Fruita recycling for GVZQ

Recycling is not easy, but anything worthwhile is not easy.

Consider the Grand Valley Zoological Quest (GVZQ) efforts to build a certified educational center here on the Western Slope.

Thanks to businesses, individual contributors, donors, educators, fundraisers, social media and volunteers, Zoo Quest non-profit is raising funds through paper recycling.

Last month a Paper Recycling bin was placed in Walgreen’s parking lot at the corner of Aspen and Cherry Streets in Fruita. People filled it within one month.

Kudos to Fruita Times, Walgreens, and the Welcome Center—these local businesses told us of their efforts to help GVZQ—by recycling their pounds of old papers: newspapers, brochures, shredded or whole computer or office paper, etc.

Kudos also to all the individuals who recycled any extraneous papers: newspapers, inserts, telephone books, Post-it TM notes, paperback books, hard cover books, magazines, envelopes, colored paper, cardboard, egg cartons, dark-colored accordion files, cereal boxes, soft drink or beer cartons, soft cover computer manuals, paper bags, even junk mail, whole or shredded, all types of paper, (except tissue and plastic coated) etc.

Be sure to remove staples and clips.

NO PLASTIC or TRASH as recycling items.

Any business, family or individual may drop off miscellaneous paper items at the Fruita Walgreen’s recycle bin.

Waste Management is servicing the paper bin; all proceeds going toward The Children’s Nature Center.

Contact www.gvzooquest.org or GVZQ on facebook if anyone wants recognition for donating, sponsoring or recycling for the GV Zoo Children’s Nature Center.

After three years of its quest, Grand Valley Zoo Quest and supporters can help the planet, educate the children, and save the zoological animals by donating paper clutter to the GVZQ bin in Fruita.

 Coming soon – another GVZQ paper recycle bin will be placed at the Monument Village Shopping Center in the Redlands.