Historical April 1995 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Andy Cross, who lives at 60xx McPherson, has been an inveterate recycler for some time.
He and a dedicated team received awards for decorating the “Yard Waste Only” dumpsters.
He and his wife Linda have been recycling newspapers on the 61xx block of Kingsbury for 6 years.
As of February, they have collected 103, 070 pounds of newspaper–51.5 tons from one city block!
This effort equals about 170 cubic yards of landfill space unused; 3, 090 pounds of air pollution effluents avoided; 35, 149 gallons of oil saved (enough to power the average home for 26 years); and 876 trees still alive.
When Andy began newspaper recycling on Kingsbury, he received a small amount for the papers.
He pledged to use the money to help beautify the neighborhood. But, the payment quickly turned to nothing for most of these 6 years. But, demand for recycled newsprint has grown of late and Andy now gets a penny a pound. Cross is going to use these funds to beautify the barriers which redirect traffic on our streets.
He will begin with those along Rosedale.
The accompanying photograph shows his design for each of cement pillars.
He will use recycled wood and then will paint his creation in a beige tone.
The Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council has endorsed his efforts and we should see this new look in the next month or two.
Original photograph caption
Andy Cross’s barricade posts. Kids(from left)playing in the area were Melissa Quinn, Edmund Quinn, Dwayne “DJ” Hagens, Ebony Quinn. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April 1995.
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