KJServices 2014–2015 Year End Projects

August 17, 2015 by kjserv Leave a comment

During the 2014-2015 fiscal year, KJServices Environmental Consulting was proud to conduct many different recycling programs throughout cities in Southern California. These included outreach programs to elementary schools, Earth Day celebrations, scrap tire recycling, used oil filter exchanges and many community events where we got a chance to speak to residents directly about the importance of recycling and environmental programs.

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Elementary School Bottle & Can Recycling

Elementary schools in the Cities of Gardena and Cerritos competed in an Earth Day bottle & can recycling contest. All recyclables collected by the students were redeemed for cash for their schools! These events are great fundraisers for the schools, and fun activities that get kids engaged in recycling habits for life.

: Earth Day recycling at Carver Academy in Cerritos, CA

: Huge turnout at Gonsalves Elementary in Cerritos, CA

: Gonsalves!

: Weighing all the bottles and cans to take them to the recycling center

: Great job, Gonsalves!

: Students at Chapman Elementary in Gardena, CA pose next to the recyclables they collected to raise money for their school

: Parent volunteers help sort through recyclables at Chapman Elementary in Gardena, CA

Vernon Elementary Earth Day

We had a wonderful time coordinating the 2015 Earth Day celebration at Vernon Elementary School in Vernon, CA. Students learned about all types of recycling: paper, plastic, glass, metal, and composting at a series of interactive learning centers. We love engaging with young people who are excited to learn more about recycling and our environment!

: Vernon City School students learn about glass recycling during Earth Day

: Recycling metal is fun!

: Attentive Vernon Elementary students

: Learning about all the different kids of recyclable materials

Tire Collection

KJServices staffed a series of tire collection events at various sites in the Coachella Valley, the Lake Elsinore area, and in cities around Norwalk and Torrance, CA. During these events combined, we collected nearly 10,000 scrap tires to recycle! (That’s well over 100 tons!!!) The rubber from these tires is taken to a recycling plant, chopped up into mulch and then can be used for a number of new materials, including asphalt, playground flooring, rubber mats, and even shoes and clothes!

: Gigantic construction tires dumped near Lake Elsinore

: Construction tires discovered at the bottom of Lake Elsinore. These will now be recycled!

: A Coachella Valley residents got creative with his tires…

: …and had a lot more than we expected!

: Local high school students help us collect scrap tires in Coachella!

: Local high school students volunteered to help collect tires in Pico Rivera!

: Volunteers help load tires in Santa Fe Springs

: Tire collection in Duarte, CA

Filter Exchanges

Held at auto parts stores like AutoZone, O’Reilly’s and Pep Boys, used oil filter exchanges are some of our most popular community recycling events. Residents can bring their used oil to recycle for free and if they also bring an old oil filter, they receive a voucher for a free, new oil filter. Used oil is a hazardous waste and it is illegal and dangerous for it to be dumped down the drain or abandoned in an alley. Filter exchanges are a great opportunity to engage do-it-yourselfers in environmentally conscious practices and incentivize recycling at the local level.