CITY TO EXTEND RECYCLING CENTER HOURS

The city will extend its recycling center hours for the summer and will unveil a new drop-off facility Friday at 120 N. Broadview.

Normal operating hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Summer hours are from 9 to noon Saturdays, beginning Saturday and running through Oct. 14.

The center has a new look. The new drop-off facility offers a drive-through convenience for recycling. New self-dumping containers have been added so residents can easily separate and identify materials.

The building was built with grant money from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The project cost $100,000, with a 20 percent match from the city.

The new center should make recycling more convenient for people and reduce waste in landfills, the public works department says. The area averages 750 customers a week, with roughly 40 pounds of recycling material a drop.

A full-time attendant will be available to answer questions about recycling.

Materials accepted:

* Newspapers and magazines.

* Glass bottles and jars. Lids must be removed.

* Cardboard and gray board.

* Plastic containers with lids removed and rinsed clean.

* Aluminum, steel and tin cans. No aerosol cans or metal objects.

* Junk mail, residential mixed paper. No magazines or catalogs. Staples and paper clips must be removed.

* Yard waste like leaves, grass clippings and twigs.

Limbs and brush are not accepted at the recycling center but at the city's transfer station at 2500 S. Sprigg St. and is open from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For information, contact the Public Works department at 334-9151.