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Development Wanted: More Recycled Paper ~ Think twice about throwing that piece of paper away because chances are, it could be recycled. Did you lmow that producers of recycled paper products cannot get enough paper right now? A study in 2000 showed that more than 24 percent of Minnesota's garbage is recyclable paper. About ten percent is non-recyclable paper (e.g., tissue, waxed paper, etc.). Here's a quick summary of which types of paper can be recycled through Ramsey's curbside recycling program: These types of paper will be accepted: newspapers and inserts magazines and catalogs cardboard boxes office paper and shredded paper mixed mail (envelopes, letters, paper inserts) phone books Boxboard (cereal, cake, cracker and chip boxes) These types of paper are NOT accepted: waxed paper/boxes tissue paper paper towels egg cartons paper cups/plates pizza boxes paper boxes that go into a refrigerator, freezer, or microwave, including pop cartons Over the last decade, the U.S. paper industry has invested billions of dollars nationwide to upgrade its equipment and build new plants to use recycled paper. This new equipment has the ability to screen out contaminants like plastic and metal, which is why you need not worry about removing plastic windows from envelopes or staples from paper. The demand for paper has never been greater. The more paper that is put out curbside for recycling will lessen the impact on existing natural resources such as trees and water while at the same time reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills. So please do your part and recycle any and all acceptable forms of paper! For more information on Ramsey's recycling program, checl( out the city's website at www.ci.ramsey.mn.us or contact Chris Anderson at 763-433-9905. The Comprehensive Planning Process Continues The city is continuing its col- laborative comprehensive planning process with success! To date, about 125 people have been involved in the first three sessions on community history and demographics, property rights, and natural resources. Resi- dents have expressed that these ses- sions are the first time they feel like the city is listening to their concerns and ideas. Open Space Technology (OST) is a collaborative planning process where residents set the agenda, convene discussion groups, and record their ideas and results to be incorporated into the plan. Each planning session will include a sum- mary of the residents' discussion from the previous sessions and an OST event on the particular issue at hand. Future session dates are listed below and focus on issues identified by Ramsey residents. The remain- ing schedule is as follows, with one newly added meeting in December: October 3 - Housing Choices, Appropriate Density, and Neigh- borhood Design October 24 - Future Expansion of Urban Services (Sewer and Water) November 14 - Traffic Corridor Improvements and Neighborhood Connections December 5 - Visioning and Marketing of Ramsey All meetings are held from 6:30 to 9:30 pm in the Alexander Ramsey Room at the Municipal Cen- ter located at 7550 Sunwood Drive. Please contact the Com- munity Development Department at 763-433-9824 with questions or comments or visit the city's Compre- hensive Plan webpage at http://www. ci.ramsey.mn. us/ departments/Com- munity/compplanpage.asp. Now is the time to get involved and have an impact on the community! www.ci.ramsey.mn.us 3