With Christmas just around the corner, there will probably be a great many empty boxes in your house. Norman County Environmental Services Director Garry Johanson says the best thing to do with those boxes is recycle them…but there’s something you should do to those boxes before you take them to the recycling center. Johanson tells…
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Here’s another sign of Christmas: empty boxes that once contained presents. Norman County Environmental Services Director Garry Johanson tells R&J News’ Joe Lancello about the importance of recycling. Johanson adds there is one type of cardboard you shouldn’t recycle: used pizza delivery boxes. The grease in the box makes it unsuitable for recycling.
Ada, MN — Norman County is teaming up with 8 other counties in Northwest Minnesota to help solidify the future of solid waste in the county. The permit for the current Norman County Demolition Landfill expires in 2029 and its unlikely to be renewed after that. But nine total counties facing similar issues are now…
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