2012 REX! Report

For the second year, in partnership with the St. Louis Community College – Forest Park Campus, we held a collection event for hard-to-recycle items on the same day as the Festival. Last year 331 vehicles dropped off materials, this year 757 vehicles were unloaded and materials collected by 18 organizations and businesses.

The following was diverted from area landfills and dump sites:

300 CFL bulbs (3 boxes), 120 fluorescent tubes (6 boxes)
Ameren Missouri

110 bicycles, 42 computer towers, 18 computer monitors
Bicycle Works

311 lb. of pharmaceuticals
DEA Drug Take Back

40 cu/yd, 600 lb. expanded polystyrene
EPC

250 lb. of window treatments
Eye on Design

1,000 lb carpet and pad
Flooring Systems, Inc.

6 instruments, 1 amp, 20 music books (600 lb+ total)
Making Music Matters

82,000 lb. electronics/appliances or 41 tons
MRC

1 box truck full + 1 stake bed truck full
ReStore/Habitat for Humanity

512 pairs of shoes, 50 cell phones
Shoeman Water Project

2.62 tons of compostables
St. Louis Composting

275 cu/ft van full
Teacher’s Recycle Center

35×30 gal. bags = 1050 gal. plastic or 175 lb.
Trex Company

1,500 lb. mostly clothing, some misc.
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