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They are continuing their pilot program for food grade Styrofoam. Staff are testing to see if the material will mix with the other block and shape Styrofoam currently being processed, and to see if residents will be able to follow the needed standards. The food grade polystyrene must be clean and solid white, no print. The city continues to work on battery recycling. Colleen has been working closely with Ahnika Hesbjerg, Anoka County Problem Materials Program Specialist, on addressing some of the items our vendors will not accept. The on -site shredding has been moved indoors for the winter season. Masks are required that cover both the mouth and nose. If residents are not compliant, the shredding services will be pulled for the season. Staff are watching this closely as COVID cases rise in the county. Colleen will monitor and notify if they decide to change course. In addition, the city will start going out for quotes for 2021 service providers at the recycling center. East Bethel, Cindy Hillyard — via e-mail. Drop-off Saturdays at the Recycle Center are going very well. The next drop-off Saturday is October 31. Fridley, Rachel Workin — Sue Doll announced that Rachel's program initiatives for the City of Fridley were selected to receive a 2020 Public Health and Environmental Services Award. A plaque was presented to Rachel at a recent county board meeting. Congratulations, Rachel! Rachel shared that: 0o Residents are now being offered the option to purchase compostable materials at cost when renting park shelters through online rental system. 0o An onsite drop-off event in November is being planned for residents in manufactured housing through Green Lights Recycling. oo Pumpkins will be collected at Springbrook Nature Center November 1-9. oc Holiday Lights are being collected for recycling at City Hall in December and January. Ham Lake, Jennifer Bohr — via email. A recycling event was held at City Hall on September 12. Public Works staff that manned the event stated that there seemed to be less traffic than past events. Once all invoices have been received for the materials collected, we can compare 2019 tonnage to 2020. Jennifer is currently pulling together information to publish in the City's annual recycling newsletter. Ham Lake will host one more recycling event for 2020, at Green Lights Recycling on December 5. Lino Lakes, Andrew Nelson Two more Recycling Saturday events are scheduled this year. Thanks to Sue for providing helpful information when they unexpectedly thought they may lose one of their drop-off vendors. Linwood, Paul Deuth — One of the sheds at their drop-off has been set up to collect small household goods. It's being called the "Re -shed" since the shed was the original recycling center that Linwood had when their program began in the 1990's. Durable, re -useable items are also collected outside near the repurposed shed. Nowthen, Ellen Lendt — The recycling center is currently open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 7 pm and Saturdays from 9 am to noon. No word about a community cleanup day as of yet. Oak Grove, Katie Kalland and Jessica Rieland — The recycling center is open daily. St. Francis, Tom Koep — via e-mail. A recycling event was held on Saturday, October 24, from 8 am to 2 pm. Turnout was lower than years past as was the tonnage. Numbers aren't available yet, but Tom doesn't think they broke any records. Paper shredding and mattresses were the big hit with residents. The city will have another small recycle event with Lepage and Sons on November 21, from 8 am to noon. That will be the last event for 2020.