In January, Syracuse To Start Curbside Recycling; Glass Collection To Resume
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Syracuse residents will have curbside recycling services beginning in January, according to a report given by Syracuse town manager Jeff Noffsinger. Noffsinger attended the joint citizens advisory committee and Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District meeting Tuesday. As town manager he is a CAC member.
Noffsinger said plans and approval for the program began a few months before he became town manager.
The formal signing of a recycling contract with Stafford's Solid Waste also took place during the meeting. Last month the Stafford bid was awarded over that of Ameri-Waste.
Stafford owner Jim Stafford said the recycling stations will be replaced with separate color-coded containers.
Glass containers will be accepted at the district's recycling stations beginning in January. The board voted to initiate the glass collection option. The five-year contract is based on costs per ton, about 120 per month at a rate of $58.63 with glass.
Executive director Sue Studebaker said the district is in a financial position to include glass collection and the public wants the service back. Glass collection stopped when the district ran into financial problems a couple of years ago and when the value of the commodity dropped.
In addition to the drop-off stations in Milford, Syracuse, North Webster, Leesburg, Mentone and Silver Lake, as well as behind the depot, 220 S. Union St., in Warsaw, a station will be established in Pierceton.
Last week Studebaker attended a national hazardous waste materials conference in Miami, Fla., and said she made a contact with an Ohio company that buys latex paint.
The board also:
• Said the depot will be closed during Studebaker's medical leave, at least from Dec. 20 through Jan. 3.
• Approved a $5,000 wage increase for Studebaker, which makes the executive director's position exempt from compensatory time. The increase sets her salary at $40,000 per year. The payroll resolution also sets an $8.50 cap per hour for part-time employees.
• Approved a contract with Sue Ann Mitchell for controller's services in the amount of $6,000 for the year.
• Set 2005 meetings as Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14, July 12, Aug. 9, Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Nov. 8 and Dec. 13.
KCSWMD board members are Brad Jackson, Avis Gunter, John Kinsey, Ernie Wiggins and George Clemens. David Delp and Ron Truex were absent. [[In-content Ad]]
Syracuse residents will have curbside recycling services beginning in January, according to a report given by Syracuse town manager Jeff Noffsinger. Noffsinger attended the joint citizens advisory committee and Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District meeting Tuesday. As town manager he is a CAC member.
Noffsinger said plans and approval for the program began a few months before he became town manager.
The formal signing of a recycling contract with Stafford's Solid Waste also took place during the meeting. Last month the Stafford bid was awarded over that of Ameri-Waste.
Stafford owner Jim Stafford said the recycling stations will be replaced with separate color-coded containers.
Glass containers will be accepted at the district's recycling stations beginning in January. The board voted to initiate the glass collection option. The five-year contract is based on costs per ton, about 120 per month at a rate of $58.63 with glass.
Executive director Sue Studebaker said the district is in a financial position to include glass collection and the public wants the service back. Glass collection stopped when the district ran into financial problems a couple of years ago and when the value of the commodity dropped.
In addition to the drop-off stations in Milford, Syracuse, North Webster, Leesburg, Mentone and Silver Lake, as well as behind the depot, 220 S. Union St., in Warsaw, a station will be established in Pierceton.
Last week Studebaker attended a national hazardous waste materials conference in Miami, Fla., and said she made a contact with an Ohio company that buys latex paint.
The board also:
• Said the depot will be closed during Studebaker's medical leave, at least from Dec. 20 through Jan. 3.
• Approved a $5,000 wage increase for Studebaker, which makes the executive director's position exempt from compensatory time. The increase sets her salary at $40,000 per year. The payroll resolution also sets an $8.50 cap per hour for part-time employees.
• Approved a contract with Sue Ann Mitchell for controller's services in the amount of $6,000 for the year.
• Set 2005 meetings as Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14, July 12, Aug. 9, Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Nov. 8 and Dec. 13.
KCSWMD board members are Brad Jackson, Avis Gunter, John Kinsey, Ernie Wiggins and George Clemens. David Delp and Ron Truex were absent. [[In-content Ad]]