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One park on the northern border of the site will be adjacent to the Creek neighbor- hood. In the Hill neighborhood a park is planned in the southeastern corner, and in an addition to the draft plan, a second park is planned along the western edge. A fourth park is planned east of the Town neighborhood, adjacent to the water treatment plant. There also will be a town square green space in the mixed use area. In total, more than 19 acres of parks are planned. Three small City parks in the Hill and Creek neighborhoods were removed from the plans and instead developers will be encouraged to include privately owned and maintained park areas. Corridors of open space, ponds and wetlands, totaling nearly 43 acres, will meander between the neighborhoods and By recycling, Twin Cities area residents can: Use less energy * Recycling a single aluminum can saves enough energy to power a television for three hours. In one year, metro area recycling of metal, glass, and plastics saved enough energy to heat over 78,000 houses for the year. * Production of recycled paper uses 80 percent less water, 65 percent less energy and produces 95 percent less air pollution than paper production using raw materials. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions * The amount of cans and bottles recycled in the Twin Cities metro in one year reduced greenhouse gas emissions equal to taking 125,000 cars off the road. * The amount of residential and commercial recycling in Minnesota in one year re- duced greenhouse gas emissions equal to taking 2.3 million cars off the road. Save natural resources * Recycling aluminum reduces water consumption and air pollutants by 95 percent. * Making glass from recycled material cuts water pollution by 50 percent. * Recycling one ton of paper saves 7,000 gallons of water. Create jobs * The plastic recycling industry provides jobs for more than 52,000 Ameri- can workers. * Over 36,000 jobs in Minnesota are involved in recycling. Recycling creates four jobs for every one job created in the waste management and disposal industries. Generate revenue * Recycling generates $64 million in Minnesota tax revenue every year! To learn more: contact your community recycling program or visit www.RethinkRecycling.com, the metro area’s resource for recycling and waste disposal. It’s back-to-school time again. For many, that means shopping for new supplies and clothes and setting new schedules. Here are a few ideas on how you can green-up your back-to-school routine. Clothes: Shop at secondhand stores. You can find great clothes at low cost to you and the environment. Buy quality cloth- ing that won’t wear out and can be handed down. Supplies: First, take inventory at your home and find leftovers from last year. We know that shopping for new school stuff is fun, but that pencil purchased last year and never sharpened will work just as well this year. Buy notebooks made of recycled content, with paper that is processed without chlorine. Use both sides of every page before mov- ing on to the next notebook. Lunch boxes: Use a washable, reusable lunch box rather than a brown bag every day. Use reusable containers instead of baggies or plastic wraps for your sand- wiches and snacks. Generally, packing healthier lunches will produce less waste; an apple or orange is better for the kids; and the leftovers are compostable. Buying in bulk rather than individual packages will save you money and reduce waste; packaging makes up 50 percent of trash by volume. Recycling: If you don’t already have them, now is a great time to get a couple paper recycling bins in your home. Put one near where your child does his or her homework and where you pay your bills. Notebook paper, office documents, un- wanted mail can all be recycled. Approxi- mately 21 percent of household garbage in the Twin Cities metro area is recyclable paper. To learn more about what you can do to green-up your back-to-school routine, visit RamseyAtoZ.com or call 651-633- EASY (3279) (answered 24/7). Think your recycling efforts aren’t very important?Back-to-school tasks can be greener, too TCAAP continued from page 1 4 business areas. A network of trails also will wind through the neighborhoods, along the main road, and connect with existing trails and TCAAP open space. What’s next? Now that the map is decided, the City is beginning work on the policies and regulations phase of the master planning process. This includes deciding zoning, development design standards, and other development regulations. Recycling schedule for Arden Hills Here’s the recycling collection schedule for Arden Hills: • Tuesday collection--neighborhoods south of I-694 • Wednesday collection--neighborhoods north of I-694