Dumpster Depot Aiken partnership highlights recycling benefits
Dumpster Depot and the City of Aiken Public Services Department report job growth and city savings after a memorandum of understanding moved recycled materials to the Depot. The plant, operating near University Parkway, sorts about two tons per hour with eight hour shifts, creating employment opportunities and reducing landfill disposal.
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City of
Aiken
Dumpster Depot
Public Services Department
University Parkway
Gene Hart
Sun Room
Norman Dunagan
North Augusta
Hart
Dunagan
Recycling impact and landfill lifetimes
The text notes that by recycling wood and paper, enough material is kept to heat 50 million homes for 20 years. It states a glass bottle can take 4,000 years to decompose in a landfill, and suggests saving about 25 million trees annually if Americans recycled 10 percent of their newspapers.
Cruz Beck Campaign Stop Heads to USC Aiken Convocation Center
Ted Cruz with special guest Glenn Beck will speak at the USC Aiken Convocation Center in Aiken County during the opening primary week. The event runs 11 a.m. to 1 30 p.m with doors at 9 30 a.m. It is hosted by the Aiken Republican Club and Cruz for President campaign and is free with tickets required.
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South Carolina
Aiken County
GOP
Ted Cruz
Cruz
Glenn Beck
Usc Aiken Convocation Center
Robert M. Bell Parkway
Etherredge Center
Convocation Center
University of South Carolina Aiken
Lyndsey Blagrave
Aiken Republican Club
Tony Caffaro
Aiken Gop
Eventbrite.com
Texas
White House
Iowa
New Hampshire
Greenville
Usca Convocation Center
Excitement Builds for Last Word GOP Forum
Local voters anticipate the Last Word GOP forum as candidates prepare to speak on key issues. Community members expect spirited exchanges from the candidates and discussion of local concerns.
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GOP Forum
Area Deaths List Ashley Widener Windsor and John Schiltz
The obituary notice lists Ashley Widener of Windsor and John Thomas Schiltz of Evans among area deaths. Georgia Deaths and Funerals reports brief notices with service details pending.
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Ashley Widener
Windsor
John Thomas Schiltz
Evans
Weather Update Forecast For Cloudy 5 Day Outlook
A cloudy pattern continues with cool temperatures across the period. Highs near 45 and lows around 45 degrees forecast with modest winds and no precip expected in the five day outlook.
Breeders' dog heads to Westminster show
Aiken breeders LeAnn Shank and Dr. Cindy Brown enter Parker the No. 1 Standard Schnauzer at the 140th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Parker, age three, will be shown by Liz Holle after 2015 top national finish and December best of breed at Eukanuba.
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Westminster Kennel Club
Aiken
Parker
LeAnn Shank
Cindy Brown
U.S
Orlando
Florida
Liz Holle
Madison Square Garden
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Pennsylvania
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Aiken Animal Hospital
Augusta
Vaughn Taylor
Pebble Beach
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