Photo and story are courtesy
of www.hasbrouck-heights.net © 2008 All Rights Reserved. Scouts Learn About Recycling On Saturday morning, April 5, 2008, Cub Scout Pack 17 Wolf Den toured the Hasbrouck Heights Recycling Depot. The Scouts were working on their "Leave no Trace" Awareness Award, where they develop an appreciation for our natural environment and a knowledge of the interrelationships of nature. This helps bolster their respect and reverence toward the environment and nature. The tour was led by DPW Superintendent William Spindler and assisted by long-time recycling advocate Mayor Rose Marie Heck and Councilman David Gonzalez. These Borough officials said, in 2007, recycling saved the town $85,536 from materials not going into the solid waste stream at $92 per ton. Additionally, the Borough recovered $57,492 by selling these materials to recyclers. The total benefit for Hasbrouck Heights taxpayers in 2007 was $143,028. Mr. Spindler escorted the Scouts to the main recycling section. He explained each of the collection containers: newspapers, bottles & cans, cardboard, tires, metal, leaves & grass clippings, refrigerators & air conditioners, batteries and computers. The Scouts brought items to recycle and placed them in the proper containers and observed the continuous flow of residents who were recycling during their tour. The Scouts watched a truck picking up a recycling container and saw a demonstration of the Borough’s "tree trimming" truck as well as seeing the maintenance garage, snow plows and street sweeper. The tour concluded with each Scout receiving gifts, which included the Borough recycling calendar. ###
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