83 Tons of Hazelwood 'Trash' Disappears in 6 Hours
Hazelwood's second annual Recycle Day gives residents the opportunity to dump large unwanted items for free.
Sometimes a little push is needed to get rid of the old junk that collects dust in the home. Or maybe just a little incentive, like a free place to drive up, dump the trash and not think twice. The City of Hazelwood offered this opportunity to its residents earlier in the month on June 4, and residents jumped at the opportunity. "We’re still trying to get some numbers from a couple of the participating vendors for Saturday’s “Recycle Day,”' said Hazelwood communications coordinator Tim Davidson. "But preliminary results indicate that we serviced 616 cars and collected 79.5 tons of recyclable items." Davidson also said about 10 tons of items dropped off were appliances, lawn equipment and bulky items. "Thirty (30) tons were TVs, video …
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Ashley Nevilles
11:25 am on Friday, June 22, 2012
I couldn't imagine all of that being thrown into a landfill. I see a lot of stuff dumped on Missouri Bottom/Aubuchon road over past St. Louis Mills. It's a shame. more ›