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The recycling bins are out, the trash-to-art projects are under way in Kellogg Park and the booths for vendors selling jewelry, natural soaps, energy-saving windows, rain barrels and wholesome snacks are up. Plymouth's annual Green Street Fair, which debuted in 2008, is back for a fifth year, a sure sign the event is taking root. “I think it's a great fair this year,” said Plymouth City Commissioner Ed Hingelberg as he headed to his Cass Community Social Services' booth, where doormats made of recycled tires are sold. Hingelberg is an administrator at the Detroit-based social services agency. Fridays are normally a little slow for fair attendance, but, “It's picking up now that we're after the school hours,” Hingelberg said. The fair, which runs through 5 p.m. Sunday in Kellogg Park and on adjacent streets, features vendors and businesses that use recycled or organic products, nonprofits that have a nature or environmental focus, and companies that offer products that can save energy, such as new windows or fuel-sipping vehicles. There is also a play area for children in the park with “Flip Your Lid,” a chance for visitors to help create murals out of plastic bottle caps, and “Fort Box,” a tot-sized city made of corrugated cardboard that children can help create and decorate. Sam Blanchard of Plymouth Township planted a turquoise flag on one corner of a box building to mark his time at Fort Box.

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