- Date
- 2001-07
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationcommunitypublic-servicecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 2001 Beaver Beacon praised Transfer Station manager Chuck Schmidt and his crew for developing island-specific recycling and waste-reuse practices. The account describes glass crushing, mattress baling, plastic sales, and a student trash-pickup service that returned funds to the school community.
Evidence limits
The article is a newspaper profile and does not provide audited tonnage, revenue, or operating-cost records.
Sources
- Describes glass crushing, mattress baling, plastic shredding and sale, clean operations, and a student trash-pickup service that turned recyclable material into pizza and Senior Banquet funds. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2001-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Transfer Station profile.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Transfer Station manager Chuck Schmidt develops island recycling and reuse practices in 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-transfer-station-chuck-schmidt-recycling-profile-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2001, “Deserved Praise for Chuck Schmidt—Manager of B. I. Transfer Station.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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