G&J Recycling Inc
1250 Herky Horine Rd, Pevely, Missouri, United States

Ginger and Jerry Jessup started G&J Recycle Hauling Co in 1985, at that time they started hauling bulk trash and cleaning up properties through out the Jefferson County, Mo. area.They were licensed by Solid Waste Management of Jefferson County in 1992. Still serving the community as a trash removal and recycler of non landfill materials, they kept thousands of tons of material from reaching landfills and returned the material to the recycling stream.On June1st, 2000 Ginger and Jerry opened the doors of G&J Recycling Inc. Since that time they have recycled over 1.5 Million Pounds of Aluminum Cans (UBC’s) used beverage containers. Also they have purchased over 10,588,000 pounds of other non-ferrous Metals.In January of 2008 G&J Recycling started purchasing scrap iron and steel and have recycled over 5000 tons of the material thus keeping it from entering landfills, and joining the recycling stream.Since the beginning of G&J Hauling and Recycling Service Inc. we have turned “Trash Into Cash” for over 81,000 customers at the cash value of over (7) SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS! Most of this money has been returned to our local community as payment rewards for helping to clean and save the Earth’s Resources.

WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING AND EDUCATING OUR PATRONS AND ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF RECYCLING TO SAVE OUR PLANETS FUTURE!

Recycling History

The origins of the three arrows of recycling are rooted in the very first Earth Day in April, 1970. At this time in American history, there was a growing awareness of environmental conservation that coincided with an already active counter-culture of activists and concerned citizens.The Container Corporation of American, a paperboard company, was beginning to realize a growing environmental movement. With an existing recycling track record and Knowing that paper product recycling was an effective method of conserving natural resources, the CCA planned to spread the word and promote awareness. They sponsored a nationwide art contest for a design that would help identify the company's products that were manufactured using content that was recycled or recyclable. The winning symbol would represent the process of recycling paper.

More than 500 young students and activists entered designs into the contest held in the Spring of 1970 in Aspen, Colorado. After being evaluated by a panel of judges, a winner was declared. A 23 year old student from the University of Southern California at Los Angeles named Gary Dean Anderson took home the first place prize of a $2500 tuition scholarship.Gary Dean Anderson grew up in North Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1950's. Like many families during this era, Gary's family lived a thrifty lifestyle having a very recent memory of the Great Depression. This translated into very little waste and reusing most of what we now consider trash for other purposes. It wasn't out of environmental concerns, but out of financial concern. This background was perhaps an influence on Anderson's continued and growing interest in conserving resources.During Gary Dean Anderson's design process of what eventually became the recycling symbol, he drew heavily on influences from the Mobius Strip made famous by artist, M.C. Escher. The Mobius strip can be described as a continuous loop having only one side and one edge. It is both finite and infinite simultaneously. Anderson created his design completely by hand before the prevalence of computer graphics programs.
During my research on the history of the recycling symbol, I found several articles stating that the Mobius Strip was "chosen" as the universal symbol of recycling. The fact is however, that while the Mobius Strip was indeed an inspiration, it was Gary Dean Anderson's brainchild and design that is now synonymous with recycling.

Buy Recycled

• A great deal of items that CAN be made from recycled items like paper for your printer and your kids notebook paper for school, are still being produced from virgin materials. The quality of products made from recycled content is just as high as products made from virgin materials.
• So you are not making any compromises by buying recycled items.
  It is important for us as consumers to choose our purchases wisely. The more we buy recycled products, the more demand we create, and consequently, more products will begin to be made from recycled content.
• Look for the recycled symbol when shopping for products. Choose the products that show the highest percentage of post-consumer content.
• Retailers typically want to stock what they know you are going to buy. Make sure they are aware that you want to buy recycled products. And if you still don't get anywhere; Take your business elsewhere.