I would like to start by thanking all Haines residents who self-haul their municipal solid waste to the landfill, making sure the food-contaminated waste is disposed of in our building and not the landfill. All food waste that is mixed with paper, plastics and other household items must be shipped out via barge to keep our landfill clean and bear-free. Our community has worked very hard with us to clean the landfill up, making it…