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<br />Gem Lake News Page 3 of 6
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<br />Have You Ever Heard of ‘Wish-Cycling’?
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<br /> papers, office papers, shredded paper (in closed
<br />paper bag, labeled), and toilet and paper towel
<br />tubes
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<br />Boxes:
<br />Cardboard boxes. shoe boxes, packaging, and
<br />tissue boxes.
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<br />Other containers:
<br />Soap, detergent, shampoo bottles, etc.
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<br />You can bring plastic shopping bags to recycling
<br />drop off points, which can sometimes be found
<br />in the entry areas of grocery stores. For a list of
<br />participating retailers near you, go to
<br />PlasticFilmRecycling.org.
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<br />You can bring non-recyclable paper (food
<br />stained boxes, freezer boxes, tissues, paper
<br />towels, etc.) and food scraps to an organics
<br />recycling drop off site. Find locations and hours
<br />at RamseyRecycles.com. (Click on Organic
<br />Waste.
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<br />Take note that you should never bag your
<br />recyclable (except shredded paper). Place all
<br />items loose in the recycling bin. It is considered
<br />too dangerous to open unidentified bags, so the
<br />items all go in the trash dump.
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<br />If you have any recycling questions, call 651-
<br />633-EASY (3279). This number is answered
<br />24/7; or you can go to RamseyRecycles.com.
<br />(Click on A to Z recycling guide.)
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<br />‘Wish-cycling’ is when you put something into
<br />your recycling cart that is not recyclable, like a
<br />plastic bag, and hope it will get recycled. But
<br />doing that does more harm than good. These
<br />materials can get stuck in, or damage, the
<br />sorting equipment and they can lower the
<br />value of other recyclables collected.
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<br />This summer a sample waste sort was
<br />completed to look at the recyclables collected
<br />in Vadnais Heights. There were some
<br />interesting things found!!
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<br />The things found included lots of plastic bags,
<br />garden hoses, Styrofoam with motor oil in it,
<br />small appliances, a suitcase, metal and
<br />plastic hangers, PVC pipe for a sink, carpet
<br />scraps, diapers, disposable gloves, a razor,
<br />dryer lint sheets, wrapping paper, mineral
<br />spirits, a biohazard bag, black plastic, paper
<br />plates, planting pots, food covered trays,
<br />newspapers and magazines inside plastic
<br />bags, eyeglasses, tissue paper, furnace
<br />filters, a ceramic cup, power cords, crock
<br />pots, a sandal, a door handle, a disc player,
<br />and CDs. All these things are considered
<br />garbage, and should be thrown in your trash
<br />container.
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<br />Machines and people try to sort your
<br />recyclables but it is hard for them when things
<br />coming into the recycling facility that cannot
<br />be recycled.
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<br />Please stick to the list below before
<br />depositing things into your single sort
<br />containers:
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<br />Food containers (metal, plastic, glass):
<br />Cans, bottles, jars, tubs, clam shells
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<br />Food boxes:
<br />Things from the pantry, cupboard and
<br />refrigerator (not the freezer), and pizza
<br />delivery boxes (no grease please).
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<br />Food cartons:
<br />Milk, juice, soup cartons, etc.
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<br />Paper:
<br />Mail, cards, newspapers, magazines,
<br />catalogs, phonebooks, packaging, school.
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