Wood County Solid Waste Authority Explores Recycling Drop-Off Site
The Wood County Solid Waste Authority is evaluating whether to establish a centrally located recycling drop-off site, preferably near the interstate and U.S. 50, although no location or final plan has been approved.
Key Points
- The Wood County Solid Waste Authority is conceptually exploring a recycling drop-off site, but nothing has been finalized.
- A centrally located property near the interstate and U.S. 50 is considered preferable for serving residents and existing recycling providers.
- The authority would ideally use a site of about one acre obtained at little or no cost or through a long-term lease.
- Parkersburg earlier closed its recycling facility near the Memorial Bridge and shifted garbage collection and recycling services to private contractors.
MONTREAL (RecyclingMonster): The Wood County Solid Waste Authority is studying whether it can establish a recycling drop-off site in Wood County. A location close to the interstate and U.S. 50 would be ideal to benefit the most residents and existing recycling providers, Sarah Robinson, executive director of the authority, said Tuesday.
“We would like for it to be centrally located,” Robinson said.
Recycling came into the headlines recently when the city of Parkersburg earlier this year closed a recycling facility near the Memorial Bridge. The city, citing issues with manpower, also ceased municipal residential trash service and opted for private contractors for garbage collection and recycling.
Recycling Site Remains in Early Planning Stage
The Solid Waste Authority remains in the early planning stage, which Robinson described as “conceptually exploring.” The authority is evaluating options and nothing has been finalized, she said.
A site of about one acre at little cost or free, or secured through a long-term lease, would be ideal, Robinson said.
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