BETTER THE SECOND (or third!) TIME AROUND 90% recycled scrap metals, including steel cans. 1 00% recycled plastic milk jugs, soda bottles ana grocery bagsr~ 1 00% recycled plastic milk jugs, ^da bottles ana grocer*y*bags. This is not recycled. / Bet you've never seen a bench made from plastic milk jugs or a sign post made from plastic waste from disposable diapers! Well, you can see all kinds of recycled prod ucts in use and on display at SciWorks Environmental Park. Products made from recycled materials are popping up at such a rapid pace, it's hard to keep up with what's new and different. So, the RECYCLE TODAY program, Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful and SciWorks have all joined together to create a display of "new from old" products, show cased in a natural setting. In and among the wildflowers and critters, you will see: ? plastic benches, a compost bin and a bird house made from recycled plastic bottles ? trash cans made from recycled steel cans ? a sign made from recycled aluminum cans ? a sign post made from plastic waste from disposable diaper manufacturing Come by SciWorks, 400 Hanes Mill Road, and discover what happens when tech nology and trash come together! You can call SciWorks at 767-6730. A^K>sio?usrK3vecon^voiB(X3i^ recognize the recycle symbol, the three arrows in a circular motion. But how many of us really understand whc^Mr:|||pyi Here's a quick lesson, so youl be recycle literate! Each arrow represents a step in the recy cling process, one depends on the other imfmcfde mwmr signifies collection putting items into a finrt ifiliMin rr> nnnlfinln II ?? w IL eg .M-ggitu ? ? N,, getting our recydables to the appropriate places, but being environmentaly sensitive shoppers, by purchasing products made from recycled materials as welL

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