Shopping story with a past . . . Discarded glass becomes beautiful earrings. Scrap metal becomes original wall clocks and garden art. Plastic becomes colorful picture frames. Useless bike parts to sculpted candlesticks.
Many local stores have great items made from recycled materials.
Several of these stores and artists will be at Metro on Friday, Dec. 10. Also many good web sites. Metro has a list of both. Jan O'Dell, 797-1599. Metro acts as Grand Central Station for Christmas tree recycling information Metro will help recycle about 50,000 trees this year.