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<br />Recycling <br />Information <br />for 2008 <br /> <br />Next year will mark the start <br />of the third year of a five year curb- <br />side recycling contract with ACE <br />Solid Waste. Beginning January 1, <br />the recycling rate per household per <br />month will be $2.95, and as usual, <br />will be billed on a quarterly basis <br />through Connexus Energy. Remem- <br />ber, with the simple sort system, all <br />acceptable materials can be placed <br />directly in the recycling cart. Accept- <br />able materials include paper, card- <br />board, boxboard (cereal, chip, and <br />cake boxes), food and beverage glass <br />containers, aluminum and steel cans, <br />and plastic containers with "necks" <br />marl(ed with a #1 or #2. <br />If you have general questions <br />about Ramsey's recycling program, <br />please contact Chris Anderson at <br />763-433-9905 or visit the website at <br />www.ci.ramsey.mn.us. If you have <br />questions about whether a specific <br />product is accepted for curbside col- <br />lection, please contact ACE Solid <br />Waste at 763-427-3110 or by email at <br />s ervi ce@acesolidwaste. com. <br />~~- <br />/~ ' <br />/- ~ <br /> <br /> <br />Recycling Topics <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />General Information on <br />Recycling Plastic <br /> <br /> <br />Over the years, <br />recycling has become <br />more commonplace <br />and less complicated. <br />However, plastics still <br />remain confusing as <br />far as what is and is <br />not recyclable. Plastic <br />products each have <br />a number on them, <br />ranging from 1- 7 (a <br />resin code) within the <br />chasing arrows symbol, <br />which represents the type of chemical <br />compound used to make the product. <br />However, that does not, nor accord- <br />ing to the plastics industry was it ever <br />intended to, indicate that the product <br />is recyclable. <br />Further confusing matters, <br />plastics with the same resin code can <br />be manufactured differently, with <br />bottles being "blow-molded" and <br />tubs being "injection molded". The <br />difference between the two methods <br />creates additional confusion because <br />different additives are used in each <br />molding process that cannot be mixed <br />during the recycling process. This <br />means that not even all products with <br />the same resin code can be recycled. <br />Not only are these the most <br />widespread l(ind of plastics, they are <br /> <br />I <br />I I <br /> <br />also the only types that <br />currently have both <br />the supply and marl(et <br />conditions to mal(e re- <br />cycling feasible. The <br />acceptable types in <br />Ramsey are common <br />to many other com- <br />munities as well. The <br />containers should be <br />rinsed out and placed <br />in the recycling cart <br />along with all the other <br />acceptable materials. There is no <br />need to remove labels from the plastic <br />containers. <br />Containers for products like <br />pesticides, herbicides and automo- <br />tive products, regardless of the type <br />of plastic, should be placed in the <br />garbage after the contents have been <br />used or disposed of properly. <br />If you have general questions <br />about Ramsey's recycling program, <br />please contact Chris Anderson at <br />763-433-9905 or visit the website at <br />www.ci.ramsey.mn.us. If you have <br />questions about whether a specific <br />product is accepted for curbside col- <br />lection, please contact ACE Solid <br />Waste at 763-427-3110 or by email at <br />servi ce@acesolidwaste. com. <br /> <br />Acceptable <br />Containers with "necl(" (top more <br />narrow than bottom) with marked <br />number 1 or number 2 <br />Examples include: <br />Soda/milk containers, laundry <br />detergent containers, condiment <br />containers <br /> <br />Not Acceptable <br />Containers without a neck with <br />number 1 or number 2 marl(ing <br />Examples include: <br />Toy pacl(aging, margerine/yo- <br />gurt tubs, clam shell containers <br />used to package many fruits <br />Toy pacl(aging <br />Food storage products (such as <br />tupperware) <br /> <br />www.ci.ramsey.mn.us <br /> <br />3 <br />