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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...

  The Redwood/Renville Regional Solid Waste Authority, along with residents of Redwood and Renville counties, are going to come together and break ground at the site of the new recycling center facility. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for this Friday, with a brief program starting at 2 p.m., followed by a reception. The new building is going to be erected on ground west of Redwood Falls next to the Redwood County museum. Redwood and Ren-ville counties first provided recycling through contracted services back in 1989. Renville County currently owns and operates the Renville County sanitary landfill, where...