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Newspapers should be bundled in paper bags (no plastics, please!) or tied with a natural-fiber string or twine; again, no plastic or synthetic string, please. The recycling truck will no longer accept glossy magazines or catalogues, orffn ihd steel cans.
Cardboard boxes will be taken, however they should be broken down to conserve space on the truck.
Caps and lids should be removed from glass or plastic containers. Labels may be left on, but the containers should be rinsed; no halffilled jars, please!
Plans continue for a permanent recycling center at the landfill, however that contract with Piedmont Recycling is still under negotiation, according to County Administrator John McCarthy.
The agreement calls for Piedmont Recycling to provide the materials to construct a shed for recyclables, with the county to provide the labor to build it. Then, the company will receive all proceeds from the recycling until its costs for the shed are recovered, at which time the county and Piedmont Recycling will begin splitting the revenues.
At this time, the exact terms of that contract are the sticking point, Mr. McCarthy said. Chuck Stinnett, president of Piedmont Recycling, is reviewing the contract now, he said. “I expect that it will be resolved and we will reach an agreement,” Mr. McCarthy said. “It’s just a question of when.”
Long-range plans for the recycling center at the landfill include a 1,000-gallon tank for used motor oil and pallets for battery collection.
Tires are presently being collected at the landfill, and are dis
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