EARTH ANGEL

Recycled plastic bottles, once sorted, are baled and sent to reclaiming facilities, where they are cleaned, washed and ground into flakes. Once the flakes are dried, melted, filtered and formed into pellets, they are sent to a manufacturer to be heated and remolded into new products.

The new products include car parts, durable plastic lumber for outdoor decks and benches, fibers for packaging, clothing and carpeting, playground equipment, reusable kitchenware, such as food containers, cutting boards and utensils, and storage containers.

The city of Hot Springs Solid Waste Department offers free curbside recycling through the Earth Angel Recycling Program, which allows recycled goods to be collected, every other week, at no charge.

For more information about the Earth Angel Recycling Program, call the Solid Waste Department at 501321-6911 or sign up at http://www. cityhs.net/recycle-registration.

Last week, the Earth Angels of Hot Springs recycled:

209 pounds — Aluminum cans. 1,534 pounds — Corrugated cardboard.

73,200 pounds — Corrugated commercial cardboard.

115 pounds — Newspaper.

662 pounds — Plastic grades No. 1 and No. 2.

26,560 pounds — Yard waste and C.A.P.S.

Last week, a total of 51.14 tons of recyclable materials were kept out of the landfill. Collection schedule

Today — Whittington Avenue/Quapaw Avenue-Prospect Avenue.

Monday — Majestic Park/Oaklawn Street-Henderson Street.

Tuesday — Richard Street/Airport Road-Family Park Road.

Wednesday — Grove Street/Files Road-Higdon Ferry Road.

Thursday — McAuley Court-Greenwood Avenue.

Friday, March 11 — Hobson Avenue-Plain Street.