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JUNE 2018 ROCKSTAR RECYCLING
Heavy Metal: Fab Shops Recycle Tons
P1 Group fabrication shops are pretty meticulous when it comes to recycling. From Electrical to Sheet Metal, the shops in Lawrence are equipped to recycle cardboard, newspaper, stainless + carbon + galvanized steel, aluminum and more. According to Warehouse Operations Manager Ben Gannaway, two massive dumpsters on site hold metal waste.
In a given week, the shops could recycle around 10 tons of metal waste, depending on workload. “The 40-yard roll-off dumpsters on site are collected once a week,” Gannaway said. “Depending on workload, we might recycle several tons of waste per dumpster, per week.” All of the shops use as much of the materials needed for a job as possible, and what can’t be used is recycled through Advantage Metals. In addition, the shops reuse cardboard boxes and packaging that comes in with freight until such time as there is no room for storage, then any unused cardboard is picked up and recycled by the city. The shops also participate in the new curbside recycling pickup agreement with Community Living Opportunities (see page 2).
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Green Machine Emily Barber Champions P1 Recycling Efforts Welcome to the “green” issue of P1 Connection! Recycling is a big part of our sustainability and committment to the environment, and in this month’s newsletter you’ll learn everything you need to reduce, reuse & recycle. Let’s start with our resident “green machine”, Manpower Coordinator Emily Barber, whose passion for the environment is spreading into the P1 culture to make us all more aware. Luncheons. Package deliveries. Printed plans and drawings. Vendor catalogs. QuikTrip runs. These are things most of us don’t pay much attention
it’s imperative for future generations and worth the effort. “For that reason, it gives me satisfaction. Now I try to share my knowledge of recycling with others because together we can make a difference,” she said. “There are so many little things you can do to help preserve our resources. We just need to be conscious of the luxuries we have every day and remember every little bit helps.” What are some of Emily’s best practices? Below are a few:
“I try to share my knowledge of recycling with others because together, we can make a difference.”
to on a daily basis. But Emily sees them all as an opportuntiy to do something responsible for the environment. Emily got started when she moved to Lawrence in 2005. “At that time you had to separate every item and deliver and dump your own bins at a recycling center,” she explained. “It was a messy process, but I never felt like it was a burden, more of a good deed for the environment.” Even though we don’t necessarily see the positive effects of recycling in our daily lives, Emily believes
Refill a water bottle instead of buying bottled water. Keep reuseable totes in the car for shopping to avoid using plastic bags. Turn off the lights when leaving a room. Recycling also makes trash day lighter, Emily notes. “Once recycling becomes a habit, you really see how much less trash there is to throw away,” Emily said. “I think about the volume of products that any given company goes through and I visualize the amount that could have been recycled.”
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