Recycling hero makes a difference

Editor,

Paperman’s Recycling owner, Richard Hodges, is a local unsung hero for his promotion of recycling.

I have been recycling for years, but Richard’s efforts combined with citizens that currently recycle kept seven semi-trailers full of recyclable material out of the land fill last year thus prolonging the life of the landfill in Saratoga.

If you could take a minute to envision walking through a semi-trailer and the amount of recyclables fitting into just one semi-trailer then multiply that by seven, you can then see the power of this accomplishment.

Richard Hodges certainly will not be bu...