BIGG begins Beaver Island recycling implementation guidance, 1990

Also Beaver Island recycling system May 1990

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TypeEvent

Date1990-05-25

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1990-05-25
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: environmentconservationgovernancecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

BIGG’s May 25, 1990 article gave Beaver Island households and businesses operational recycling instructions, including separate handling for paper, cardboard, glass, plastics, metals, motor oil, batteries, and toxic materials.

Evidence limits

This is implementation guidance and does not establish the system’s final capacity, costs, or completion.

Sources

“It’s Time to Recycle,” Beaver Beacon, May 25, 1990.
Explains source separation, dump drop-off, recyclable materials, toxic-waste handling, shipping to Cedar Ridge and GTP Industries, and the transition to the transfer station. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1990, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-page May issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “BIGG begins Beaver Island recycling implementation guidance, 1990”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-recycling-implementation-1990/, accessed [date], citing “It’s Time to Recycle,” Beaver Beacon, May 25, 1990. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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