Director's Message

Partnerships

Please take a minute to electronically review our fiscal year 2008 Annual Report contained herein. Our overall message stresses the importance of the partnerships on which we rely every day. It starts with the basic management/service philosophy that we stress on a daily basis. It is encouraged by our board that is charged with the facilitation of the programs that we manage; expected by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality that is our regulating agency; and, provided for by the Arkansas State Legislature that is responsible for our grant funding. We're all partners in protecting the general public's health by using the best possible environmental practices while reducing the bulk of our municipal solid waste stream.

Our suppliers and contractors are our partners, too. We work in tandem, collecting and hauling solid waste, recycling as much of it as we can by utilizing today's waste to energy and other exciting recycling processes, and taking our fiduciary responsibility very seriously as we function as stewards of the public funding with which we are provided.

The other regional solid waste management districts in Arkansas are also our partners as we all strive to work together toward a common goal, that of reducing the amount of waste that goes into our state's landfills. Combine all of these "partners" with the scores of concerned, well-meaning recyclers that we come in contact with on a daily basis and you can see we have an enviable wealth of partners working together with us as we try to leave our beautiful district, state, country and world in better shape than we found it.

Join us in our partnership. We welcome your participation.

Regional Recycling and Waste Reduction District

John N. Roberts, Executive Director

JUST A REMINDER..........

Just a reminder for the Household Chemical Collection Centers only!!!!

NO PAINT IS ACCEPTED AT ANY OF THE HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL COLLECTION CENTERS IN PULASKI COUNTY.  PAINT HAS NOT BEEN COLLECTED FOR OVER (5) YEARS.

What do you do with your paint?  If it is dried in the can simply put out with your trash.

If there is still paint in the can---put cat litter, sand or sawdust in the liquid to absorb.  Once the liquid is absorbed put out with your trash.

NOTICE:  PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW ACCEPTED ITEMS LISTED ONLY.  IF AN ITEM IS NOT LISTED IT IS NOT ACCEPTED AT THE HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL COLLECTION CENTERS.

NOTICE:  PLEASE NOTE THAT EACH CENTER HAS A PARTICULAR DAY TO BE OPEN, IF THIS DATE FALLS ON A HOLIDAY THAT PARTICULAR CENTER WILL BE CLOSED. ACCEPTED HOLIDAYS ARE:

NEW YEARS DAY

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

PRESIDENT'S DAY

MEMORIAL DAY

4TH OF JULY

LABOR DAY

VETERANS DAY

THANKSGIVING AND DAY AFTER

CHRISTMAS EVE

CHRISTMAS DAY

IF THE CENTER YOU WISH TO VISIT IS NORMALLY OPEN ON THE DAY THAT FALLS ON ANY OF THESE HOLIDAYS----NOTE      •        •        •        •        •        •  IT WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY AND REOPEN THE NEXT WEEK.