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