Remember!
Reduce-Reuse-Recycle!

Qualified Recycling Program [QRP]
Fort Jackson’s award winning "Qualified Recycling Program" [QRP] is dedicated to protecting the environment through these initiatives, "Reduce-Reuse-Recycle". All members of the Fort Jackson community can do their part by bringing their recyclable material to the "QRP". It is extremely important that we protect our fragile environment by utilizing the principles of "Reduce-Reuse-Recycle".

The Recycling Center, located in Bldg-5671 on Lee Road is the central receiving & processing facility for recycling on Fort Jackson. The 24 hour drop-off point accepts aluminum, metal cans, cardboard, all types of office paper, newspapers, magazines, clear, brown & green glass and plastics numbers one through seven.

Recycling Learning Center
Recycling and environmental awareness on Fort Jackson is a way of life. Recycling is a distinctive program where the entire community works together for a common cause. To stress the importance of recycling, a Learning Center has been designed to teach children of the community about recycling.

The first of its kind in the Army, the Learning Center is designed to be an interactive tool for the post and local schools to inform students about the solid waste programs, to emphasize the importance of recycling and to show how to conserve nature's resources instead of putting trash in landfills.

The center's major features include displays and a classroom. The displays demonstrate the processes used to turn trash into raw materials or new products, the way in which plastic is turned into fibers for carpeting and other products, and more.

The classroom is set up for local children in kindergarten through 8th grade to take a field trip through the land of recycled products. It will stimulate their minds and give them ideas on how they can actively recycle at home and at school.

The Learning Center represents Fort Jackson's commitment to maintaining a high quality of life for future generations, which includes environmental awareness. The Learning Center is open to all on- and off-post schools by reservation. Contact the Recycling Center
for more information.

Recycling Makes A Difference
Between October 1993 and December 1995 just over 2.0 tons of materials were recycled at Fort Jackson.In the year 2003 nearly 4.0 tons of material  was recycled at the center.

During fiscal years 1994 and 1995, Fort Jackson recycled approximately 20% of its trash. During fiscal years 1999 and 2000, Fort Jackson recycled approximately 30% of its trash.The Recycling Center is located, equipped and operated to optimize recovery of material with salvage value for recycling. With your commitment to recycling and our commitment to service, we can increase revenue, decrease disposal costs and improve the efficiency of the Recycling Center operations.

Remember!
Reduce-Reuse-Recycle!

The Salvation Army Drop Box

Fort Jackson now has a Salvation Army drop box located at the Recycling Center. You can donate unwanted clothes, toys, furniture, and other household items to charity without leaving post?
Bring them to the Recycling Center, located off Lee Road, between the AAFES Shoppette and the Auto Craft Shop, and place them in the Salvation Army container. Put small items, such as clothes, towels, and bedding, in plastic bags or cardboard boxes to keep them clean. You can even turn in unusable cloth items for textile recycling - they can be made into carpet backing, auto insulation, and furniture stuffing.

The Recycling Center Drive Thru Drop-Off is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For more information, call the Recycling Center at 751-4208.

Unit Recycling
Military units take an active part in recycling here at Fort Jackson. The Military Unit Drop-Off area at the Recycling Center is designed to be self service. The hours for unit drop-off are Monday & Thursday,
7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Suggested Method for Unit Drop Off
Designate a specific area as a collection point in your unit's offices  for paper (white ledger, mixed colored, newsprint, green-bar computer paper and magazines), cardboard and aluminum cans.

Separate and sort recyclable materials. Do this before arriving at the recycle center, the unit representative can drive right into the rear of the Recycling Center for drop-off, saving time spent at the center.

Sorted materials should be weighed and placed into designated containers. Be sure to weigh your empty container and subtract the weight from your product total.

Record the weights in your unit binder on the record center desk. Be sure to enter the weights of all materials brought in for recycling. Make sure all materials have been weighed and emptied.

For more information on how your unit can participate in recycling,
call 751-4208.

Drive-Through Drop-Off
Recycling is made easy at the Recycling Center. It is open 24 hours a day for drive-through drop-off. Doors on the side of the building are clearly labeled for each of the following recyclable items:

Acceptable Items
Newspaper
Magazines
Plastic (all numbers)
Aluminum cans
Glass (green, clear and brown)
Cardboard/Brown paper bags

Preparation of Items
Plastic, glass and aluminum items should be rinsed and the lids should be removed.

Plastic and aluminum items should be crushed.

All items should be separated into the proper categories listed on the doors.

Glass never wears out. It is 100 percent recyclable, which means it never has to reach a landfill. Instead of throwing your glass away as trash, take all your glass containers to the Fort Jackson Recycling Center. Glass food and beverage containers should be separated by color: clear, brown, and green.

Plastic. Americans discard at least $120 million worth of milk jugs, butter tubs and other plastics each year. Recycled plastic can receive new life by being turned into fiber fill for a ski jacket, a paint brush handle or even a park bench. You can help reduce the amount of plastic in landfills by dropping off your recyclable plastic.

Plastic with numbers 1 through 7 are accepted. The recycling symbols can be found on the bottom of plastic containers and they should be separated as follows:

#1 PETE -- All plastic beverage containers (soft drink bottles, spring water)

#2 HDPE -- Natural -- Non-colored containers (milk jugs, ammonia bottles)

#3 HDPE --Colored

All other plastic containers with symbols #3 through #7

All containers should be rinsed, have the lids removed, and be crushed.

Paper items that are not acceptable at the Fort Jackson Recycling Center are envelopes, carbon paper and other sensitized paper, blueprint paper, film and photographs, miscellaneous (cups, lunch bags, wax paper) and metal objects such as spiral binders and fasteners.

Glass style Items that are not acceptable are mirrors, ceramic cups and plates, clay flower pots, light bulbs, crystal, automotive and window glass, heat-resistant oven ware and drinking glasses.