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USE "THE FREE MARKET" TO CITY COMPOST GIDE OR GET FREE STUFF SITE OPEN Hugo residents can now The City of Hugo's compost site is use a service called the located on 170th Street North Free Market to help them (County Road 4) approximately 112 the FREE Markef give away or get free mile west of Highway 61 on the south side of the road. Bring our leaves A great w%to GiYe or et 2iree Stu goods. The Free Market is g y an internet-based service and grass clippings on Saturdays and open to residents of Sundays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. No Washington and Anoka brush, debris, or other trash will be Counties and the City of St. Paul. It is administered by Eureka Recycling, a non- accepted. profit organization created by the Saint Paul Neighborhood Energy Consortium that specializes in recycling and waste reduction. The Free Market is part of an effort to reduce the amount of reusable goods being REMEMBER thrown away. As Dan Schoepke, Senior Environmental Specialist with the TO RECYCLEV. Washington County Department of Public Health and Environment, explains, "Too often items in good or easily repairable condition are thrown in the trash In Hugo, items for recycling are col- because it is the easiest thing to do. The Free Market makes it easy for people to lected curbside as part of your weekly reuse these items rather than having them trashed." Since the program began in trash collection. A recycling contain- April 2001, Hugo residents have successfully exchanged 2,105 pounds of material er is available from your garbage using the Free Market, including couches, beds, car seats, appliances, landscape hauler or by calling City Hall at(65 1) materials, lawnmowers, books, and raspberry plants. 762-6300. Those items which can be recycled include newspapers, alu- If you'd like to list an item or if you're looking for something,visit the web site at minum beverage cans, tin cans, glass www.twincitiesfreemarket.org. Just follow the instructions under "Search the On- jars and bottles, corrugated card- line Catalog" or "Place a Listing" to search for or list an item. Once a match is board, glossy magazines, junk mail, made, the person requesting the item will make arrangements to pick it up direct- boxboard (such as cereal boxes), #1 ly from the person giving it away. and #2 plastic bottles, and car and tractor batteries. Here are a few basic reminders about the Free Market: • All items must be free of charge. • No hazardous materials. • No pets or live creatures (although pet supplies and plants may be listed). • The Free Market does not store or transport items. All arrangements are made between the person wanting an item and the person giving it away. • The Free Market reserves the right to not list an item, de-list an item, or edit information provided by the listing parry. • If you do not have internet access,ask a friend to list your item or visit your local library. For more information on the Free Market, visit the web site or contact the Washington County Department of Public Health and Environment at(651) 430-6655. 6