Thompson Sanitary News and Events

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	Windy Day Garbage Tips An article recently published in the Newport News Times gives tips on keeping wind from making your garbage day messy. Windy Day Tips
	Can Cancer in October This month, lavender envelopes are arriving in all garbage/recycling customer mailboxes asking for donations to this worthy cause. Sept. 13 the Lincoln County Haulers and the Pacific Communities Hospital Foundation kicked off the 'Can Cancer' campaign with the Lincoln Co. Commissioners. This program raises money for local cancer patients struggling to pay their non-medical related bills.
	Trashing Hunger collected 266 lbs of food! Thank you to all who put out non-perishable food items for us to pick up and deliver to food share. We picked up a total of 266 pounds. This is an annual event and next time we hope to get more, so mark your calendars!
	Oregon E-Cycles: What Consumers Need to Know Oregon E-Cycles, established by Oregon’s Electronics Recycling Law, is a program that provides electronics recycling at no cost to households, small businesses and nonprofits, and anyone with seven or fewer items to recycle. Thompson's participates in this program. Check out what can be recycled at the Agate Beach Recycling Center at no cost to you. Oregon E-Cycles: What Consumers Need to Know
	Yaquina Adopt-a-River Cleanup 9/24 Roll up your sleeves and join us in cleaning up the Yaquina River at our SOLV Adopt-a-River Cleanup. Meet us September 24 from 9-11:30am at Englund Marine. TSS and GP adopted the river from the mouth to Toledo, and this will be our twelfth organized cleanup. We need your help to drag hundreds of pounds of trash from the banks of the Yaquina. Gather your friends and neighbors for some good clean fun and call Lisa at 265-7249 for more information! River Cleanup Poster
	Newport HS Booster Bash Golf Tournament August 26th, 2011: This golf tourney is celebrating it’s eleventh year of play at Olalla Valley Golf Course in Toledo, Oregon and is put on by the Newport High School Booster Club with dollars benefitting NHS high school athletics and activities in building new facilities, and supporting kids involved in those activities. [more information] Booster Bash Downloadable Registration Form
	River Cleanup had 102 volunteers! Saturday, May 14th TSS & GP-Toledo put on their eleventh SOLV Yaquina River Cleanup. By all measures it was another huge success with 2,380 pounds of trash collected from the mouth of the Yaquina to Toledo and 11 tires. Thank you volunteers! [more information]
	Roumagoux Painting Finds Home at TSS Newport Artist Sandy Roumagoux's 45" x 60" oil on canvas painting entitled "Bud's Property" from the series of paintings "Landscape and More Landscape" now hangs in the office at Thompson's Sanitary Service. Come take a look! [more information]
	Worm Composter is here! The Worm Factory® is available at the TSS office for $42! This compact composter, made from high quality post-consumer recycled plastic, works well for any size home as it’s size is only 16” x 16” x 20”. Please take a look at our links here for Worm Factory Frequently Asked Questions where the benefits of vermiculture are listed. [more information] Worm Factory Q & A
	Normal Collection Today Despite the inclement weather, Thompson's Sanitary is still servicing all customers today, Thursday, 2/24/11. Please leave your carts out until they are serviced as there might be a slight delay. Thank you!
	FREE Shred Day! Shred it up for Earth Day! Thompson's Sanitary Service is hosting a free confidential document destruction at their offices, 7450 NE Avery, Newport. Come Friday 4/22, 12-4pm or Saturday 4/23, 9am-1pm for our free shred event. [more information]
	TSS featured on Chamber Moments Bobbi from the Newport Chamber recently made a visit to our office to ask us some questions about our services. Check out her video of TSS by going to the Chamber's website: www.newportchamber.org and clicking on "Chamber Moments"
	Q & A about our local solid waste system Learn about how the waste system works in your community [more information] Newport Municipal Code (7.05) for solid waste
	Thank you River Cleanup Crew! Last Saturday, May 22, we had 122 volunteers show up (in the rain) for the Yaquina River Adopt-a-River cleanup at the Newport and Toledo sites. Thank you wonderful volunteers! An astonishing 3690 lbs. of trash was picked up including 13 tires (3 were foam filled) and 2 TV sets. Our next cleanup will be Fall 2010, date to be announced.
	Rate Change effective July 1st Please check the 'New Rates' link here or the rates link on the residential disposal page. We'd be happy to answer any questions, please call us at 541-265-7249 or email at info@thompsonsanitary.com. Thank you! New Rates
	Congratulations to our Traeger Winner! Thank you to all who entered our Traeger pellet grill give-away! We drew the winner Friday, May 7th. Congratulations to Bruce P. of South Beach whose name was drawn and picked it up the same day! Thompson's Sanitary is a licensed dealer of Traeger grills and we also sell pellets, rubs, and accessories for all your Traeger cooking needs.
	Enter to win a Traeger Grill! Find the hidden Traeger logo within our website and enter to win a Traeger Grill. Drawing will be May 7th, so don't wait, sign up now!
	FREE Christmas Tree Recycling Simply bring your your tree to the Agate Beach Transfer Station to be recycled for free! If you would like us to pick it up curbside on your service day, a small fee will be associated. Call us for more information, 265-7249 or email us at info@thompsonsanitary.com.
	New! Crayon Recycling Thompson’s Sanitary Service unveiled it’s newest recycling program this month just as the Newport schools are opening their doors for the start of the school year. Crayon recycling, the latest recycling program brought to you by Thompson’s, collects crayon tidbits for the ultimate full circle recycling as new crayons. [more information]
	Local Students Visit Recycling Center Students from both Yaquina View and Sam Case elementary schools celebrated Earth Day, April 22, by visiting the Agate Beach Recycling Center to learn more about recycling. [more information]
	Sign Up for EasyPay Sign Up Now and get a free Thompson's Sanitary Reusable Grocery Tote! [more information]
	TSS Awarded 'Excellence in Family Business' Thompson's Sanitary, third generation locally owned business wins 2007 OSU Austin Family Business Program's 'Excellence in Family Business' in the small business category presented at the Oregon Zoo. [more information]
	Rob Thompson Joins Oregon Coast Bank Board of Directors Lifelong Newport resident and third generation business owner Rob Thompson has accepted a position on the Oregon Coast Bank Board of Directors. Rob Thompson Joins Oregon Coast Bank Board of Directors

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