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:KDWKDSSHQVWRP\UHF\FOLQJ" <br />Your recycling is taken to a <br />materials recovery facility (MRF), <br />where it is sorted into material <br />type by employees and high-tech <br />machinery. Then it is baled with other <br />materials of its type, and shipped to <br />manufacturers who turn it into new <br />products! <br />Aluminum cans are melted and <br />turned into new aluminum cans. <br />Plastic bottles are chipped, washed, <br />melted and reformed into new food <br />containers, composite decking, lawn <br />furniture and more. Paper is pulped <br />DQGWKH¿EHUVDUHUHPDGHLQWRQHZ <br />paper products at paper mills. <br />:K\VKRXOG,FRQWLQXHWRUHF\FOH" <br />You may have heard that China is no <br />longer accepting USA’s recyclables <br />due to the high contamination rates <br />of our recycling, which is caused <br />by mixing non-recyclable items <br />with recyclable items. However, <br />Minnesota has a large capacity <br />to recycle items in our own state. <br />While this change has caused a drop <br />in the price given for recyclables, <br />it is illegal in Minnesota for sorted <br />UHF\FODEOHVWREHVHQWWRDODQG¿OO <br /><RXFDQEHFRQ¿GHQWWKDW\RXU <br />recycling is still being recycled. <br />:KDWFDQ,UHF\FOH" <br />The city's weekly curbside recycling <br />service provider is Republic Services. <br />Put the following materials in your <br />curbside recycling bin: <br />• Flattened Cardboard <br />• Paper (including mail, magazines, <br />phone books and newspaper) <br />• Metal Cans <br />• Plastic Bottles, Containers and <br />Jugs (1, 2, 5). Please reapply <br />caps and lids. <br />• Glass <br />• Paper Towel and Toilet Paper <br />Tubes <br />• Most Frozen Food Boxes <br />(Check packaging before <br />recycling). <br />:KDWFDQQRWEHUHF\FOHG" <br />Do not put the following in your <br />curbside recycling bin: <br />• Food Scraps (these can be <br />taken to a yard waste site) <br />• Greasy Pizza Boxes (these <br />can be composted) <br />• Plastic Bags and Plastic Film <br />• Batteries <br />• String Lights and Cords <br />• Needles and Syringes <br />• Yard Waste <br />• Propane Tanks and Other <br />Hazardous Waste <br />• Paper Plates, Cups, Plastic <br />straws and silverware <br />:KDWVKRXOG,GRLI,DPQRW <br />VXUHLIDQLWHPFDQEHUHF\FOHG" <br />When in doubt, throw it out. <br />Contamination lowers the value <br />of recycled materials and can <br />make recycling correct materials <br />GLI¿FXOW,Q$UGHQ+LOOV <br />had a 7.3% contamination <br />rate in our curbside recycling. <br />Visit RamseyRecycles.com/ <br />AtoZ to learn how to dispose <br />of items locally. Review the <br />website annually, as some items <br />may change due to technology <br />advances in recycling equipment. <br />Frequently Asked Questions about Recycling Welcome New Customer <br />Support Specialist <br />As a customer support <br />specialist at City Hall, Julie <br />Horak greets customers with <br />a smile—whether they are <br />calling her on the phone or <br />visiting her in person—and <br />helps them with many tasks <br />such as making a utility <br />payment, registering for a <br />FODVVRU¿QGLQJLQIRUPDWLRQ <br />about recycling. <br />Julie works part-time in a <br />job-sharing role with Sue <br />Johnson. “It’s a lot of little <br />things and different projects,” <br />she said. “I enjoy meeting <br />people and helping them get <br />the information they need.” <br />Julie worked for 18 years <br />with Northwest Airlines, <br />seven years for locally based <br />Ulteig Inc. and most recently <br />with the City of Fridley, all <br />in customer support roles. <br />She and her husband and two <br />children reside in Fridley. <br />Julie enjoys traveling, <br />volunteering with school <br />activities and spending time <br />with their two dogs. <br />-XOLH+RUDN <br />'LG\RXNQRZ"Residents brought in more than 270 pounds of broken holiday string lights during the <br />FROOHFWLRQGULYHDW&LW\+DOO7KHVHOLJKWVZHUHGLYHUWHGIURPWKHODQG¿OODQGWDNHQWRDORFDOHOHFWURQLFVUHF\FOHU