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Recycling <br />Minnesota continues to be one of the national leaders in recycling. Annually, as a <br />state, we recycle over 2 million tons of waste, which ranks us second in the country. <br />One of the many benefits of recycling is a reduction of greenhouse gases. Last year's <br />recycling efforts throughout the state was equivalent to taking about 2 million cars <br />of the road! <br />Recently, the state of Minnesota increased its targeted goal for recycling and Anoka <br />County's recently adopted Solid Waste Master Plan reflects these newly established <br />goals (stated in tons) as follows: <br />1 Actual <br />1 2010 2015 <br />1 134,257 154,029 <br />Objectives <br />2020 2025 <br />174,651 189,416 <br />2030 <br />221,597 <br />As you can see, the new goals are very aggressive. In order to achieve these new <br />goals, we need to rethink what can be recycled. We all know that paper, cardboard, <br />and glass, plastic and aluminum/steel containers can be recycled. But, we often <br />don't associate that with items such as paper towel cores, shoe boxes, mail inserts <br />and envelopes. We need to not only encourage everybody to recycle but also <br />encourage everyone to recycle more material. <br />If you're not sure if a particular material or item is recyclable, you have many <br />options to find out, such as contacting the City's Recycling Coordinator or ACE Solid <br />Waste (763-427-3110), or visiting the City's website at www.citvoframsev.com or <br />Anoka County's website at www.co.anoka.mn.us/v2 dent/iwm/index.asnx. <br />Let's see what each one of us can do to help meet Ramsey's recycling goal for 2012 <br />(2,130 tons) and beyond! <br />