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Recycling Coordinator Eyes 25 Percent Goal BY TKRRY POPE Picturc 9. IKK) ions of garbage. That's 25 percent of Brunswick County's estimated 37.000 tons of solid waste that must somehow find its way into recycling bins by Jan uary 1993. Keeping the ions of glass, paper and aluminum out of the county's landfill in Supply is a big goal for Mary McCarley, but she hopes to have plenty of ncip in the next 10 months. Industries, small businesses, resi dents and tourists ? everyone who uses recyclable products ? will be called on to help Brunswick County's new recycling coordinator rcac h her 25 percent goal, a mandate from the state for every North Carolina county. "Even if somebody just feels like they arc doing one little bit," she said, "that's going to add up and save raw materials." The Tennessee native remembers how she joined the recycling band wagon in the early 70s. Somehow it never quite caught on with the aver age citizcn. Now county govern incnLs are facing the threat of huge fines if they can'i cncouragc citizens to rocyclc and to use less landfill space. But if everyone begins to recycle, will there be a market for all of the goods? Will the world be flooded with stack!* uf old jujicis and waic houses filled with crushed glass? Or perhaps it'll be an ideal world. "It would be fantastic," said Mrs. McCarley, who has a degree in envi ronmental health from East Ten nessee State University, Johnson City, Tcnn. "You can't make people do things, but once someone starts recycling then it becomes a habit." Her young son helps with recy cling at home, sorting items in bins purchased from a local hardware store. If guests put a recyclable ma terial in the trash can or in the wrong container, he gets very upset, she said. He knows to take the caps oil of bottles and to rinse them out before putting them in the bin. He knows how to rinse out aluminum drink cans and to separate colored news print, or slicks, from the newspaper rack. The kind of slick paper thai More Recycling Stations Will Open During Summer Brunswick County will collect recyclable materials at 10 stations when its program is in full operation. Waste Industries Inc. now accepts aluminum, newspapers plus brown, green and clear glass at its manned stations. It hopes to develop a market for plastics later. Drop sites, open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, arc presently located at: ?Hale Swamp Road Transfer Station, on N.C. 179 south of Shallottc; ?Southport Transfer Station, on N.C. 133 at the Smithvillc Park; ?1 eland Transfer Station, on Chappcll Loop Road, west of Bclvillc. These arc manned sites with someone available to help sort items. Additional sites will be placed this summer at the following locations: ?Ox pen Convenience Station. Oxpen Road, Holden Beach; ?Supply Sanitary Landfill, off U.S. 17, Supply; ?Seaside Convenience Station, N.C. 904, Seaside; Three temporary recycling stations will be set up this month at the following parks, during regular hours, until permanent convenience sta tions are built in the communities: ?Town Creek District Park, U.S. 17, Winnabow; ?Northwest District Park, U.S. 74-76, Lcland; ?Waccamaw District Park, Waccamaw School Road, Ash. most advertisements and magazines cling stations. arc primed on arc not accepted at If a child can do it, then there is Brunswick County's existing recy- hope that adults will, too. Mrs. Two Injured In Calabash Wreck Two people were injured in a three -car accident on N.C. 179 in Calabash last week. Lilian Reczuch Gcnatiuk, 62, of Calabash was charged with making an unsafe movement after the 1988 Chevrolet she was driving turned in to the path of another car on March 25, Stale Trooper W. H. Thompson reported. Ms. Gcnatiuk was traveling south on N.C. 179 when she attempted a left turn into the parking lot of Pio neer Savings Bank, Thompson stat ed. Her car was struck by a 1988 Ford driven by James Foy Bennett, 73, of Shallottc, who was traveling north on N.C. 179. The impact caused the Bennett car to strike a 1991 Oldsmobilc. dri ven by Peter Breckenridgc Spcrry, 65. of Calabash The Sperry vehicle was stopped in a driveway at the hank, Thompson reported. Bennett and a passenger in his car, Eva Russ Bennett, 75, of Shal lottc, received injuries and were tak en to The Brunswick Hospital in Supply following the 3 n m acci dent. Damage was estimated at S4,5(X) to the Gcnatiuk car, S3,(XX) to the Bennett car and S350 to the Speiry car. Wrecks At Hale Swamp Two people were injured Friday when a driver failed to yield the right of way ai the intersection of N.C. 179 and Hale Swamp Road (S.R. 1 1 54) just south of Shailottc. Christin Elizabeth Aikman, 17, of Ocean Isle Beach was traveling on N.C. 179 w hen her 1983 Oldsmobile was struck by a 1979 Ford driven by Rose James Ward, 50, of Boiling Spring Lakes, Slate Trooper B.C. Jones reported. Ms. Ward's car, traveling on Hale Swamp Road, struck Ms. Aikman 's vehicle in the right passenger area, Jones reported. Ms. Ward was charged with failure to yield the right of way in the 6 p.m. accident. Both Ms. Ward and a passenger in her car, Mary James, 76, of Hamlet received minor injuries and were taken to The Brunswick Hospital. Damage was estimated at S3. (XX) to the Aikman vehicle and S2.1XX) to the Ward vehicle. DWI Charge Filed A Wilmington man was charged with driving while impaired follow ing an early-morning accident Sun day on U.S. 74 about 6.8 miles west of Leland. James Benjamin Puleo, 23, was charged with DWI and a slop sign violation following ihe 1:35 a.m. ac cident, Stale Trooper C. F. Ward re ported. According to Ward's report, Puleo drove his 1991 Pontiac past a stop sign and into the lane of traffic on U.S. 74, striking a 1990 Ford dri ven by Monte Gerald Watson, 49, of Hallsboro. WaLson received serious injuries and Pulco received class B injuries, which an: serious hut not incapaci tating, Ward stated. Both were taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington for treatment. Damage was estimated at S3.600 to the Watson car and S8,500 to the Puleo vehicle. APRIL FOOL'S BRENDA! ^ Thought you got away with it. eh? Think j- again! Happy Birthday Old Girl! from the Beacon staff Re-Elect Donna Baxter Board Of Education ?PROVEN LEADERSHIP ?PROMISES KEPT ?FOR THE KIDS hM,Ar)A CK tit AC ON ? ????????????????? ^ Register To Vote * ? * ? ? ? ? ? * ? ? ? ? RON TAYLOR Reminds you to vote . . . You may register through Monday, April 6, at any public library or at the Brunswick County Board of Elections. If you have any questions, call 253-4338* Thank You For Registering To Vote Ron iWlor Democrat ? N.C. Senate Political Ad Paid For By The Candidate 18th District ? ? ? ? ? ? ? A ? ? ? ? ? ? ? McCarley believes if recycling is made convenient, with neighbor hood drop sites more visible and ad jacent to trash bins, then adults will take die extra step to help save raw materials. She will approach industries and larger companies first, hoping to get to die 25 pcrccnt goal quicker by go ing for the vein, the county's largest trash producers. "But I want to reach out and get information to everybody," she said. In addition to the 25 percent deal. Mrs. McCarley has other goals: to restart paper recycling at offices in the Brunswick County Government Center; to reach the public with brochures and flyers at area wel come centers, chambers of com merce and real estate firms; and to make recycling more convenient for the average resident. Beach tourists make up a large part ol Brunswick County's summer population. They, loo, need to do their fair share during the summer months, she said. "I feel like the recycling programs haven't been functional like they B i int <; o Thursday Nights ? Doors Open 6:15 pm at Calabash VFW Post 7288 Carter Rd., Trader's Village, Calabash, 579-3577 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Games begin at 7:30 PM Minimum "Buy In" $5.00 Minimum Pay Out $600.00 Snacks Available ? No Children under 12 should have been," she said. "We'll try to get everyone involved." The technology exists to recycle goods, if only the public's desire is there, too, she said. "There arc only so many raw ma terials in the world," she added. "Once you run out there are no more. We have to come up with ways and means to deal with our solid waste." Main Street, Shallotte 754-4846 Simply the best value dresses in America! nrs \/ir*l/H y v I w I \ / I Elect Tom Simmons Brunswick County Commissioner ? LEADERSHIP FOR TODAY ? 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