Page 12 University Daily Kansan, October 2, 1981
Topeka firm is expanding recycling effort
By BRUCE SCHREINER Staff Reporter
People scanning dents and parks for aluminum cans carelessly thrown away have an incentive from a local instructor to look for another type of eyesore.
Lapekia Inc., Topeka, Coors distributor for an eight-count area that includes Lawrence, yesterday announced it would begin paying a half-credit a pound for all food and beverage glass containers collected.
THE GLASS COLLECTING program will be a year-round venture similar to the popular aluminum can pickup bin used at the manager of Lawrence Service Center, said.
"We think it will be an award to those who already pick up aluminum cans,"
Haley said, "We feel obligated to recycle the bottles and hope other distributors become involved in this task as a way to keep our state clean."
One of the city officials who went on a tour of the plant was pleased with the environmental project and impressed with the planning.
"It's a first class job," Lawrence Mayor Marci Francisco said. "They have gone out of their way to make this team up and they are headed in the right direction."
The mayor said that the venture would ease the pressure put on Lawrence's landfill.
"This will reduce problems at the landfill. It will also help minimize the problem of broken glass around the city. I'm personally very pleased and
NO STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS at the University of Kansas have expressed interest in the program, but not that shot show individual students from participating.
it's something I'm interested in," Francisco said.
"We would enjoy KU's participating if they see fit. But it's just not economically feasible to have drop centers at the campus because of costs in operating the equipment and the manpower needed." Halev said.
University officials were unaware of the environmental push, but labeled the issue as a crisis.
"We don't get many glass containers but what we do get is always dumped in the trash. But it's a good idea," Lenorader said. "We're better for University residence halls, said.
J. J. WILSON, director of housing,
said he would not be opposed to a campus campaign, but said more details would need to be ironed out.
THE BOTTLE RECYCLING program has actually been underway since mid-summer, but Lappea officials walked at publicizing the venture until the clean-up idea had been thoroughly investigated.
In Lawrence, despite the absence of publicity, 2,000 pounds of glass has been delivered by Lawrence Service Center since Sept. 14.
"Response has been good, especially without a great deal of public awareness. We'd like to recycle about 60 tons a month between Topeka and St. Louis, but then we will be making an impact on the littering situation," Haley said.
THERE ARE A COUPLE of stipulations thrown into the pickup campaign. Metal grip rings added to the tops of many bottles must be removed. Also, broken bottles will not be accented. Halev said.
"The metal rings have to be removed because our equipment can't remove the metal. Any broken glass can be a hard to the conveyor belt." Haley said.
Another minor chore for collectors to complete before bringing in their loads is to separate green glass from brown- and amber-tented glass.
The pickup project, which is in use in only a few communities in the Midwest, was an idea of the Kansas En-
vironmental Council the council pushed for the recyclin process believing it would help to eliminate the scene of bottles dotting ditches.
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