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SEIRD's "Environmental Difference" Scholarship deadline nears

Submitted by Kendal R. Miller, Community Blogger

Saturday, March 9th, 2013, 11:19am

SEIRD's "Environmental Difference" Scholarship deadline nears

IN (FOX19) - The deadline for the Southeastern Indiana Recycling District's (SEIRD) 2012-2013 Students Making an Environmental Difference Scholarships for graduating high school seniors is set for Monday, April 1, at 3:00 p.m. Three $1500 award winners will be selected from the combined submissions of students who reside in: Franklin, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Scott, and Switzerland Counties.

Students must complete an application and include a 500-word essay that describes environmental interests, efforts, and activities within their school and community. Applicants must also elaborate on how they anticipate on staying environmentally involved in the future.

Entrants do not have to pursue a career in the environmental field to be selected for a SEIRD scholarship.

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Switzerland County students voice winning SEIRD recycling radio ads

Submitted by Kendal R. Miller, Community Blogger

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013, 1:14pm

Switzerland County students voice winning SEIRD recycling radio ads

SWITZERLAND COUNTY, IN (FOX19) - Teacher Ryan Jesop’s eighth grade students received a hands-on lesson in public relations and marketing by competing in the Southeastern Indiana Recycling District’s Write a Recycling Ad Contest. Jesop is the business and information technology teacher at Switzerland County Middle School in Vevay.

Last school year, SEIRD—known at the time as Southeastern Indiana Solid Waste District (SISWD) —sponsored a “Create a Recycling Ad Contest” across the district. Over 350 pieces of artwork were submitted to the organization in hopes of being used in SISWD print ads across Franklin, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Scott, and Switzerland Counties.

“It was a big hit, although we would have liked to have had a better response from the middle and upper grades,” Miller said. Ten winning ads appeared in district newspapers over Earth Day.

Alysa Parr was one of four winners in Southeastern Indiana Recycling District’s Write a Recycling Radio Ad Contest. She is shown here receiving tips from K95.9 Froggy on-air personalities Susan Benning and Adam Griffin, general manager. The ads will air after March 16.

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Free electronic scrap disposal at SEIRD Ripley County Recycling Center

Submitted by Kendal R. Miller, Community Blogger

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013, 11:37am

Free electronic scrap disposal at SEIRD Ripley County Recycling Center

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN (FOX19) - Due to changes in the town’s waste disposal services, the electronics drop off container formerly housed at the waste water treatment plant in Versailles is no longer available.

Ripley County residents are welcome to utilize the Southeastern Indiana Recycling District’s (SEIRD) electronic disposal services at the Ripley County Recycling & Reuse Center in Osgood. The facility is located adjacent to the Ripley County Highway Garage at 2710 North Hasmer Hill Rd. The recycling center’s business hours are Mon.-Fri. from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 a.m. and Sat. from 8 a.m. to noon.

Residents can dispose of computers and monitors, printers, scanners, stereos, DVD players, cell phones, VCRs, televisions sets and more at no charge. Limits of two units are set for computers, monitors, and televisions.

For more information, contact the Ripley County Recycling & Reuse Center at 812-689-5084 or the SEIRD main office at 1-800-997-4793.

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SEIRD to open Ohio County Recycling & Reuse Center on March 1

Submitted by Kendal R. Miller, Community Blogger

Thursday, February 21st, 2013, 12:16pm

SEIRD to open Ohio County Recycling & Reuse Center on March 1

OHIO COUNTY, IN (FOX19) - The Southeastern Indiana Recycling District (SEIRD) announces that their new Ohio County Recycling and Reuse Center, located at 1432 Barbour Way, will open at noon on Friday, March 1. The facility is located inside the Barbour Business Park in Rising Sun. Business hours are: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, noon-5pm, and Saturday from 8am-noon.

Accepted items include: cardboard; newspapers/magazines; mixed paper; plastic bags; #1-#2 plastic bottles; electronics; tires; clear, green, and brown glass bottles; aluminum and steel cans; batteries—rechargeable and car batteries; refrigerated appliances; fluorescent tubes and bulbs; reusable items and more.

Ohio County residents can continue to utilize the Switzerland/Ohio County Recycling Center, located at 19 McCreary Ridge Road in East Enterprise, for their recyclables until March 1. This facility will remain open as the Switzerland County Recycling and Building Materials Reuse Center.

A hand chair made out of recycled plastic will be given away during the March 16 grand opening of the SEIRD Ohio County Recycling & Reuse Center. The event takes place from 8am-1pm.

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SEIRD announces free household hazardous waste disposal day

Submitted by Kendal R. Miller, Community Blogger

Friday, February 8th, 2013, 12:23pm

SEIRD announces free household hazardous waste disposal day

IN (FOX19) - The Southeastern Indiana Recycling District (SEIRD) is announcing that they will hold free household hazardous waste (HHW) disposal days throughout their seven-county district. Offered three times a year, the event is held on designated Saturdays in Franklin, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Scott, and Switzerland Counties.

The the first mobile HHW collection day is in March 2013, all taking place on Saturdays:

On March 2, at the Franklin County Recycling Center on 9076 Landfill Drive in Metamora from 8am-10am, and the Ripley County Recycling Center on 2710 Hasmer Hill Road in Osgood from 11am-1pm.

Collection at the Jennings County Recycling Center on 4800 State Road #3 in North Vernon is March 9 from 8am-10am, and in Scott County at 4689 Double or Nothing Road in Scottsburg from 11am-1pm.

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SEIRD to relocate Ohio County Reuse Center

Submitted by Kendal R. Miller, Community Blogger

Friday, February 1st, 2013, 3:48pm

SEIRD to relocate Ohio County Reuse Center

RISING SUN, IN (FOX19) - The Southeastern Indiana Recycling District (SEIRD) announces that Saturday, February 16, 2013 will be the final day for its Ohio County Reuse Center to be open in its 4154 State Road 56 location. The center will close temporary in preparation for its re-opening inside the new Ohio County Recycling & Reuse Center in the Barbour Business Park in Rising Sun.

Ohio County residents can continue to utilize the Switzerland/Ohio County Recycling Center, located at 19 McCreary Ridge Road in East Enterprise for their recyclables.

SEIRD’s new Ohio County Recycling & Reuse Center will open at noon on Friday, March 1, at 1432 Barbour Way. Their business hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, noon-5pm, and Saturday from 8am-noon.

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SEIRD issues first recycling rebate checks to participating schools

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013, 11:35am

SEIRD issues first recycling rebate checks to participating schools

(Sent by Kendal Miller)

The Southeastern Indiana Recycling District (SEIRD) announces that the first of two recycling rebate checks were distributed to district schools at the end of December.

Through a program announced last August, SEIRD reported that they would issue recycling rebates to participating schools that had their recyclables picked up by the organization. The company services seven counties including: Franklin, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Scott, and Switzerland.

SEIRD’s processing team tracked all recycled materials collected at each individual school, and granted the market value of these products back to each institute. In over three months, 46 participating schools collected over

185,000 pounds of paper, cardboard, plastic, and steel cans—all of which will be recycled into post-consumer products. The schools received checks with the combined total of around $6000.

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