Pat Rivera made a great point in her 10/26 letter in which she encouraged UAF to pursue the use of waste paper pellets to mix with coal in order to generate electricity. If I recall correctly (and someone correct me if I'm mistaken), years ago UAF had a contract with Ralph Bartlett to do just this, and apparently the powers that be (at UAF or Usabelli Coal in Healy, or both) decided to abandon the project. I heartily agree with Pat that, on the surface, this makes sense, and that hopefully the idea can be reconsidered.

On a related subject I wanted to thank Linden Transport, UAF and all those involved in creating and maintaining the glass recycling program. The Taku Lot glass bins are certainly being used by the community, and I know that folks very much appreciate the ability to recycle/reuse glass. 

John Lyle

Fairbanks

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