Recycling Center Opens Thursday.

The first City sponsored recycling drop-off center will open this Thursday, November 19. The center is located at 1309 Oak Hill Road, the former City landfill site. Hours of operation will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. There will be no charge for those using the center but there are some limitations as to what will be excepted.

The Recycling Drop-off Center will accept the following:

Cardboard - corrugated boxes, beer and soda flats, etc.

Newsprint - Newspapers and advertising inserts.

Plastics - Milk, soda, bleach, and water containers, etc.

Tin or aluminum cans - metal food cans, soda, or beer cans.

There will be personnel on site during regular hours.

The City Council voted to initiate the drop off center for at least a year. During that time a campaign is planned to educate the populace on the benefits of recycling. For more information call the Engineering Department at 237-7010.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

I'm glad ta see they are gettin' the recyclin' drop-off center up and goin'. It is the most efficient, cost effective way to give those with the inclination a place to deposit recyclables.

The main problem with the whole recyclin' cycle is that even though folks are willin' to bag up their trash in different containers for reprocessin', there doesn't seem ta be many that want to buy stuff that's been uses recycled materials. That bein' the case, there is a lota education about bein' picky about what ya buy and be willin' to pay a little more for it. When that message is accepted by the public, recyclin' will start bein' more attractive.

At least with the set up the City has now, there is a good chance that the stuff ya drop off will actually make its way to some type of recyclin' facility. At least that part of the cycle will be complete.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin'.

by

Carthage Farm and Home Supply, Inc.

The Super Handyman

Did you ever stop to think that this is the only season of the year with two names? "Autumn" comes from the Latin word for the season; "fall," as you might suspect, is tied to the falling of leaves. It's a shortened form of "leaf-fall," which is what the English called the season in the 16th century.

At any rate, it's time to remove the leaves and other debris from the gutters around your home.

One common problem that people encounter trying to do that: Their ladder starts to sink into the ground while they are up on it. In many situations, the ground below a gutter is a flower bed or shrub bed, and the soft earth just can't support a ladder with you on it.

Rather than sink out of sight, you can rise above the problem by setting the ladder legs into aluminum cans. Use empty cat-food, tuna or coffee cans, anything large enough to fit the ladder leg into.

The weight of the ladder is spread over a larger area, and you will be less likely to sink while you are working.

You can put the cans in place for a longer period of time with a glue gun.

You "can" feel safer this way.

A SUPER HINT - If you have done a lot of gluing on a wood project and have trouble spotting any squeezed-out glue, rub a little mineral spirits paint thinner over the wood. It will highlight the glue without harming the wood.

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