Recycle Hi-Line meeting set for March 18

The nonprofit group Recycle Hi-Line will hold their second annual meeting March 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Hill County Electric Hospitality Room west of Havre. A free baked potato bar and dessert bar will be provided.

Candi Zion, president and founder of Recycle Hi-Line, said anyone is welcome to attend.

“Our basic mission statement is to keep as much recyclable material out of the landfill as we can, and to educate the public and help them understand recycling,” she said. “We need to have more accountability for our actions and how we treat the Earth. Recycling is one way to be accountable and to do something good.”

Zion said that donations are welcome at this meeting.

“We do have costs involved,” she said. “We supply reflective vests for our volunteers and we have some other expenses too.”

Raffle tickets will be available for $1 each or 6 for $5 for a chance to win a print of Charles M. Russell’s “Exalted Ruler.” The winner will be drawn this summer at the community picnic.

There will also be free door prizes.

Weather permitting, the meeting will also include a glass crushing demonstration.

“It’s only one of a few in the state of Montana,” Zion added.

The third Saturday of each month the group holds a recycling drive at Pacific Steel and Recycling. Zion said the recycling drives take place rain or shine.

“It doesn’t matter if (there’s) a blizzard or it’s 40 below — we’re out there,” she said.

Zion added that a variety of items are accepted at the recycle drives such as glass, cans, plastic, paper, cardboard, tin and electronics.

“We kept out 35 tons of recyclable commodities with recycle drives (in 2014), and that’s not including glass,” she said.

For more information on Recycle Hi-Line, visit http://recyclehiline.org. To R.S.V.P to the meeting, call 462-5393.