Amazing diversion results from this year’s REX! event.

For the third year, in partnership with the St. Louis Community College – Forest Park Campus, we held the Recycling Extravaganza collection event for hard-to-recycle items on the same day as the Festival.  This year, 609 vehicles, 12 bicycles and 1 MetroBus rider unloaded materials to be collected by 25 organizations and businesses for reuse, recycling or appropriate disposal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following was diverted from area landfills and dump sites, collected by these event partners and sponsors:

500 CFL bulbs (4 boxes), 450 fluorescent tubes (27 boxes) – Ameren Missouri

65 bicycles, 2 computer towers – Bicycle Works

260 lbs. of pharmaceuticals – DEA Drug Take Back

1500 lbs. expanded polystyrene – EPC

200 cu. ft. of window treatments – Eye on Design

4,000 lbs. carpet and pad – Flooring Systems, Inc.

96 items of used medical equipment – HELP – Health Equipment Lending Program

69 bras – Herb ‘n Maid

81 lbs. of pet supplies and toys – Humane Society of Missouri

3120 lbs or 1 cu. yd. batteries – Interstate All Battery Center

12 instruments, 2 music stands – Making Music Matters

110 lbs. of Mardi Gras beads – Mardi Gras, Inc.

62,846 lbs. electronics/appliances or 31 tons – MRC

806 lbs of books, jars, chairs, scrap wood, tools – Perennial

1.36 tons or 18 cu. yds. of building materials & tools – Refab

8,010 lbs. or 53.4 cu. yds building materials – ReStore/Habitat for Humanity

50 lbs. used shoes – Shoeman Water Project

110 lbs. of miscellaneous metals – Solenus – Solutions for Environmental Sustainability

25 mattresses, 300 lbs. holiday lights, 1500 lbs. plastic pots – St. Louis Green

2,000 lbs. of books & creative supplies – Teacher’s Recycle Center

300 foil-lined wrappers – Terracycle

210 lbs. plastic bags & film – Trex Company

4 cu. yds. of miscellaneous art/craft supplies – Upcycle Exchange

2,100 lb. clothing & shoes – USAgain