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Seven Tips For Children’s Summer Safety

Protect your kids while playing outside this summer

By Waste Management

Waste Management of Southern California encourages parents to review summer safety tips around waste and recycling collection trucks. Now that summertime is in full swing, the company has issued seven tips to help you be mindful of your family’s safety during this fun and adventurous season when everyone enjoys more time playing outside.

“Children are fascinated by our beautiful green waste and recycling trucks,” said Eloisa Orozco spokesperson for Waste Management of Southern California. “Because safety is top priority for us, we encourage parents to take a moment to review these important safety tips with their kids to help prevent dangerous situations.”

Summer Safety Tips:

  •  Learn Collection Schedules: Learn the schedule of when service vehicles are in the area and share the schedule with your children. Waste and recycling trucks, postal vehicles and other package delivery services keep regular schedules within each neighborhood.
  • Keep a Safe Distance: Keep a safe distance from the truck – at least 15 feet. Never climb on the truck. Do not play or stand in or around waste and recycling bins or cans, since you may not know when the truck is coming to empty them.
  • Stay Clear: Do not attempt or allow children to help with loading any materials into the truck. In addition to moving truck parts, debris can come out of the truck when its contents are being compressed.
  • Stay Alert: Vehicles like Waste Management trucks make frequent stops and often back-up, so don’t follow the truck closely while walking, running, biking or skating. Stay alert and listen for the back-up alarm with “beep-beep-beep” sounds.
  • Stay Visible: There are several areas where the visibility is restricted for the driver. If you can’t see him/her in the eyes, they most likely can’t see you.
  • No Sudden Stops: It takes service vehicles about twice as long to stop as a passenger car, so never cut in front of or stop suddenly in front of one. Always keep a safe distance from a truck.
  • Listen for Alarms: Every Waste Management truck is equipped with a back-up alarm. Whether you are walking or driving near one of our trucks, if you hear this sound or see the white back-up lights, be sure to move out of the way of the truck.

 

 

Green is the New Orange this Halloween

Discover new ways to reduce, reuse and recycle this Halloween season

 

 

Courtesy of Waste Management of Southern California

Inland Empire – Halloween is just around the corner and in the next few weeks, residents will begin transforming their homes into haunted castles. Before they do, Waste Management of Southern California wants to remind residents that there are several ways in which they can get into the spooky spirit without scaring off Mother Nature.

“Between the candy, costumes and decorations that are typically used once before being tossed to the curb, Halloween is notorious for accumulating trash,” said Eloisa Orozco, spokesperson for Waste Management of Southern California. “To help keep the spirit of the holiday without making it a nightmare for the environment, we’re offering our customers a handful of tips that they can easily use to reduce waste and be green during the Halloween season!”

Zombies, princesses and superheroes can keep their Halloween celebrations festive and eco-friendly by using the following tips from Waste Management:

  • Give your pumpkin a second life. Instead of tossing your used jack-o’-lantern to the curb after Halloween, remove the candle and add it to a compost pile. Organic waste, such as unwanted pumpkins and fallen leaves, is nutrient rich and can help enrich fertilizer and produce healthier lawns, plants and flowers.

 

  • Hand out eco-friendly treats. Health food stores offer a wide range of candy from organic chocolates to organic lollipops. These tasty treats are produced using methods that are not damaging to the environment.
  • Use recyclable bags for your trick-or-treaters. Create a unique candy basket or simply put a reusable bag to good use. Avoiding the plastic jack-o’-lantern containers will clear up space in the home, save money and add a dash of originality to your child’s costume.
  • Make your own costumes. Put less stress on your wallet by opting for costumes made of reusable or recycled materials. You can find Halloween costume materials from thrift stores or yard sales.
  • Walk instead of drive. Rather than drive to other neighborhoods, stay close to home and trick-or-treat in your neighborhood. By walking from house to house you are reducing fuel consumption and air pollution.
  • Throw a green Halloween party. Purchase organic pumpkins for carving and apples for bobbing from local organic farms. Once the jack-o-lanterns are carved and the bobbing is complete, use the apples and pumpkins for pies, soups and other tasty dishes.
  • Help keep neighborhoods clean while trick-or-treating. Carry an extra bag and pick up litter along the way. Candy wrappers can be a big source of litter on local streets during Halloween.