<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><base href="x-msg://40/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"Sandra J. Repp" <<a href="mailto:sjr37@cornell.edu">sjr37@cornell.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[sustainable_tompkins-l] 6/23-6/26: Gardener’s Plastic Pot Swap AND Canning Jar Exchange</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">June 13, 2017 9:16:30 AM EDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; "> </span></div><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white; "><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; ">Gardener’s Plastic Pot Swap<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>AND</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Canning Jar Exchange</span></strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white; "><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; ">Friday, June 23-Monday, June 26, 9:00am-6:00pm</span></strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white; "><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; ">Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY</span></em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white; "><u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; ">LEAVE</span></u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>your plastic nursery pots, trays and cell packs IN GOOD CONDITION (no broken or torn plastic) in the designated area on the east side of the CCE Parking lot at 615 Willow Ave. Pots will be sorted by size, so help us out by putting them in the pile with similar sizes!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white; "><u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; ">TAKE AWAY</span></u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>as many pots as you can use, too! Plastic that is left after the event will be taken to a recycler for processing. Recycle your plastic plant containers instead of throwing them away.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white; "><u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; ">CANNING</span></u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>JAR</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>SWAP</u>! Canning jars must be empty, free of debris and in good condition (not broken). Please bring your canning jars to donate<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">in BOXES, NOT BAGS</span></strong>! All size canning jars are welcomed, but they must be<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">true canning jars</span></strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(<em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">no mayonnaise or sauce jars, please</span></em>). Take away as many jars as you can use!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; ">The purpose of the swap is to promote<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em><u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">reuse</span></u></em><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of pots and jars. Gardeners and canners appreciate this opportunity for reusing pots and canning jars. After June 26</span><sup><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; ">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; ">, no more pots or jars will be accepted at Cooperative Extension, however county residents can take these items to the Tompkins County Recycling/Solid Waste Center. For more information, call Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County at 607-272-2292 or visit<a href="http://ccetompkins.org/events/2015/06/19/gardeners-pot-swap-recycling-event" id="LPlnk718105" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline; ">http://ccetompkins.org/events/2015/06/19/gardeners-pot-swap-recycling-event</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>