Haines Friends of Recycling collected more than 30 tons of scrap metal during its annual collection event July 17-18, according to group president Melissa Aronson.
“The amount was definitely up (from previous years),” said Aronson, attributing the increase to a simultaneous hazardous waste collection event sponsored by the Haines Borough. “We spoke to a lot of people who’d just dropped off their hazmats. I think it made for a big cleanup adventure for a…