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<br />Attended
<br />Oona�ion,, c9i ter ®.pens. Saiurday
<br />By GAILY HUDAT
<br />"Attended ` donallon centers;•?: The iecyulnng portion is new to
<br />and bagged. ,Aluminum .cans
<br />.. will have worked on a landscap-
<br />which have proved successful In Goodwill. Us[ year funds were
<br />. should also bn cleaned and tagg-
<br />ing plan to enhance the trailer's
<br />'one
<br />It's one of these rare win -win
<br />; Coodwtil'soperationsohWeWest? trade available to cities by the
<br />and East coasts, will eventually' , -htetrtipal an Council and Dakota
<br />, ed.". `'. . '
<br />. _ To;: .eduction receipts will be
<br />appearance fo (rant of of
<br />Burnsville's busiest retail stores.
<br />snua;inas.
<br />With the Goodwill Industries/
<br />"replace, the familiar donation, .County't9'ettcocrage the estab-
<br />provided for traditional donations
<br />"We want it to look gorgeotns,"
<br />Easter Scat Society's new attend-
<br />boxes. .' • lishmenl of 4andfill :abatement
<br />or recyclables. Residents-Ehould
<br />Thic! said. ..
<br />-itdonation center, residents will
<br />The problem with the boxes was.•' programs. Those* funds helped
<br />weigh the recydables before go-
<br />The Burtts•.'IBe center is tali-
<br />eujoythe convenience ofhaving a'
<br />approximately 'hall of the con_.-.Goodwi1kclasethe trailer and
<br />ing to the center. -
<br />mated to draw So visitors an hour,
<br />enough to fill one trailer a day.
<br />one -stop recycling center, the city
<br />uill benefit front decreased :ueof
<br />tents was "garbage," according'., pay the employee's salary.
<br />to R.J.-TWel, community dons-. '. Goodwill was the only orgadza..
<br />Goodwill has an arrangement
<br />for an attended donation center in
<br />When filled, an empty trailer will
<br />sanitary landfills, and the non"
<br />tions coordinator for Goodwill. ''.'titin to apply for the funds. in
<br />Chaska, bat Burnsville's will be
<br />be brought in and the filled trifler
<br />profit agency will generate addi.
<br />' And, at a cost of sies to dump one Burnsville. Thiel said Goodwill is
<br />_ the first operation in a trailer.
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<br />taken to St. Paul for processing.
<br />` There, Gooewiti's handicapped
<br />liunal revenue. -
<br />trash bin at the organization's St., in a position to take on recycling
<br />Paul headquarters, the baxe9 beeauseJt.also receives dons-
<br />>
<br />The idea was tried last summer
<br />workers gain skills in receiving.
<br />The donation center opens
<br />. were not cost-effective. -. • ••'lions Recycling elone, he noted,
<br />behind We Good.,ili store in
<br />shipping and machi..ery opera -
<br />Saturday, April 26, in the south.
<br />There were also problems with - is hot profitable with newspaper
<br />Hopkins. With no publicity, the '
<br />ton., as well as sfxking, clerking
<br />-Flores.
<br />east corner of the Cub Foods
<br />. vandalism and theft. People were selling for $8 per, Lon and alum-
<br />trailer was expected to be filled .,
<br />and cashiering in the
<br />parl.ing lot, T.x:u IV. they. 13.
<br />uWcrved taking items from We inum at l cent per can.
<br />. with donations about once a week.
<br />Goodwill also coatrada with
<br />Residents will be able to bring
<br />boxes to sell at their own garage Any amount of donations or re-
<br />In reality, the trailer was filied
<br />businesses to have its workers do
<br />reusable clothing. furniture,
<br />sales, Thiel said. . eyclable material will be wel-
<br />...0sled
<br />ttreetofourtimesaweek.- -
<br />tasks such as simple assembly or
<br />>mall appliances and housewares
<br />Tfoxes have already been, comed, Thiel said. Goodwill's rule
<br />Cub Foods was selected as a .
<br />stuffing envelopes.
<br />to the center. It will also accept
<br />in nine cities, including Burns. of thumb for donations is "give
<br />site because of its visibility and
<br />The goal is to properly Frain -
<br />newspaper, glass and aluminum.
<br />ville, bzcatse of problems,. _. what you would pass along to a
<br />friend."
<br />convenience. Bill Ross, store
<br />'manager, said he is glad to have
<br />workers, which includes insuuc-
<br />lion in manners, geoominj and
<br />The center, which is a heated
<br />semitrailer, will be staffed 10
<br />. By having an attendant on site,,"
<br />Goodwill will be able to monitor' Newspapers should be in brown
<br />the center there. "We're definite- -
<br />dressing,, and gel them into the _
<br />a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week,
<br />donations coming in and presort paper bags, not plastic, and nit
<br />s ly in favor of promoting recyc-
<br />work force as quickly as passible,
<br />Thiel said. "Ung•termsheltsed
<br />although the hours may be ad-
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<br />them before they are sent on to St.. tied. Glass should be clean and
<br />Paul. sorted into green, brown or clear
<br />ling." . -
<br />The city, Cub Foods and Good-
<br />work is a duty word to us."
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