Don’t kill Nemo, use Misawa’s Recycling Center

Hajime Sasaki, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron solid waste manager, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Washington, 35 CES recycling manager, push a large cardboard collection trailer into a building to warm it at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 11, 2013. The trailer, was full of frozen cardboard, which made it extremely hard to get out. The recycling center is located by the base veterinarian’s office. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

Don’t kill Nemo, use Misawa’s Recycling Center

A hydraulic claw crunches into wood pallets at Misawa Air Base, Japan, before swinging them to a truck bound for an off-base recycling center Feb. 11, 2013. Agencies and residents can bring recyclable materials to the Misawa Recycling Center for disposal. The recycling center has a bin, can or cage for most recyclable materials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

Misawa’s energy guru analyzes work centers for energy savings

Kelly Sussman, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron volunteer, cleans a clogged lint filter during an energy usage inspection at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2012. Clogged lint filters make the dryer work harder and break, which means going to the Laundromat for dry clothes. Clogged filters also pose a fire hazard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

Misawa’s energy guru analyzes work centers for energy savings

Cari Schroeder, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron resource efficiency manager, inspects the back of a washer for its installation date at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2012. During the inspection, Schroeder verifies all washers and driers are in compliance with the latest upgrades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

Saving money and the environment the hazardous way

Koji Takayama, Hazardous Waste Storage Area site manager, places a hazardous waste warning label on a barrel at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 24, 2012. The hazardous waste storage area has five large rooms designed to store any type of hazardous waste Misawa Air Base may produce. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

Saving money and the environment the hazardous way

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Bryan Alvarado, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance support section technician, uses a forklift to lift a pallet of lead acid batteries into a truck as a Japanese resident, front, and Koji Takayama, Hazardous Waste Storage Area site manager, right, guide him in at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 24, 2012. Collection point custodians call the hazardous waste storage area for pick up when their collection point gets full; unless the custodian has a way to bring the waste to the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

Saving money and the environment the hazardous way

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Carrillo, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit supply apprentice, unlocks a hazardous waste collection point at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 24, 2012. The hazardous waste storage area collects waste from more than 40 collection points around base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

LEDs shed light on club’s savings

Wataru Kaga, Japanese contractor, snaps the outer cover of an exit sign into place after installing energy efficient light emitting diodes at the Misawa Club Complex at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 19, 2012. The newly installed LEDs have a 7-year lifespan and will save the club approximately $1,500 in labor costs and bulbs a month. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

Sollars children learn about energy conservation

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cecilio Cabeza-Tapia, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician, shows the son of Master Sgt. Rector Hartley, 35 CES energy management control system shop lead, a boiler to see how fire turns water to steam for energy distribution at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 29, 2012. The children of Sollars Elementary School visited the Main Base Boiler Plant to learn about energy conservation. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Son Lee/Released)

Tohoku Electric praises Misawa’s energy conservation

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Mr. Tadashi Ozawa, Tohoku Electric Company Aomori Branch vice manager and Lt. Col. Dwayne Robison, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, shake hands and bow to each other at the conclusion of a meeting Aug. 31 in the 35 CES conference room here. Tohoku Electric Company meets with base officials to praise Misawa’s energy conservation efforts and map out the way ahead for further conservation efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

Air Force Captain earns Navy and Marine Corps medal

NAVAL AIR FACILITY MISAWA, Japan -- Navy Cmdr. Dave Cotts, Naval Air Facility Misawa Executive Officer, presents Air Force Capt. Reid Touchberry, 35th Civil Engineering Squadron Programming Element Chief, with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal July 6. Captain Touchberry was awarded the medal for his leadership in restoring electricity to the base following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Captain Touchberry coordinated a joint engineering task force that delivered 247 generators to facilities around the base. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew M. Bradley/Released)

Powerful words about power

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Sean Noel, Naval Air Facility security patrolman, says "I don't use indoor lights, I unplug everything I don't use and when I open the fridge I don't keep it open very long, I just take what I need, then close it." (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown/Released)