Putting the Joy in Recycling
Bag of Joy News – December 2016
Shopping,
eating, entertaining and other social gatherings fill this month. It’s also a
time when distractions and too much of everything can make a person give up –
if only temporarily – on their good intentions. Things like keeping “green”; reducing
consumption (and not just of food and drink); and being mindful of all around
us. I hope you have your plans made for the holiday season and if you haven’t,
well… don’t stress. World AIDs Day, Hanukkah, Human Rights Day, the first day
of Winter, Christmas and Kwanzaa are going to happen whether your house is clean,
the pupu are made or the gifts are wrapped. Give in. Have fun.
Nonprofit Partner of the Month
Each
year, Makawao Union Church (I’m a member) distributes benevolence funds to
several local nonprofits serving the Maui community. On Sunday, December 11, I will be
holding a sale of the entire Bag of Joy inventory during Aloha Hour from 11:30
am to 1 pm in the Community Hall next to the church. One hundred percent of the
proceeds will be donated to the church to help in this mission. I hope you’ll
stop by and pick up some last-minute gifts. Prices range from $10 to $90.
New from Bag of Joy
This
is a great season to use your Hostess Helper – a padded casserole carrier with
a built-in cutting board. I have them in several sizes and designs but they’re
going fast so don't wait. Contact me for more information. Price range is $30-35.
Bag of the Month
Ain’t
she sweet? “Deer” is perfect for Christmas. Rustic wooden
handles and a sturdy bottom gusset make this a handy shopping tote. Plenty of
needlepoint, fully lined and an inside pocket. Available in my Shopify
store for $45 plus shipping.
Bags in Books – a monthly contest for readers
Can
you identify the book this passage was taken from? “She’s carrying her woven
wicker bag like the ones the Umpqua tribe sells out along the hot August
highway, a bag shape of a tool box with a hemp handle.”
The
first person to correctly name the book title will win a gift from the Bag of
Joy collection. Just make a comment below or send me an answer through any of
the contacts listed.
No winner in our November Contest! No one identified the quote from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
Don’t miss our 3rd Annual Boxing Day/Month Giveaway
Starting
today, Maui SCRAP (Supplies for Creative Recycled Art Projects on Maui) will
give away boxes and bags of excess stuff, everything from fabric samples to
paints to fused plastic sheets and more. You must ‘like’ the MauiSCRAP page on
Facebook to ensure you receive the daily updates. And, because of some really
bizarre comments and demands during last year’s giveaway, there are new rules
for claiming the goodies. Obviously, these supplies are available only to
people who are on Maui and can pick them up from my house in Makawao. But here
are the rest of the rules:
1. Only three
items may be claimed by an individual recipient during the month.
2. If you are
confirmed as the recipient you have 48 hours to pick up the item.
3. No, I won’t
notify anyone of particular items.
4. No, I won’t
make “a wish list” of your particular wants.
5. No, I won’t
deliver.
6. Yes, I will
hold items if you’re nice and ask me to. Otherwise, when 48 hours is up, the
item will be re-listed and available to other people.
So,
starting today be sure to check the MauiSCRAP Facebook page and join in the
free giveaway.
Welcome to the Recycling Department! Can I help you?
Compost
Don’t be fooled by the new lines of “earth-friendly/green”
plastic cups and utensils. It may say that these things can be composted, but
read the fine print. On a plastic cup I was served in a local restaurant, it
says "EarthChoice, industrially compostable". Then in very tiny
print: “This cup is not suitable for home composting. Appropriate composting
facilities may not be available in your area.” Well I can tell you right
now that Maui doesn’t have that kind of facility so those cups are going in the
landfill along with Styrofoam and regular plastic cups. Be careful when
choosing “green” products. Not all of them are as earth-friendly as they want
you to believe.
From Resource Recycling:
Good
news from the world of recycling.
United Arab Emirates: A 9-year-old boy in Dubai not only created and
distributed a flier encouraging recycling – he also collected 1,160 pounds of
paper for recycling. The Khaleej Times reports
on how Yug Shah's long-standing commitment to recycling led him to go above and
beyond while participating in the Neighborhood Recycling Project, an effort of
the Emirates Environmental Group.
Gaza: With restrictions on importing polyethylene, a Gaza
plastics company has begun recycling plastics recovered from a landfill, according
to Fox News. Omar Ramlawi's decision to recycle
plastics into about 1.5 to 2 tons per day of pipes, hoses and garbage bags has
allowed him to preserve 50 jobs at his factory.
The Netherlands: Some officials in the Netherlands are floating
the idea of placing a deposit on jeans as a way to encourage their return for
recycling or reuse, according to Recycling International.
Recycle this thought:
If all the table scraps from all the households in the US were thrown into compost bins instead of into landfills for a year, the reduction in greenhouse gases would be the equivalent of taking 2 million cars off the road.
Click on the links below to get in touch with me.
Email:
joyofrecycling@gmail.com
Phone:
808-572-6303
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