The City of Hastings and Waste Management have teamed up to offer an exciting program designed to involve youth groups to help increase the recycling of mixed papers throughout the community!
How does the program work?
Waste Management has provided a recycling container that is located in the parking lot at Terry’s Ace Hardware, 375 West 33rd Street. Paper materials, including cardboard, magazines, newspapers, junk mail and box board (cereal, cookie and cracker boxes) can be placed in the recycling container.
Various youth groups are in charge of the program for a block of three months. During this time, the youth group will be expected to monitor the collection box to make sure it stays clean and to get out in the community to help make people aware of the program. This may include going door-to-door, putting up posters or flyers, and other unique ways you come up with to communicate the program.
How will the group benefit?
As a reward for these efforts, youth groups will receive $15/ton for all the mixed papers collected in the recycling box during their three month block of time. On average, the four groups who participated in 2005 each earned $600-700, depending on the amount of time and effort they put into the recycling program.
Additionally, the group is recognized as the “Youth Green Team” by the Hastings City Council and Waste Management.
How can our group participate?
If your youth group is interested in this program, please contact Darrell Hoekstra at 952-460-8645, complete the application form, and submit to Waste Management. Groups selected to participate will be notified well in advance of their three month term.
