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Recycling is big business in Wayne County From unsorted recyclables to a belt line, to aluminum cans, to shredded bales of paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and milk jugs... recycling a big business. By Mary Ellis for the Wayne County Outlook in June 2019 Smoke damage from one end to the other of the Recycling Center caused by a vehicle fire near the back of the structure accounted for the business moving to a temporary location and operate, but it's now back open just off North Main in Monticello. Solid Waste Coordinator Tim Bell described the smoke damage as unbelievable. Work crews tore out the walls, down to the bare metal and built the inside of the structure back - from the ground up including new wiring and insulation. The makeover created "all new looks" and it's like you're walking into a brand new facility. A major operation takes place weekday's at the recycling center. Tim told of trailers being set up at different locations around town including Walmart, the Town and Country Plaza, Cumberland Green, Wayne County Hospital, Conley Bottom, Beaver Lodge, Golden Years Nursing Home and lots of other places. Businesses place their recyclables in the trailers and work crews from the Recycling Center pick those up and bring them to the Recycling Center where they are emptied. Every piece in the storage units are gone through and separated from paper, plastic, metal and aluminum cans as well as cardboard. In back of the building, there is a sorting line where everything from the trailers go down a belt with workers there to sort the different grades from water and pop bottles, to milk jugs and detergent containers. Once sorted, the items are placed in an appropriate bin. Tim says everything has to be graded right or you can't sell it. The cardboard goes through a baling machine. The Recycling Center bales all separated cardboard into big bales weighing anywhere from 11 to 13 hundred pounds, then it's shipped out on big trucks. They also bale shredded paper from business offices and it's shipped out. Anyone can help with Wayne County's recycling effort by dropping off plastic bottles, canned food cans, aluminum cans, regular paper, office paper, newspapers, magazines and cardboard. All of these items may be placed in trailers around town. Tim was not exaggerating when he said the Recycling Center was a big operation. All that can be dropped off there or placed in the trailers around town is stuff that can be recycled. The Recycling Center also offers a white goods and a large household pickup. These items cannot be brought in. The Recycling Center is not a licensed transfer station, but Wayne County offers the service and work crews go to homes throughout the County and haul off mattresses, couches, chairs, refrigerators, water heaters and other items. Anyone living in Monticello or Wayne County is eligible for the free service that's offered to alleviate dumping. Anyone may arrange for a pickup by calling County Judge Executive Mike Anderson's office. - Mary Ellis, WKYM FM 101.7, WFLW FM 95.7 & AM 1360. This story was posted on 2020-07-12 00:29:07
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