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<br /> • ® NOTICE TO RECYCLING CUSTOMERS q Home Heating
<br /> • ,� Safety Tips!
<br /> Solid Waste Management District of St. Joseph County asks that
<br /> South Bend residents not use the City's new automated trash . As cold weather
<br /> • containers for curbside recycling collection. Because the City's containers ' approaches and we all seek
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<br /> • are designed to be emptied by automated trucks, they are much more ways to battle rising heating
<br /> • difficult than standard recycling or trash containers for employees to ick • costs, the City of South Bend reminds
<br /> • y g t i • residents to protect against these safety
<br /> • up and empty. Recycling that is placed in City automated trash containers
<br /> will not be collected. : hazards:
<br /> • City residents are asked to use the recycling containers available from . • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
<br /> Solid Waste Management District,other commercially available recycling Carbon monoxide comes from vehicles,
<br /> • containers, or to use old trash containers to hold recycling. If you have • gas grills,fireplaces,and faulty heating
<br /> any questions about what containers are suitable for recycling collection, appliances, and can kill! Do not use a
<br /> or for more information on the County's recycling program, please contact gas oven to heat your home, and never
<br /> the Solid Waste Management District at 235-9971, or visit • idle a car in a garage or closed area.
<br /> www.swmd.org. : Symptoms of carbon monoxide
<br /> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • poisoning include headaches,dizziness,
<br /> fatigue, shortness of breath, confusion,
<br /> Christmas Trees Find New Life at Organic Resources! and nausea. If you think you have
<br /> carbon monoxide poisoining,get fresh
<br /> Your old Christmas tree can be a gift to the environment! As part of air immediately and go to an emergency
<br /> Mayor Luecke's Clean City initiative,the City will begin collecting room.
<br /> © discarded, natural, Christmas trees on Monday, January 9. The trees • Space Heaters
<br /> 0000° are recycled at Organic Resources to produce high quality mulch, as While space heaters can help stretch
<br /> ° part of our efforts to be good environmental stewards. winter heating dollars,they can also
<br /> Residents are asked to follow these guidelines for safe and cause cause housefires and lost lives!
<br /> efficient tree pickup: Keep them at least three feet from
<br /> All trees should be placed at curbside by 6:00 AM. Do not place trees in the anything that can burn, including walls,
<br /> street or in alleys. clothing,bedding,people, and pets.
<br /> • Please remove all lights, ornaments, and metal, including tree stands or Never leave a space heater unattended!
<br /> nails, before discarding Christmas trees. Items left on trees can injure employ- . Candles
<br /> ees or seriously damage the tree shredding equipment, leaving it inoperable. Never leave candles burning
<br /> • Artificial trees and trees including any metal,glass,or wire,will NOT be unattended, and always burn them in a
<br /> collected and will be the owner's responsibility to dispose. candle holder made of material that
<br /> Crews will work 24 hours per day, five days per week, weather permitting. In cannot burn,will not easily tip over, and
<br /> the event of snow, plowing will take precedence. By starting pickup later,the City is large enough to catch melting wax.
<br /> hopes to collect more trees in a shorter amount of time, saving personnel and fuel Extinguish taper and pillar candles when
<br /> costs. In addition, the trees are shredded as they are collected. Four to five trucks wax is within two inches of the holder,
<br /> are assigned to one area with a central chipping machine. Each truck load contains and votives before the last half inch of
<br /> approximately 300 shredded trees! Shredding trees onsite is one of many ways the wax begins to melt.
<br /> City is working to reduce labor and fuel costs,while still providing a high level of Make sure the batteries in your
<br /> services to its residents. smoke alarms are fresh! It is crucial
<br /> For further information on Christmas tree pickup,please call the Street that at least one smoke alarm be
<br /> Dept. at 235-9244_ installed on every level of your home,
<br /> and near or in each bedroom. Smoke
<br /> alarms give you the chance to escape,
<br /> and reduce the risk of dying from fire
<br /> Play It Safe On New Year's Eve! by 50%1
<br /> Mayor Luecke and South Bend Fire Chief Luther Taylor wish you
<br /> a safe and happy New Year's holiday. Because fireworks often SIUSTEDNOENTIENDEINGLESY
<br /> i�•.` play a part in New Year's celebrations,the City would like to NECESITA AYUDA PARA
<br /> caution everyone from using illegal fireworks,which are responsible 1RADUCIRESTEDOCUNIENTO,O
<br /> for many fires, injuries, and fatalities in the state of Indiana each year. In Indiana, it SITIENEALGUNAPREGUNTA,POR
<br /> is illegal to set off anything that leaves the ground, explodes, or makes a loud noise FAVORLLAMEAL SR FEDERICO
<br /> like a gunshot. For the safety of your family, friends, neighbors, and the entire THON(ASISTENTEDELALCALDE)
<br /> community,please celebrate responsibly as you welcome in the new year. ALTELEFONO(574)235-5858X1000.
<br /> Visit the City of South Bend online at www.ci.south-bend.in.us
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