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<br />VOLUME 3, NUMBER 4
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<br />CITY NEWSLETTER
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<br />APRIL 1988
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<br />HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
<br />COLLECTION DAY
<br />GET RID OF UNWANTED HOUSEHOLD
<br />AND GARDEN CHEMICALS
<br />FREE OF CHARGE
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<br />A free, one-day household hazardous waste col-
<br />lection program will be available for Ramsey
<br />residents on Saturday, April 30, 1988. A collection
<br />site for the wastes will be located at the Ramsey
<br />Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W.,
<br />from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
<br />The collection program will allow residents to safe-
<br />ly dispose of household hazardous wastes, common
<br />household products which contain many of the same
<br />chemicals as industrial hazardous waste. When
<br />disposed of improperly - in the trash, down the drain
<br />or on the ground, these household chemicals con-
<br />tribute to contamination of ground water, lakes and
<br />streams.
<br />Wastes dropped off at the collection site will be
<br />collected by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agen-
<br />cy (MPCA), working together with local volunteers.
<br />Products that will and will not be accepted at the col-
<br />lection site are identified in the article on Household
<br />Hazardous Waste Collection Day on page 3 of this
<br />issue of the Ramsey Resident.
<br />Ramsey's collection day is part of MPCA's
<br />household hazardous waste collection program. The
<br />collection is jointly sponsored by the MPCA and the
<br />City of Ramsey. For more information, call 427-1410.
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<br />LOCATION:
<br />Ramsey City Hall
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<br />Ramsey Resident
<br />Ramsey Municipal Center
<br />15153 Nowthen Blvd. NW
<br />Ramsey, MN 55303
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<br />RAMSEY'S CLEAN
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<br />ENVIRONMENT:
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<br />JUST THE BEGINNING
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<br />Ramsey residents annually generate an estimated
<br />8-1/2 million pounds of waste or approximately 4,270
<br />tons. A significant portion of this waste is compris-
<br />ed of newspaper, other paper, yard and wood
<br />wastes, ferous metals, and glass, all of which are
<br />recyclable or can be composted and used in ways
<br />that will not contaminate the land.
<br />It is because of the serious implications of pollu-
<br />tion that our Federal government, State government,
<br />and local units of government continue to be con-
<br />cerned about the amount of waste being produced
<br />and where this waste is deposited or processed.
<br />SOLID WASTE IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE and
<br />the only rational way of addressing this issue is to
<br />learn more about it. It is for this reason that the City
<br />of Ramsey is undertaking several projects which will
<br />help its residents understand this very complex issue
<br />of solid waste.
<br />Over the next year the residents of Ramsey will
<br />receive a great deal of information about solid waste
<br />and how, as responsible members of this communi-
<br />ty, we can participate in waste reduction, com-
<br />posting, recycling, and understanding the full scope
<br />of this issue.
<br />You will read about several activities related to this
<br />topic which are being conducted during the month
<br />of April. Arbor Day activities will be on April 29, 1988
<br />and Ramsey Clean-up Day is on April 30, 1988.
<br />"Keep America Beautiful" month is the entire month
<br />of May.
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<br />PLAN TO TAKE PART
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<br />IN THE RAMSEY
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<br />CLEAN-UP DAY ACTIVITIES!
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<br />On Saturday, April 30
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<br />it all happens.
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<br />At 9:00 A.M., an opening ceremony at the landfill
<br />entrance attended by Anoka County Commissioner
<br />Natalie Haas Steffen, Ramsey Mayor Reimann, Ci-
<br />ty Council members and the Keep America Beautiful
<br />delegation.
<br />At approximately 9:30 a.m., the Ramsey Youth
<br />Athletic Association, RYAA, will sponsor several soft-
<br />ball games and a land rush style clean-up of Cen-
<br />tral Park.
<br />Following the opening ceremony, 4-H, Cub Scouts
<br />and Boy Scouts will help clean up the roadsides of
<br />County Roads #116, #56 and #5 and State Highway
<br />#47.
<br />From 9:00 a.m. to 1 :00 p.m., the Ramsey Jaycees
<br />will accept newsprint, other paper, aluminum, ferous
<br />metals and glass at the landfill drop-off site for
<br />recycling.
<br />Entries to the name the Keep America Beautiful
<br />Program Contest will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on
<br />Monday, 16, 1988.
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<br />THE RAMSEY LIONS PRESENT
<br />ALL-STAR WRESTLING MATCH
<br />Wednesday, April 27, 1988
<br />(See page 2 for details)
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<br />Waste Management
<br />of Minnesota, Inc.
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<br />Ramsey Clean-Up Day
<br />April 30, 1988
<br />PERMIT
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<br />GOOD FOR ONE (1) LOAD - NON-COMMERCIAL
<br />I ONLY
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<br />No tires, tree stumps, drums, barrels, oil, toxic
<br />chemicals paint, or identifiable special waste. All
<br />loads must be tarped and tied down!
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<br />NAME:
<br />ADDRESS:
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<br />Proper identification may be required.
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<br />KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL
<br />WEEK
<br />RAMSEY CLEAN-UP DAY
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<br />In conjunction with Keep America Beautiful Week,
<br />Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. and the City
<br />of Ramsey will again join forces to sponsor a
<br />Ramsey Clean-Up Day on Saturday, April 30, 1988
<br />from 9:00 a.m. to 1 :00 p.m. Using the permit includ-
<br />ed below Ramsey residents will be allowed to
<br />dispose of one load of garbage at the Anoka
<br />Regional Sanitary Landfill on that Saturday, April 30.
<br />The following limitations will be in effect on April 30:
<br />
<br />1. Ramsey residents will be allowed to dispose
<br />of one load of garbage at no charge and upon
<br />presenting their permit.
<br />2. No commercial or industrial vehicles will be
<br />allowed to dump with the permit.
<br />3. The following wastes will not be accepted:
<br />a. Tires
<br />b. Tree stumps
<br />c. Drums, barrels, or containers
<br />d. Waste oil, toxic chemicals or paint
<br />e. Special waste that may be identified at the
<br />facility
<br />4. There will be no children under the age of 18
<br />years allowed out of vehicles.
<br />5. Customers must adhere to the company
<br />policies of Waste Management of Minnesota,
<br />Inc.
<br />6. All loads MUST be tarped and tied down.
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<br />The following procedures are to be followed for
<br />Clean-Up Day. A permit is included below.
<br />Residents must complete this permit and present
<br />it at the landfill on Clean-Up Day. Residents will
<br />be required to line up on the west side of Sun-
<br />fish Lake Boulevard to the north of the landfill
<br />gate.
<br />The landfill will be open to cash customers and
<br />accounts that day also. A separate area will be pro-
<br />vided for the resident dumping and a separate line
<br />for residents will be used for monitoring purposes.
<br />Residents are urged to utilize the Clean-Up Day
<br />for the betterment of the community.
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<br />CAR-RT -SRT
<br />BULK RATE
<br />U.S. POSTAGE
<br />PAID
<br />PERMIT NO. 131
<br />ANOKA, MN 55303
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