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Show SALT FLAT NEWS, MARCH, 1972 Special to The Nous Public attention and junk yards seem almost incompatible. Today things have changed. Junk yard men of yesteryear lived in ramshackle shanties with tar papered roofs and cardboard windows and shunned all intruders. The old image of junk yards wrecked cars, old tires, and rusting washing machines has been updated to include colored oil drums, crates of washed wine bottles, and stacks of old newspapers. The reason is recycling a new trend to gather and materials destined for the discard pile. Comer collectors now run a tight ship" and seek publicity for public support in re-u- Public Notice it 4M IM IINIUMNbbl ttMIMM Alum jm TIn ummimimms News-p- ens KAtV hlRMII r moui ComGATED Boxes cnumw an iUm Glass MMBMSCUINttMMTCa THE RECYCLING CORPORATION Ofr UTAH se The recycling centers are manned by ecology buffs and interested developers who fill 55 gallon drums with broken glass and squashed cans and sort bundles of waste newspapers. The glass is shipped to a furnace filter manufacturer, the mm to a metal salvage outfit, and the paper to an insulation concern. Recycling is a gold mine, says David Ronniger, proprieter of Whole Earth Natural Foods, an organic food store and refuse collection center on east Second Avenue in Salt Lake City. But money isnt the only reason for recycling. According to Spotless" Maxwell, chief can crusher in residence at the center. Max notes that every ton of waste paper that is recycled and reused means more trees in the forest and fewer logs in the paper mill. The junk yard scenes of the past are gone. The aloof attitude of junk collectors has been replaced by a concern for cleaning up the environment. Supporters of recycling say ecology and concern for the human environment will usher in a new era, an era that will end the concept of boundless skies and endless praries. take-it-for-grant- ed NEWS photo by R. Spotless Max Mniiw own backyard. Spotless Max says a cleaner world begins in your Lake in Salt applies the New recycling center at 1026 Second Avenue midas touch to what formerly was thought a worthless of affluence. by-prod- NEWS photo by R. Mcnzict Skotraaastip Sign posted in front window of Sheridan, Wyoming dry cleaner draws the prompt attention of passersby, but anyone following the laundry 's advice would be sure to steal the show. |