To the editor:

The community of Lawrence should thank Bo Killough and his staff at the 12th and Haskell Bargain Center for opening their doors to the numerous tons of recycling in recent months.

Since Wal-Mart closed their local recycling center in early July, for the construction of a new recycling center, the 12th and Haskell Bargain Center started accepting various recycling materials that would have either overflowed in many garages or gone directly to the local landfill. To most people these two ideas would have been unacceptable.

As an intelligent community of conscientious citizens we should be very thankful that this business expanded and ventured into this side of the industry.

Thank you!

Jeff Joseph,

Lawrence