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Show Panguitch • Panguitch Lake • Hatch • Bryce • Tropic • Antimony • Henrieville • Cannonville • Escalante • Boulder • Duck Creek Thursday, April 16, 2009 • Issue # 211 Recycling Electronics Responsibly Are you wondering what to do with your old electronics? America’s growing use of electronics has created a new environmental challenge: electronic waste or e-waste. such as EPA’s Electronic What is considered e- Recycler The e-Steward Certifica- Product Environmental Aswaste? The following unusable tion program is a new cer- sessment Tool (EPEAT), to electronics are considered tification program that was help purchasers evaluate developed by a group of laptops, desktop computers, e-waste: • Televisions and Monitors North American electron- and monitors using envi• Computers and Computer ics recyclers in association ronmental standards, such with The Basel Action Net- as Environmentally Sensi• Peripherals work (BAN) and the Elec- tive Materials, Materials • Audio/Stereo Equipment tronics TakeBack Coalition. Selection, Design for End• VCRs, DVD players The e-Steward certification of-Life, Product Longevity, • Video Cameras • Telephones, Fax and program is an independent- Energy Use, End-of-Life ly audited and accredited Management, Copying Machines Packagelectronic waste recycler ing, and Corporate Perfor• Cellular Phones certification program that mance. • Wireless Devices forbids the dumping of • Video Game Consoles. Manufacturer TakeBack toxic e-waste in develop- Programs: Keep in mind the What’s the problem? Electronic equipment ing countries, local landfills end-of-life costs when you contain toxic compounds and incinerators; the use of are shopping for electronsuch as lead, mercury, prison labor; and the unau- ics. Some manufacturers cadmium, and brominated thorized release of private are offering TakeBack prodata. flame retardants. grams that provide “cradle EPA’s Responsible Recy- to grave” management for These toxic compounds can leach into the soil and cling (R2) Practices for Use their products which inwater supplies or contami- in Accredited Certification cludes taking back and nate our air, if electronics Programs for Electronics recycling their products. are sent to landfills or incin- Recyclers is a set of guide- TakeBack programs create lines for accredited certifierated. an incentive to the manuDiscarded electronics, cation programs to assess facturers to design for recalled e-waste, are the fast- electronics recyclers’ envi- cycling, increase the use of est growing waste stream ronmental, worker health recycled materials, and dein the U.S. By 2010 over 3 and safety, and security crease the use of toxic matebillion electronics will be practices. rials. The Electronics TakeThe Institute of Scrap scrapped or an average of Back Coalition provides a about 400 million units a Recycling Industries (ISRI) list of manufacturers that has developed the Recyyear1. offer TakeBack programs; Currently, less than 25% cling Industry Operating just click on “Corporate of obsolete electronics are Standard (RIOS) certificaResponsibility”. The Elecbeing recycled. The majori- tion that establishes best tronics TakeBack Coality of the electronics collect- management practices for tion is a national coalition ed for recycling or re-use the industry. of organizations promoting The Recycling Coalition are exported to developing sustainable and responsible countries with no worker of Utah (RCU) is a coalition practices throughout the safety or environmental of municipalities, businesses, institutions, and individ- electronics industry. programs in places3. What is happening localLocal governments are uals committed to improvly? 2009 Electronic Waste spending more of their lim- ing recycling in Utah. Resolution ited tax dollars managing How can I be a responsible The Recycling Coalition consumer? e-waste. Greater awareness about of Utah’s Electronic Waste What are the options for safely recycling my elec- the end-of-life issues with Steering Committee (Elecelectronics has resulted in tronic Waste Steering Comtronics? Choose a Responsible the development of tools, mittee) initiated the 2009 Electronic Waste Resolution for the State of Utah that weather outlines the issues involving electronic waste in Utah. thursday The Resolution passed both high: 43 chambers in the 2009 Genlow: 28 RAIN / SNOW eral Session. The Electronic Waste Steering Committee friday will continue to work with high: 53 stakeholders, including the low: 29 PARTly CLOUDY State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality saturday (DEQ), to collaboratively high: 60 assess the electronic waste low: 34 Sunny issues in Utah, review electronic recycling activities sunday of other states, and develop high: 66 recommendations that can low: 37 Sunny be implemented in Utah. By October 31, 2009, the monday DEQ will report its findings high: 68 and recommendations to low: 38 Sunny the Legislature. For more information tuesday on Electronics Recycling, high: 67 please contact : Ed Deputy Mostly SUNNY low: 38 Environmental Scientist, DEQ, Division of Solid wednesday and Hazardous Waste, high:70 (801)538-6793, edeputy@ Mostly SUNNY low: 38 utah.gov Traveling Science Center at Panguitch Middle School April 14th and 15th brought to Panguitch Middle School, “The Leonardo on Wheels” —Science Workshop. Class visits were from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Tuesday on and Wednesday. A public Community Night was also held at the neighboring Panguitch High School, in the school’s library. The Leonardo on Wheels—Science (www. u t a h s c i e n c e c e n t e r. o rg / lows) is the educational outreach program of the Utah Science Center. Acting as the traveling version of the Utah Science Center, The Leonardo on Wheels—Science includes 12-15 interactive science exhibits that tie directly to the Utah State Core Curriculum for grades 7-9. Exhibits included: • Micro-Worlds - showed what everyday objects look like when magnified 200 times under a microscope. • Generator Bike - Showed how to convert the energy in your legs into electrical energy while comparing the energy input needed to power incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs. • Digital Anatomy - Navigation through human anatomy (internal and external) with a computer dissection of a real cadaver. The Leonardo on Wheels—Science recently expanded its programming, now serving 30 schools and approximately 12,000 students each year. The program provides a hands-on science experience for students in middle and junior high schools throughout the state. Funded partially by the Utah Legislature via the Utah State Office of Education, the program is cofunded by technical firms and local foundations including L-3 Communications, Rockwell Collins, Battelle, Energy Solutions Foundation, Idaho National Laboratories, and ATK. The Leonardo on Wheels—Science has a Community Night at most of its school visits. ACRE Program Enrollment Opens on April 27 Cary Son, Farm Program Specialist, of USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Utah announced today that producers can elect and enroll in the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program beginning April 27, 2009. ACRE is a provision of the 2008 Farm Bill. “The Average Crop Revenue Election program is an innovative alternative to the traditional farm safety,” Son said. “This new option presents an opportunity for producers to review both programs and decide which one will work best for their operation.” Producers have until Aug.14, 2009, to make their decision for the 2009 crop. USDA will not accept any late-filed applications. Producers who elect the ACRE program for a farm agree to: • forgo counter-cyclical payments; • accept a 20-percent reduction of the direct payments; and • accept a 30-percent reduction in loan rates for all commodities produced on the farm. Commodities eligible for ACRE payments are wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, long grain rice, medium and short grain rice, peanuts, soybeans, sunflower seed, canola, flaxseed, safflower, mustard seed, rapeseed, sesame seed, crambe, dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas and large chickpeas. The ACRE program was created in the 2008 Farm Bill to give producers an There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel. ~ Franklin P. Adams THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER is owned and operated by Snapshot Multimedia and is distributed weekly to all of Garfield County. Its purpose is to inform residents about local issues and events. Articles submitted from independent writers are not necessarily the opinion of Snapshot Multimedia. We sincerely hope you enjoy the paper and encourage input on ideas and/or suggestions for the paper. Thank you for your support. option in lieu of traditional counter-cyclical payments. Producers may elect and enroll in ACRE for the 2009 crop year even if they have already accepted advance direct payments under the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program. To elect ACRE for a farm, producers must complete Form CCC-509 ACRE, which irrevocably elects ACRE for the farm through crop year 2012. Form CCC509, the contract to participate in ACRE, must then be completed each year the producer intends to participate and receive benefits. For more information about the ACRE program please visit your local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office or visit http:// www.fsa.usda.gov. Phone: 435-676-2621 Fax 435-836-2700 PO BOX 472, Loa, Utah 84747 snapshot@scinternet.net ALL content for THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER must be submitted on FRIDAY before 5:00 pm to be included in the following Thursday edition of the paper. BOXHOLDER PRE-SORT STANDARD PAID LOA, UTAH PERMIT No. 5 |