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O. M. Ueland, Editor, Montana Tech. 



OFFICIAL NEWS BULLETIN S 



MARCH - APRIL. 1966 



estimated that annual expenditures for private 

 sanitation services (industry and the like) are 

 over $1 billion." 



(The above figures were taken from a report by 

 the U. S. Public Health Service and Department 

 of Health, Education, and Welfare.) 



Here in the Flathead area, we enjoy our lakes 

 and streams, but with the great increase of dis- 

 posable boxes, throwaway bottles and cans and 

 cartons containing convenience foods - quite an 

 amount of this is finding its way Into the 

 streams and lakes, also along our roads and 

 highways. 



And the trash piles grow: 



Twenty years ago, the average American dis- 

 carded about two pounds of refuse daily, accord 

 Ing to the U. S. Public Health Service. Today 

 there are far more Americans and each discards 

 about five pounds of trash daily. 



Every minute of the day, the agency reports, 

 some 251 tons of garbage and rubbish are pro- 

 duced. A little arithmetic shows that piled 

 together at days end, it amounts to 362,000 

 tons and by the years end, it is a whopping 

 150 million ton mountain of trash. 



The biggest problem seems to be in finding a 

 place for the rubbish once it has been collect- 

 ed. Current disposal methods In many communi- 

 ties are being pushed almost to the limit in 

 handling the Increased volume. At the same 

 time, available economic space for waste dis- 

 posal has dec I ined.. 



"The annual outlay by our communities for 

 public collection and disposal services In 

 1964," reports the Department of Health, Educa- 

 tion and V^elfare, "Was over $1.5 billion - ex- 

 ceeded only by community expenditures for 

 schools and roads. In addition. It has been 



That's the problem - What's the solution ! 

 CONSERVATION WORKSHOPS 



Resolutions of the Montana Association of Soil 

 and Water Conservation Districts Education Corm- 

 Ittee reads "Districts offering scholarships 

 should notify the Director of Conservation Work- 

 shops at the following colleges: 



Northern Montana OdI lege at Havre, Eastern 

 Montana College at Billings, University of 

 Montana at Missoula, Montana State University at 

 Bozeman, and Western Montana Col lege at DI I Ion. 



The MASWCD also urge districts to, make scholar- 

 ships available for teachers who are interested 

 in taking further study on conservation at any 

 of our State institutions. All District Super- 

 visors should make special effort to have at 

 least one or more teachers attend these conserva- 

 tion workshops. 



HAS YOUR DISTRICT TAKEN ACTION ON PROVIDING 

 SCH)LARSHIPS FOR TEACHER WORKSHOPS? 



