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Show April 20, 1995 i t .. V i f t T i f i t i 1 1 ly - sit; ?- i 4 r 5 ' i i I t j f H 7 i U 1 7 - I - t E f Li... i 7 Hilltop Times T 4 fV If I?:V 4 1 4, 1 ' . X I'M 4 Recycling makes sense 1 ftM I 1 i 4 3 - - 9 I !. "S Jul. Phoios by Gwm Brewer First, you get their attention (Above) Alyric Ray, dressed as the Wizard of Waste (WOW), demonstrates the virtues of recycling. (Right) Dennis Weder goes back to a time when weapons manufacturing was simple. ; Local schools benefit from Air Force environmental initiatives Hill employees take show on the road. by Gwen Brewer Ogden ALC Public Affairs The Davis County School District recently the contributions of Hill AFB who contribute to preservation of the environment. "We appreciate people from government and industry." said Glen Taylor, environmental program manager for the school district. "We need outside professionals to reinforce lessons taught in our classrooms." Utah law requires that schools include lessons on environmental issues, Taylor said. Presentations by experienced volunteers stimulate the imagination so students learn to think beyond the cliche and learn to be innovative. Many Hill AFB employees spend time in the schools. They contribute to the community by increasing the quality and quantity of information available to students in a number of areas. The Wizard of Waste (WOW) Recycling is one of the novel presentations given in Utah classrooms by employees from Hill's Recycling Operations Center. Alyric Kay, ROC manager, Merlin the Magician looks like a modern-daw hen he appears in local classrooms in a long purple robe and wizard's cap. His is to goal acquaint young people with recycling and to encourage students to think about the environment by developing good recycling habits. Accompanying Ray is a "SWAT" team. The SWAT Team is actually the Solid Waste Action Team comprised of representatives and volunteers from several of Hill's organizations. To emphasize their program, they have developed seminars on recycling that they not only present in local schools but other area groups as well. The conB Other employee contributions Environmental of the Managecerned employees school in ment Directorate participate programs wherever and whenever possible. Presentations cover a variety of subjects, locations and formats. Most are presentations that encourage active participation by the audience. Workers who have participated at schools consider the contacts an important part of their jobs. An Environmental Management employee. demonstraDennis Weder, takes tions to classrooms around Utah. Weder, also known as Coyotl. is an environmental engineer in the KM Compliance Division. Coyotl made his authentic outfit, including shoes. He finds the tools and materials to make the flints in the mountains and deserts through out the state. Sam Johnson, a physical scientist in EM's Restoration Division, formed a group of professional resource people to make presentations on environmental science and engineering topics to the schools. A former school teacher, he has a genuine interest in furthering the education of local youth. A method used by Daniel A. Stone, Ph.D.. EM's senior scientist, whose background is in chemistry, improves students' understanding of air pollution by using the students as molecules to illustrate the process of how ozone is formed from automobile emissions and sunlight. Paper: white, computer, colored Inside the Reccle Operations Center. BUg. 1248. y d show-and-te- - r "I try to help them appreciate the types responsibilities. Second, they learn about the kinds of things being done at Hill AFB to fulfill our environmental stewardship. Separate into categories and remove contaminants like tape, carbons, metal and plastic bands Staples and paper clips are oka Posl-I- t notes are okav with colored The RlX' uill pickup large paper. call l:t. quantities, Bins are located outside Don't Ieae the newspaper 124S. the Bldg. Shopette. bags or plastic bags cast of Bldg. 849. Bldg. 36 and the Youth Center. Bide. 8S.V Corrugated cardboard Inside Bldg. 1248. Hatten and remoxe packing materials. The ROC will pickup large quantities, call Ext. Glass all colors Bins are located outside Bldg. 1248. Remove lids and rinse out. window glass, Containers only--ncoffee mugs, etc. Bins are located iHJtside Bldg 1248. Separate into categories. Remove lids, rinse out and crush. A common plastic is soda bottles. A common 2 plastic is milk jugs. 1 and 2 plastic in paper o 1 Aluminum cans Bins arc located outside Bldg. 1248. Rinse out. If desired, the ROC w ill pay by the pound for returned cans. Take cans inside Bldg. 1248 from 9 a m.-- 3 p.m.. Monday through Thursday. Tin (steel) cans Bins are located outside Bldg. 1248. Rinse out. g of problems we face and how they can make a difference in the community." Stone said. Stone said these educational programs benefit Hill in two ways: First, the students and their teachers become aware of environmental problems and Newspaper ll flint-makin- r 1 Recyclable Material Drop Off Locations How to PrepareTips - gold-trimme- V |