By City meets recycling goals

Los Altos Hills was among the nine Bay Area cities recently surveyed to recycle more than half of their annual garbage over the past two years, surpassing California’s recycling requirements, according to the Integrated Waste Management Board.

The Integrated Waste Management Act’s standards required every California city and county to divert from landfill at least 50 percent of the waste generated within their jurisdiction in 2000. The legislature amended this law in 2000, requiring cities to sustain their waste diversion efforts into the future.

Los Altos Hills residents recycled 62 percent of their waste, according to the board’s report.

The board announced last month that Los Altos recycled 64 percent of its waste.

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Police honored for DUI arrests

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Los Altos Police Officer Scott Sweezey was among local police officers honored during a special ceremony Friday in San Jose for arresting four or more drunk drivers during the 19-day Avoid the 13 drunk driving holiday crackdown last January.

Sweezey made four of the 12 drunk driving arrests for the Los Altos Police Department and received a “Deuce Pin” for his arrests.

San Jose Police Officer Paul Fontaine was ranked top arresting officer with 31 drunk driving arrests.

Los Altos officers held sobriety checkpoints in Los Altos as well as those they staffed in conjunction with Mountain View and Palo Alto police during the past holiday campaign.

-Town Crier Staff Report