SS Programs
AIR QUALITY
- Promoting innovative transportation and renewable energy projects to reduce emissions
AWARENESS & EDUCATION
- Bringing information about sustainable practices to the region
LOCAL FOOD & CULTURE
- Promoting local agriculture and cultural connections
GREEN BUSINESS
- Gaining commitment from local businesses to become more sustainable
GREEN LIVING & DESIGN
- Promoting sustainable living, design and construction practices
GREEN GROWTH
- Promoting coordinated and cooperative green growth planning
RECYCLING
- Promoting solid waste reduction, reuse and recycling
RECYCLING Program
Promoting solid waste reduction, reuse and recycling
PROJECTS
FAYETTEVILLE RECYCLING TASK FORCE (FRTF)
After four months of meetings facilitated by Sustainable Sandhills, the FRTF's curbside recycling recommendations were adopted by the Fayetteville City Council in June of 2007. The City's new curbside recycling program for single family residences began on July 1, 2008, serving approximately 60,000 households with weekly co-mingled curbside service using 35-gallon rollcarts. Estimates by Waste Management and City staff in late 2008 are that 8,000-10,000 tons of materials will be diverted from the Cumberland County landfill in the first year of the program, exceeding everyone's expectations! Read the FRTF Final Report >>
HARNETT COUNTY RECYCLING TASK FORCE (HCRTF)
Following the success of the Fayetteville Recycling Task Force, a group of Harnett County residents approached Sustainable Sandhills for assistance in their county. The HCRTF met from September 2007 through January 2008, and their final report was released in February 2008. Read the HCRTF Final Report >>
SPECIAL EVENT RECYCLING
Sustainable Sandhills began special event recycling in 2006 at large street festivals in Cumberland (International Folk Festival, Dogwood Festival, Downtown Fayetteville's Fourth Friday), Moore (Southern Pines Spring Fest, Berry Flower Faire), Hoke (Turkey Festival), and Montgomery (Peach Festival) counties. More than 400,000 people have attended events where Sustainable Sandhills has provided special event recycling containers and volunteers.
Through our Green Schools program in Moore and Cumberland counties, special events and sporting events at several high schools in the region are also having recycling services provided by student groups.
RESOURCes
Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
General
- Banned Materials, ABC Containers
- Carpet Recovery
- Curbside Recycling
- Earthday Network
- Earth 911
- EcoCycle
- EnviroLink Network
- Environmental Science and Technology
- Kid's (sic) Paper Recycling Guide
- Planning Site
- Recycling Guide
- Solid Waste Diversion Calculator
- WasteNews
Local/RegionalLl Recycling Information
- City of Fayetteville Environmental Services
- Cumberland County Solid Waste Management
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Lee County
- Moore County
- Richmond County
- City of Sanford, NC
- Scotland County
Products
REUSE
Federal Sites
National Sites
- American Plastics Council
- The National Recycling Coalition
- North Carolina Recycling Business Assistance Center
North Carolina Sites
- Carolina Recycling Association
- Department of Environmental and Natural Resources
- Made in North Carolina: Recycled Content Products Fuel the State's Economy
- NC General Assembly-Environmental Review Commission
- North Carolina Recycling Markets Directory
- North Carolina Waste Trader
- Pollution and Prevention
- Recycling Means Business: The Impact of Recycling on North Carolina's Economy