If you think about it, putting a parade together must be a terribly complicated process: Getting all those floats, arriving at different times from different directions, to their assigned positions in a queue?
Equally difficult might be asking thousands of parade-goers from all over New England to carefully choose between the trash can and the recycling bin. But that is exactly what the Newport Energy and Environment Commission is asking of visitors to the 56th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade.
This year, the commission is partnering with Newport's Clean Cities program, the Rogers High School Green Team, and Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation to recycle all the cans and bottles along the parade route.
The benefits of recycling these materials are three-fold: First, recycling materials like aluminum reduces the amount of energy and raw materials needed to make new cans. Second, it increases the lifespan of the Rhode Island Central Landfill, which is scheduled to close in 20 years or so, depending on how much we reduce the amount of waste we send there. And third, our city receives a substantial rebate from RIRRC for the amount that we recycle as opposed to what we landfill. In short, it is a win/win/win proposition, for both the environment and for our city coffers.
So when you come to Newport to view the amazing and wonderful parade, note that there will be recycling containers next to the trash containers, and please participate, keeping in mind that high school students and other volunteers will be hand sorting to divert recyclables and earn dollars for our city. In short, be doubly green this St. Patty's Day by recycling, and please don't make us sift aluminum cans out of half-eaten portions of bangers and mash!
Toni Wallace Ciany
Newport
The writer is a member of the Newport Energy and Environment Commission.
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