Booneville Area
Recycling Coalition
The Booneville Area Recycling Coalition is a grassroots effort to develop and increase recycling in Booneville Arkansas and surrounding communities.
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Anyone interested in joining BARC or if you have recycling ideas to share, please email us at:
Booneville_Recycles@hotmail.com
High Tech Trash
High Tech Trash
Hopefully everyone knows we live in a world where electronics are ever increasing in our daily lives, from TVs, DVD recorders, copiers, printers, computers, monitoring systems in medical industries, CRTs on machinery, circuits controlling systems in our cars, cell phones, and on and on. Electronics Waste is growing 2-3 times faster than any other waste stream (i.e. paper, yard waste).
Between 2000 and 2007, as many as 500 million personal computers will become obsolete and entered the municipal solid waste stream. Old electronics contain heavy metals that leach into the ground and into the water supply. Many of the materials in old electronics can be recovered and recycled.
I found a really good article on the National Geographic website located at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/01/high-tech-trash/recycling-text . Please take time to read the article and look at the great photos they have.
Things you can do with your E-waste:
If the equipment still works, donate it instead of trashing.
Some technical schools will take equipment so students can use them to learn.
UNICOR and the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality join for “PROJECT GREEN-FED,” an e-scrap recycling program for all Arkansas residents at zero cost. Visit their website at www.unicor.gov/recycling/greenfed
Many computer companies now have take back programs for their equipment. Visit:
If you or your company need more information about e-cycling, please email us at booneville_recycles@hotmail.com.
Recycling Links
Recycling Links
The Booneville Area Recycling Center is Located at:
Logan County Road Dept.
1389 North State Hwy. 23
Booneville, AR 72927
479-675-3161
Operating Hours Are:
Wednesdays 10am-5pm and
Saturdays 8am-3pm
Recycling Available At The Drop-Off Center
Recycling Available At The Drop-Off Center
NEWSPAPER – magazines, junk mail, catalogs. Please do not bundle
CORRUGATED CONTAINERS – no cereal or soda boxes. Look for the corrugated wafer inside the liner of the box. Also brown paper sacks are accepted.
STEEL/TIN CANS – all food cans, please rinse to remove all contents and remove the label.
ALUMINUM CANS – all beverage cans, please rinse and flatten the can. Note: the recycling center can not pay for aluminum cans.
PLASTIC - Any number of plastic containers are allowed as long as the neck is smaller than the base i.e. plastic soda bottles, milk jugs, detergent bottles etc. All containers should be rinsed. 5 gal. Buckets, tarps or sheet plastics, margarine tubs, yogurt tubs etc. Are not allowed
OLD TIRES – passenger and light truck tires only. No more than 4 tires at one time. Any more tires will cost $1.00 each to recycle.
USED OIL – motor oil only. Do not mix with antifreeze, water or any other liquids. Ask assistant for help with recycling oil.
USED OIL FILTERS – drain oil from filter for approximately 24 hours. Ask assistant for help with recycling oil filters
Want to learn more about recycling
Want to learn more about recycling
Visit our info pages: Recycling Facts
Booneville Area Recycling Coalition: Working to Develop Recycling in Booneville and the Surrounding Communities
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