OCR Text |
Show ' I V- cdl bueks i c? if ires ir e o p ufi s 56 hd By Chris Moenich Ogden ALC Public TOP TIMES Novmbr Friday, Cordis) - HIU 15, 1985 jpirg OWlTHS Affairs Office Cardboard is turning into-dollar- J'' for recreation s through a new project organized by the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Division. Started in August, cardboard recycling is part of MWR's Resource Recovery Program. Between 30 and 40 tons have been collected each month since then. Money earned is pegged for recreational and " ' ' educational programs. Annette Howell, program supervisor, said that cardboard is bringing in from $40 to $48 per ton under current market prices. Tons are sold to contrace tors through sales arranged by the Defense one-tim- Depot in Ogden. Contractors only accepts cardboard which is free of paper, staples, wood and other contaminants. Base offices are given instructions to clean the boxes before they are picked up by resource center per- sonnel or delivered. But cardboard is not the only recyclable material collected. The base got into the salvaging business in 1979 and has been recovering paper, oil, metals and other precious leftovers ever since. Michael Goodsell, of the Funds Financial Management Office, said the Resource ' Recovery Program can turn in any scrap which is reusable but not industrial funded. A law dating, back to 1982 dictates use of the profits. Project ideas are submitted to the base Environmental ProNon-Appropriat- tection Committee. ed ricpnr-i?'- I-- :; j v g Wf.Kntmnwinirti - f; , i M.. ifca T- ' .. ' rV.t 4 .iimwiii Ti (U.S. A mil Force Photo) one-quart- er Ogden. sion of the military trailer campground near the South Gate and upgrading two of the ballfields at Thunderbird Park. The latter will be jointly funded through civilian welfare. Future projects depend on the fickle salvage market and the impetus of the resource program managers. : Mr. Goodsell said the overall market declined last fiscal year, resulting in gross earnings of $60,000, down $30,000 from fiscal 1984. Fiscal 1986 earnings could be greater with the addition of cardboard recycling. Two programs on the drawing board are newspaper recycling and bond paper collecting. Ms. Howell said that two newspaper bins will be placed on base during November for dropoff for home delivered and base newspapers. Current mar; ! ket prices are $20 a ton. All the resource center programs could bring in a combined $120,000 this year, said Mr. Goodsell. "It will be a great year if everything flies," he said. "But, as always, it all depends on the market." ; . . aa QsgxD coscn) oaesffl s y:''Vi'lZ. 75 k II N '70 Duiclt LcGabro 2Door '78 Chev. One Owner, Nice! 0 '79 Fully II . Cadillac EIDorodo Extra Sharp! or. h ' ' '74 Cadillac Deville - Fiberboard boxes are stored at Bldg. 1 307 for later sale to cardboard recyclers. About one and tons are collected daily and sold monthly through one-tim- e sales held at the Defense Depot ; . Ms. Howell was named program supervisor in August 1984 when MWR took it over from civil engineering. Funds appropriated through the base committee have been used for golf cart paths, Carter Creek Well Camp near Bear River, environmen-- . tal landscaping near Pond 3 and the log cabin. ,' Projects slated for fiscal year 1986 include expan- - - 5 IllWHIiilliu I) - .. ? N s s W't 1 2-D- r., , ; 70 Pont. Grand LcWana IMova Excellent Transportation mm - Hum , Or 901 Cadillac Fleetwood Buiclc Riviera loaded including sunroof I Ci Fully equpped iIKi oni ilnnoH T 0 If 0i - - , '80 PzrXizz LzT.lzns 4-Dc- Extra N:c$r Cadillac 4-do- ' II;' or j Miil ; 1 li ' T" r I 4X4 : ' Extra Nice , 0' fcrj Crco;. Fully loaded N H ' |