Lake Forest Park Environmental Quality Commission volunteers continue to collect and turn in plastics for Recycling Challenge

Dave Farkas, member of the Environmental Quality Commission (EQC), can be seen collecting plastics on behalf of the City of Lake Forest Park.

The EQC has been hard at work since August 1st collecting hard to recycle plastics to tabulate and submit to Albertsons for recycling. So far, almost 70 pounds of plastics have been collected to be recycled. 

The community has been actively participating in the recycling challenge and the City is well on its way to receiving a free recycled park bench from the Trex Company to be placed at Whispering Willow Park.

There are two bins for collection (located outside of City Hall) where various plastic materials can be turned in, which include: grocery bags, bread bags, case overwrap, dry cleaning bags, newspaper sleeves, ice bags, wood pellet bags, Ziploc and other reclosable bags, produce bags, bubble wrap, salt bags and cereal bags. All materials must be clean.