Asia Jones-Carr, a City of San Antonio recycling coordinator, reads one of the two children’s books she has written explaining the process of recycling.Recycling has always been a part of Asia Jones-Carr’s life.
Jones-Carr’s passion for recycling has been a constant during her 17-year career with the city so much so that she has written two children’s books aimed at encouraging the younger set to reduce, reuse and recycle.
“You would think a pizza box goes in your blue bin for recycling, right? Wrong! It goes in your green bin — since those boxes are made of organic material, paper — which comes from trees,” Jones-Carr said. Marcus Lee, who became the marketing manager and public information officer for the Solid Waste Management Department in 2017, had the idea of turning the short story into a children’s book. It’s been a beneficial teaching tool since then, Carr said, especially when lessons had to be done virtually during the pandemic.
Both books were illustrated by Teresa Riojas, a self-taught graphic designer with the Solid Waste Management Department. Prior to working for the city, Jones-Carr worked for the Bexar County Sheriff’s Department for five years. While it was a rewarding job at times, Jones-Carr said it could also be exhausting and at times was very tough.
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