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Recycling Information
Learn what you can do to help positively impact your environment by clicking one of the informational images below.
If you have any questions about recycling, donating, and how to reuse materials please contact the Nassau County Soil & Water Conservation District at 516 - 364 - 5860 or srooney@nassau.org
Recycling begins with purchasing recycled products and products manufactured using renewable matierals or purchasing products using highly recyclable materials (Steel, Copper, Aluminum) DEC Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Composting
One of the biggest ways you can impact the world is with your wallet. Buying sustainably sourced and packaged products (less single use plastic) helps by preventing waste before recycling needs to occur. Americans throw away billions of pounds of clothing each year, shopping at thrift stores and in clearance sections is fun, affordable, and helps reduce clothing waste.
Sustainability Facts
- 25% of the bottled water you buy is really municipal tap water, so you might as well pass on the plastic bottle
- On average, ONE supermarket goes through 60,500,000 paper bags per year! A plastic bag is used for an average of 12 minutes but will remain in the environment for 1,000 years before it decomposes.
- The U.S. is the #1 trash-producing country in the world at 1,609 pounds per person per year. This means that 5% of the world’s people generate 40% of the world’s waste.
- Recycling one aluminum can save enough energy to run a TV for three hours.
- Up to 90% of the energy used during a washing machine’s cleaning cycle goes into heating the water, so use the cold setting
- In response to the first Earth Day in 1970, the U.S. Government created the Clean Air, Clean Water, Endangered Species Acts, and the EPA.
Recycle Hazardous material with your town S.T.O.P. Program
The Stop Throwing Out Pollutants (S.T.O.P.) Program is designed to provide area residents with a safe, environmentally sound method of disposal of the many hazardous materials found in the average home. By bringing such toxins as antifreeze, drain cleaners, and pesticides on any of the scheduled S.T.O.P. collection days, you and your family can make a significant contribution to the protection of our precious groundwater supply and the preservation of our bays and estuaries.
Seeking Volunteers
Interested in protecting your local resources? Looking for a chance to give back to your community?
The Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District is currently seeking volunteers to help implement various environmental projects. No experience required. Weekend opportunities available.