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President's Day, February 20, 2012: All County-provided recycling and trash collections will be made on their normal schedule this week. See holiday details. Sign up for email or text holiday reminders.

Serve on our Solid Waste Advisory Board - applications due February 17, 2012

Recycling Center: Online Tour

Recycling Center home

Tipping Floor
Pre-Sort Station
Light Item Sorting
The Blower System
Glass Sorting
Balers

Balers

Non recyclable material (residue) is conveyed to a compactor and taken to the Transfer Station for disposal.

Photo of compactor.
Balers compress plastic, steel and aluminum containers into a large block, called a bale. Baled materials are sent to processors to be remade into new products. (Glass is not baled, and is loaded onto trailers for its journey to market.) Photo of bales.
Last edited: 5/6/2008