ALERT :
- 5/24/13;Reminder that the Forest City CSD will have a one (1) hour early dismissal on Friday, May 24th.:
- 5/25/13, ANNOUNCEMENT; Family Fun ride has been rerouted: from Waldorf College, down J Street to Golf Course Road, to the Golf Course. At the Golf Course, families will enjoy the build-your-own Trail Mix station and compete in put-put golf then return for the pasta feed and games at Waldorf College. :
New Recycling System Comes to Belmond
BELMOND NOW OFFERS A RECYCLING SYSTEM FOR CLOTHING AND SHOES. THREE US AGAIN LIME GREEN AND WHITE BINS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE PARKING LOTS AT TRUE VALUE, CBJ’S AUTO WASH, AND THE BELMOND LAUNDROMAT AND CAR WASH.
US AGAIN ACCEPTS CLOTHES, SHOES, AND HOUSEHOLD TEXTILES LIKE TABLECLOTHS, TOWELS, AND BEDDING IN GOOD QUALITY THAT ARE READY TO BE RE-WORN AND REUSED. CLOTHES, SHOES, AND TEXTILES MUST BE CLEAN AND DRY, AND PUT INTO THE BIN IN TIED PLASTIC BAGS. ITEMS SHOULD NOT BE LEFT OUTSIDE THE BIN.
US AGAIN DOES NOT ACCEPT MATTRESSES, FURNITURE, APPLIANCES, CARPET, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, TOYS OR TRASH.
ACCORDING TO US AGAIN REPRESENTATIVES, THE COMPANY IS COMMITTED TO REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE COLLECTION OF UNWANTED TEXTILES IN AN EFFORT TO CONSERVE RESOURCES, FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE, AND OFFER AFFORDABLE CLOTHING TO PEOPLE WORLDWIDE.
THE DONATIONS ARE COLLECTED WEEKLY OR WHENEVER THE BIN IS TWO-THIRDS FULL AND TAKEN TO A WAREHOUSE WHERE THEY ARE SORTED AND BUNDLED INTO HALF-TON CUBES, READY FOR PURCHASE BY WHOLESALE BUYERS, THRIFT STORE CHAINS AND TEXTILE RECYCLERS.
THE GENTLY-USED CLOTHING IS EXPORTED TO STRUGGLING COUNTRIES. EVERY WEEK, 25 CONTAINER LOADS OF CLOTHING IS SENT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE CLOTHING IS SOLD TO ENTREPRENEURS WHO RESELL IT IN SMALL, LOCALLY-OWNED STORES.