Talking trash: Volunteer spirit drives Moab's recycling efforts

If you really want to help pay for the fun you've had as a visitor to Moab, you might consider bringing some of your own recyclables to their center. Aluminum cans fetch a good price and so do brown bottles. (But clear and green bottles do not.) The center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

A few weeks after the Earth Day party, Sara Melnicoff was walking in Millcreek Canyon, picking up trash, when she saw a group of kids and teachers approaching from the direction of the nearby elementary school. She says she had two thoughts at the same time. "One: I am so glad I'm doing what I'm doing. And, two: I'm not doing enough."

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Sara Melnicoff, who lives in Moab, believes that recycling saves water, lowers air pollution, creates jobs, preserves natural areas and promotes personal responsibility. To help her neighbors recycle, she published a little directory, listing places where people can recycle their batteries, tires, computer printer cartridges, paper and plastic bags, packing peanuts, old appliances, clothing, motor oil and the like.

To find similar information for your own neighborhood, try calling your county government or go online at www.utahrecycles.org.

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E-mail: susan@desnews.com

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