A sharp fall in the collection of material, along with the sharply declining price for the collected recyclables resulted in Maryville, Mo., City Council voting to close its city-owned recycling facility.
The recycling center is scheduled to take in its last shipment of recyclable Feb. 1. The decision to close the drop-off center was a fairly easy decision, as the cost of operations were around $115,000 a year, while the sale of the recyclables totaled only around $20,000.
Greg Decker, Maryville public works director, said that when the facility began, in 1995, it was taking in around 225 tons a month. However, in recent months the recycling plant was taking in as little as 13 tons a month.
IN the beginning, Decker noted, the city considered adding a second shift to handle all the material that was being dropped off. However, as the amount of material being delivered to the plant decreased the recycling center reduced its staff. At the present time only two employees work at the plant.
In addition to the building, the recycling center has three balers, a sorting line and a forklift. Decker is uncertain what will be done with the equipment.Latest from Recycling Today
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