Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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recycle, cled, cling. 1. To cause to pass through or undergo further treatment, change, use, etc. 2. To reuse (manufac- tured products) by breaking up, melting, cleaning, etc., and reprocessing the raw materials. The word recycling wasn't included in most dictionaries in 1965. Fifteen years later, however, the procedure had become common knowledge among Americans. State bottle-deposit bills, energy-producing solid waste plants, recycled shopping bags and pop cans manufactured from recyclable aluminum all contributed to make recy- cling an everyday fact of life. With rapid consumption of the world's resources, such as fossil fuels, precious metals and forest areas, it appeared that recycling would become an even more important process for all Americans. Far Upper Left: CHILLS. President Carter's emergency order limiting building tempera- tures to no warmer than 68 degrees and economy-minded school administrators sav- ing money on energy prompted many students, like Fareed Tabatabai, to wear coats and heavy sweaters to class. Upper Left: REBATE. Leigh Jenison takes advantage of the new deposit law on cans and bottles by returning his empties at Randall's. Left: RECYCLER. The City of Ames' Solid Waste Recovery Plant was among the first in the nation to recycle waste products into fuel for electrical power plants. Far Left: CONSERVATION. Mark Greiner, an employee of North Grand ‘66’, checks the oil in a customer's car. Greiner observed a drop SOLI ۱ in gasoline consumption as gasoline prices D WASTE RE rose and people became more conscientious COVERY SYSTEM ۱ heir drivi ۱ CITY OF AMES ] about their driving habits. Opening 3

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