Sustain Shawnee provides a co-mingle approach to recycling, avoiding having to sort paper from plastic and other waste materials. The co-mingle containers are eight-cubic yards and emptied biweekly. Cardboard-only containers are also available at a discounted rate. They are the same size as the co-mingle containers and can be emptied up to five times per week.
Recycling is affordable and easy!
- only $27.50 per month
- most companies see a decrease in their trash bill, which offsets the monthly recycling fee
- sorting of materials is NOT required
- recycle a variety of materials, including plastics #1-#7, aluminum, cardboard and paper, which accounts for more than 40% of what currently goes into our landfill
- multiple sizes and collection schedules available to meet your needs
- cardboard-only recycling containers available
One company has made a huge difference!
Example: Your Wellness Connection
In just one year of recycling, Chamber member and Sustain Shawnee customer, Your Wellness Connection, has:
- diverted 6,235 lbs of material from going into our landfill
- spared 53 trees - if used to make an equal amount of paper
- preserved 9 cubic yards of landfill space
- saved 7,352 KWH of energy vs. using virgin material
- reduced emissions by 187 units of air pollution (per the Air Quality Index)
- saved 21,892 gallons of water otherwise used during the manufacturing process
Take the green initiative. Complete a participant-agreement form and go green today! Contact the Chamber office, 913.631.6545 for more program details and information.
