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tuiYc ana wen in Washington, Virginia. In 1976, mayor Peter Kramer » appointed June Jordan, then a member of the town council, to start and operate a recycling center. Three years later, the center is still functioning—and turning a profit, thanks to the efforts of June, Joyce Kramer and the donation of land by L. V. Merrill.
Over the last 15 months, the recycling center located behind Merrill's garage, has collected $550 from selling newspapers and aluminum. Of this, $500 was presented last week to Jennings Hobson, president of the Washington Fire Department, to aid in the construction of a new firehouse.
Volunteer help along with citizen involvement makes the recycling program work. June Jordan and Joyce Kramer have contributed countless hours to the center since it first opened. No one likes picking over trash—particularly someone elses—but it's a job that has to be done.
June, with Joyce’s assistance, has restacked and retied newspapers, cleaned out half empty cans and picked up yards of refuse off the ground.
Originally, the center accepted glass. Barrels were provided for different colors but still green glass ended up with brown and both colors occasionally slipped in with tM clear. Besides separating tne various colors into the right containers, the two women had to sweep up broken glass off the floor of the trailer.
Even without the glass, separating work continues. Now that the center takes only aluminum, June and Joyce must pick out and discard tin and steel cans.
Despite the demand it makes on her time, June
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