Misconceptions abound about new recycling center

Thursday, February 19, 2015

By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer
Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM

There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.  The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.  However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.

Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.  It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.  That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.  “Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”

The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.  However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.  Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?

“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.  “You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.

“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”  You can toss all your garbage and your recycling into the same bag. The recycling center staff will separate it for you.  Not true now, and never will be.  This misconception started because the new center will have a second function as a transfer site for county trash collectors.

“Right now, all the garbage trucks in Redwood Falls take their loads to the county landfill in Lynd, in Lyon County,” said Sams.  It will be much faster and cost effective for local garbage trucks to dump their loads at a central site to be trucked away.  As a result, the new facility has an entirely separate enclosed area for temporarily storing garbage.   Click here to read the complete story!

 

 

 

By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer

Posted Feb. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM
 
There are a lot of wrong ideas out there about the upcoming new Redwood / Renville County recycling center.
The new $5 million, 39,000 square foot center will process recycling for both counties starting in approximately Jan. 2016.
However, with almost a year to go, false rumors are already affecting how residents send in their recycling, and hurting how the center’s staff can process it.
Brian Sams, Redwood County Environmental Office Recycling Coordinator, explained the facts behind some common misconceptions.
 
It’s not necessary to sort your recycling any more. You can mix plastics, cardboard, aluminum, etc. in the same bag.
That will be true eventually, but it’s not true yet, and won’t be until the new facility opens next year.
“Until further notice, all recycling is handled the same way it was before,” said Sams. “You still have to sort it out before you send it to us.”
The new facility will be a “single-stream” site, where all sorting is done after it is received at the recycling center.
However, the current center isn’t set up for that. Any bags or boxes you send in of mixed recyclables still have to be sorted by hand by recycling center staff.
Why will the new facility be “single-stream”?
“The main reason is so you the consumer won’t have to sort your recycling,” said Sams. “What we’re after is that folks who are on the fence about recycling will start if it’s easier for them.
“You’ll be provided with a 95 gallon cart for your recycling pickup, and you can just toss everything in it together. There won’t be any excuse not to recycle anymore.
“We’re hoping that with the simpler system, peoples’ garbage loads will get smaller, and their recycling loads will get bigger.”
- See more at: http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219558#sthash.qG7LYylf.dpuf

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