Monte is encouraging residents to recycle in advance of a national recycling day.
The City Council is expected to declare Nov. 15, 2012 as America Recycles Day in Malibu, as part of a national call to action to focus on waste reduction, composting, the reuse of products and materials and purchasing recycled products.
The declaration will be made at the council's Nov. 13 meeting and presented to students of Point Dume Marine Science Elementary School.
“We encourage all citizens to become involved in recycling activities and to learn more about a variety of recyclable and recycled products so that we may all become more environmentally conscious consumers,” La Monte said.
“By celebrating America Recycles Day, we can further promote recycling as an environmentally efficient and economically intelligent habit.”
As part of its commitment to stewardship, the city will host two recycling events at Malibu City Hall, 23825 Stuart Ranch Road, according to Olivia Damavandi, the city's spokesperson.
A shredding event will take place Thursday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The public is invited to bring documents to be shredded and recycled at no cost, Damavandi said.
A Household Battery Recycling event will take place from Nov. 15 through Nov. 30. The City will collect batteries in the Senior Center and in the reception area during regular business hours, according to Damavandi.
She said nearly 900 tons of bottles, cans, paper, and electronic waste were recycled last year in Malibu.
I speak from experience when I tell you that a recycling center ( I presume you mean for bottles and cans) costs more to operate than most people realize. A lot has to do with the fact that people often leave hazardous waste there after hours and the City would be responsible for its disposal which is very costly. Unfortunately there is not much money to be made in recycled plastic and glass and the market fluctuates greatly. The City of Malibu and the County have for years now provided for disposal of recycled materials through our trash collection contractors. Whatever money the trash contractors can get for recycled materials is figured into keeping their bids lower. The contracts are working very well.
Vegetarian # 1 Less is more Don't heat or cool your house No lawn/no watering landscape Use your cars until they fall apart in 10 years Try to never use toxic exhaust gas-powered gardening tools especially leaf blowers which are illegal in Malibu but everybody uses them anyway Work from home if possible Recycling is good but also don't buy tons of useless crap Ask yourself: do we REALLY need 7 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms?