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Hugo Recycled Tons In 2003 Last year Hugo residents recycled over 641 tons of paper,glass,cans,and plastic bottles,which were used by industry to make new products. In most cases,using recyclables as raw materials saves energy and water and creates less pollution than making the same product from non-recycled materials. It also 'f keeps valuable materials out of landfills and decreases waste to energy facilities. Here is a summary of how much material Hugo residents recycled in 2003: Glass—64.91 tons collected. Glass is recycled at the Anchor Glass Company in Shakopee where it is made into new glass jars and bottles. Look for the anchor symbol toward the base of a bottle to see if it Y has been made at Anchor Glass. Remember To Aluminum Cans—11.01 tons collected. The nearest aluminum smelter is in Indiana,about 500 miles Recycle! away,where cans are melted and made back into new aluminum cans. In Hugo,items for recy- Tin Cans—14.85 tons collected. Tin cans are really steel cling are collected curbside cans with a very thin layer of tin on the surface to keep them as part of your weekly trash from rusting. The cans are used to make construction prod- collection. A recycling ucts such as metal beams, sign posts,rebar,and even knives and forks that we eat with. } container is available from your garbage hauler or by ; Pacer—543.02 tons collected. This includes newspaper, calling City Hall at 651- cardboard,junk mail,office paper,and phone books. Paper 762-6300. Those items is taken to the Rock-Tenn mill in St. Paul where it is made which can be recycled into cereal boxes. General Mills,makers of Cheerios and include newspapers,alu- Wheaties,uses our recycled paper for its cereal boxes. minum beverage cans,tin plastic Bottles—8.09 tons collected. Pop and water bottles cans,glass jars and bottles, are recycled into a polyester-like material used to make hats, corrugated cardboard, mittens,vests,and other winter clothing. Milk and deter- glossy magazines,and car gent bottles are made into lawn edging and plastic lumber for decking,park benches,and picnic tables. It takes about and tractor batteries. 1,000 milk jugs to make a six-foot park bench. Hugo City Hall Garden Club Is Ready To Dig In The Hugo City Hall Garden Club is looking for residents to volunteer to assist with the landscap- ing plan for the City Hall. Made up of master gardeners and other interested individuals,the Garden Club is primarily involved in planting and maintaining the perennial gardens. "Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks—planning,planting,watering,fertilizing—and on many time commitment levels,"explains Club member June Young. A planting day has been scheduled for May 22 at 1:00 pm. The rain day is June 5. "We are defi- nitely looking for people to come and help plant—to dig in the dirt,"notes Club member Carolyn Kay. Interested volunteers are asked to call Carolyn Kay at 651-429-7389 or June Young at 651- 429-3887 (evenings) for more information or to sign up for the planting day. i