European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ovir Story from the cover turning the cans  the Soldier from cob 3rd in 58th aviation at Gie Belstadt army Airfield said living on the German Economy allows her to add plastic Glass and paper to her list of recyclables. Quot i like what it does for the  Gie Belstadt family member Debby Arnold also recycles a because of the environment and because my kids push me to do  she said her children made household recycling a Rule in their Home on the Economy after they Learned about it through school and scouts. She also believes that most americans probably done to Recycle because of the hassle of separating trash and finding a place to store items before taking them to the bins. That a the exact reason Why pfc. Byron Sumner does no to Recycle. The Btry a 6th in 52nd air defense arty Soldier lives in billets on Emery Barracks in Wurzburg. A i done to have too much room to save up things a he said about his Barracks room. Staff sgt. Rafael Rovira who lives in Wurzburg a Skyline housing area said he believes recycling is a Good idea but thinks people living in the housing area done to Recycle As much As they could because the Small number of containers makes it inconvenient. If there were More closer to each building he would Recycle More. A if it was More convenient and closer the containers and stuff More people would probably use  army family member Petra Alexander said she always uses the bins and did before she lived in government housing. She carries old newspapers to the recycling bin in Skyline in a reusable cloth bag a because i think that a what we should do for the environment. There a not that Many  one army family member who identified herself Only As sue said she has lived both on and off Post but Hasni to recycled religiously in either dwelling. A sometimes i done to know what to do with some containers sometimes i done to know what can go in the recycling containers and sometimes i forget a she said. Sometimes she feels its difficult to Recycle. For example she said quarters dwellers Are not provided a recycling bin for plastics. A i have a closet full of plastic bags a she said. A a it a not As Convie Nicot As it probably could be. Maybe in five or six years when people arc More aware it will  germans Are aware right now. Support for res amps John Millar Siegfried or cur and his firm package tins cans into 395-Pound blocks each containing 5,286 cans. Amp John Millar i Ecru Alexander helps fill a Wurzburg recycling bin. Cycling efforts has grown publicly and politically since it began in Germany some 10 years ago. New industries have emerged to handle recycling As have Laws to enforce the practice. But the country a Effort to save resources and promote conservation is costly and to some confusing. Caught up in the Effort is the . Military in Europe. It faces a Van tet of Host nation Environ mental and recycling Laws As Well As increasing refuse and hazardous waste removal costs for what cannot be recycled. In Many cases recycling itself is another Bill for the budget books. The . Army in Europe generates and disposes of about 247,500 tons of solid waste per year not including toxic or hazardous materials command spokeswoman staff sgt. Elane Venema said. During fiscal years 1989 and 1990, the commands solid waste disposal costs were in the $25 million Range a Cost increase of More than 46 percent Over previous years she said. Doug Moore a spokesman for . Air forces in Europe said municipal Type solid waste disposal is not tracked at the command level. But Safe spent $855,000 in hazardous waste removal in 1990, he said a figure that almost doubled in 1991. Its not that the command produced More hazardous materials a just the Cost of disposing of them went up dramatically a he said. Both commands have implemented recycling procedures As Well As hazardous waste disposal measures to comply with Host country Laws. Each also practices Large scale Industrial Type recycling in an attempt to regain some of the refuse disposal and recycling costs. But on a command level its not As easy As separating household trash. A a it a a complicated Issue because you have the Federal Law the state Law and the local Law a said Stan Chiles chief of the environmental office of the Wurzburg area support groups directorate of engineering and housing. He said each level of the German government has varying requirements As to what can be recycled and How a for every Dorf Village spot on the map there a a different set of rules a the problem is compounded because Laws governing recycling change a almost every 14 Days a said Jurgen Fischer of Karl Fischer and son a German company that specializes in collecting recyclable  example Fischer said it used to he that any kind of paper could be recycled. Now his firm must separate newspapers and magazines which Are at High demand from paper bound by glue which he said is almost useless. A despite the confusion recycling in the Long run should pay off. Venema the  r spokeswoman said there Are initial costs associated with separating and recycling solid wastes roughly 10 to 15 percent of the commands total annual refuse disposal Bill. But she said those costs should be offset by the reduction in the total volume or weight in refuse that has to be disposed of. It Cost the army in Wurzburg about $250,000 to place recycling containers Ana Start other collection and disposal procedures to comply with bavarian recycling Laws in 1991. A but we expect in the next two to five years waste disposal costs will triple a Venema said. A the costs for recycling Are considerably less than the Cost for disposal of solid  the costs of recycling Are also far cheaper than the ultimate Cost to the environment if refuse Isnit reduced Fischer said. A a it a absolutely necessary a he said about  we done to really Force ably adhere to this we could be dead in 20  up Bucks the Navy Way in the past six months morale welfare and recreation at the naval support activity in Naples Italy has earned More than $25,000 from scrap Metal turned in for recycling to the local defense re utilization management office by various tenant commands according a base mar official. Recreation Aid Randy Rutz coordinates the support activity a recycling Effort. Rutz regularly visits the Naples demo to identify recyclable Metal and ensure that appropriate account citation is on the paperwork a a accompanying such scrap so Mwry a account is credited said Chris Robus the Naples recreation services director. Rutz is trying to streamline the paperwork process for commands turning in scrap Metal. Naples mar used some of the recycling profits to buy dumpsters for recyclable aluminium beverage cans. Rutz placed them at convenient locations including the support activity a housing area at pin Tamare where Large Bell shaped dumpsters belonging to an italian recycling business not the support activity Are already in place. Gary Miller Naple Bureau Page 4 a sunday March 1, 1992