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Newspaper Pickup


MARTIN SECOND PART 2 1973 article of RECYCLING

Date: 06/73

Citation:

"Newspaper Pickup, or recycling berkeley's newsprint," The Ecology Center 3:6 (June 1973), p. 1. Image courtesy of Ecology Center in Berkeley, Calif.

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  • 1. Ecology Action: Overviews and Profiles

    • The Problem Is a Crisis

      The Problem Is a Crisis
      –c. 1969–

      Ecology Action laid out the crisis to which their group was the solution

    • The Unanimous Declaration of Interdependence

      The Unanimous Declaration of Interdependence
      –09/1969–

      A crucial founding document of the environmental movement

    • Ecology Action Is

      Ecology Action Is
      –c. 1970–

      Ecology Action offered a loose set of definitions of itself

    • Pete Seeger’s letter to Ecology Action

      Pete Seeger’s letter to Ecology Action
      –02/02/1970–

      The legendary folksinger had little patience for the "long-winded" style of the Declaration of Interdependence

    • The Better Earth

      The Better Earth
      –03/29/1970–

      An extensive profile of Ecology Action and its environmentalist vision, courtesy of the New York Times Magazine

    • Doing Ecology Action

      Doing Ecology Action
      –4/1970–

      Cliff Humphrey sketched Ecology Action's history for a Sierra Club activist handbook

    • Case Study of the History and Development of Ecology Action

      Case Study of the History and Development of Ecology Action
      –02/72–

      Ecology Action's 67-page history of itself, written for the newly-created EPA

  • 2. Engaging the Public: Ecology Action’s Flyers, Cartoons, and Board Game

    • Prevent the Destruction of Human and Natural Resources

      Prevent the Destruction of Human and Natural Resources
      –c. 1969–

      Ecology Action's operating principles, expressed in a single image

    • Smog Free Locomotion Day press release

      Smog Free Locomotion Day press release
      –09/13/1969–

      Ecology Action's parade highlighted a world of transportation alternatives

    • Composting in the City

      Composting in the City
      –1970s–

      How to set up your own compost, according to Ecology Action

    • Lifehouse: A Neighborhood Eco-Center

      Lifehouse: A Neighborhood Eco-Center
      –1970–

      How to create an eco-minded hub in your community, according to Ecology Action

    • Misuse of Land

      Misuse of Land
      –1970–

      The rigged economy that produces "development," explained from an environmentalist perspective

    • Edible Weeds

      Edible Weeds
      –c. 1970–

      Don't kill weeds, eat them: so suggested Ecology Action

    • Soil Protection

      Soil Protection
      –1970s–

      Soil is a living system which is subjected to the ecological imperatives constraining all living systems

    • An Eco-Activist Fable

      An Eco-Activist Fable
      –1971–

      A parable about corporate America and the co-opting of the environmental movement, in coloring-book form

    • An Image of an Ecological Utopia

      An Image of an Ecological Utopia
      –1971–

      Ecology Action's illustrators offer an image of nature aglow

    • Recycling Board Game

      Recycling Board Game
      –09/15/1979–

      Cliff Humphrey suggested that you take your Monopoly board game and re-purpose it

  • 3. Ecology Action Seeds the Recycling Movement in Berkeley

    • How To Start A Neighborhood Recycling Center

      How To Start A Neighborhood Recycling Center
      –c.1969-1970–

      A friendly guide so that the environmentally conscious could start their own recycling center

    • College Students Dumping Litter Ceremoniously

      College Students Dumping Litter Ceremoniously
      –5/6/69–

      DVC students hoped, at their Ecology Fair, to stir their fellow students' consciences

    • Newspaper Troubles

      Newspaper Troubles
      –c. 1969–

      With good reason, newspaper was the first to be recycled

    • Save! Sort! Set Out!

      Save! Sort! Set Out!
      –c. 1970–

      A draft of a recycling logo, from Ecology Action

    • Recycle and Bicycle

      Recycle and Bicycle
      –05/70–

      How to address the threat to the environment? Be a wise consumer and rethink waste

    • Ecology Action News Release

      Ecology Action News Release
      –10/20/70–

      Announcing the beginning of a new recycling center — in Modesto

    • Recycling Needs Your Help

      Recycling Needs Your Help
      –c. 1971-72–

      Ecology Action, "swamped" by recycling, asked the public to pressure the city for more resources

  • 4. Recycling in Berkeley: Early Experiments

    • Early Recycling at UC Berkeley

      Early Recycling at UC Berkeley
      –1969–

      Young people learning how to sort reusable materials

    • ?Recycling?

      ?Recycling?
      –c. 1970–

      A flyer from a parent-run recycling center at a school

    • Contra Costa Recycling

      Contra Costa Recycling
      –1970–

      Seniors collect newspapers by hand in pickup truck

    • New Center at Grove St and Dwight Way

      New Center at Grove St and Dwight Way
      –c.1970-72–

      Flyer by mystery organization to "lighten load" on other site

    • Here’s How to Recycle at the Co-Op Center

      Here’s How to Recycle at the Co-Op Center
      –05/72–

      Though Ecology Action's founders left Berkeley, others kept recycling alive in the city

    • Free Curbside Pickup Recycles Berkeley’s Old Newspapers

      Free Curbside Pickup Recycles Berkeley’s Old Newspapers
      –11/15/74–

      A year in, the Ecology Center struggled to keep running its newspaper recycling program

  • 5. Working Out the Kinks for a City-Sponsored Program

    • Waste Management Commission’s Recommendations for Recycling

      Waste Management Commission’s Recommendations for Recycling
      –3/8/73–

      The City of Berkeley calculated that newspaper curbside pickup was a good financial investment

    • Newspaper Pickup

      Newspaper Pickup
      –06/73–

      A historic moment: the Ecology Center organizes curbside pickup of newspapers, following the city's recommendation

    • Home Separation of Recyclables in Berkeley

      Home Separation of Recyclables in Berkeley
      –03/76–

      A pilot program to asses recycling interest in three different Berkeley neighborhoods reveals class differences

    • Kathy Evans Reflects on the Ecology Center

      Kathy Evans Reflects on the Ecology Center
      –c.1979–

      Kathy served as its head for two decades, overseeing a huge transition

    • Berkeley Gets State Grant for Expansion

      Berkeley Gets State Grant for Expansion
      –12/28/79–

      The multiplicity of organizations narrowed as recycling developed into an industry

    • Clarifying the Record on Recycling

      Clarifying the Record on Recycling
      –10/26/83–

      A glance into the complexities and tone of the 80's recycling wars

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