Borden’s Plans To Further Market Recycling Services In Southern Kosciusko County
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Liz Shepherd-
Though Borden Waste-Away Service has seen an uptick in Kosciusko County residents seeking curbside recycling services, the company plans on further marketing its services to those who live south of U.S. 30.
Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District learned during its Tuesday meeting that Borden representatives have seen some curbside recycling sign-ups in the southern part of the county, but not many.
Outside of municipalities with trash pick-up contracts, Borden representatives are requiring customers to have both trash and recycling services with them. Within municipalities, Borden can sign up customers just for recycling services.
In November, Kosciusko County's Solid Waste Management District Board voted to close all nine of the county's unsupervised residential recycling drop-off sites. This was due to the board receiving bids for recycling contracts that were exceptionally high due to extreme increases in costs for fuel, transportation and labor. Material contamination at the satellite drop-off areas was also a serious issue.
These site closures have been brought up at some local council meetings.
Elkhart County has also recently discontinued its outdoor recycling drop-off stations due to similar issues Kosciusko County experienced with its sites.
The board also learned that Kosciusko County Recycling Depot Director Tom Ganser and Scott Reust, city of Warsaw attorney, have a meeting set with GFL Environmental on Feb. 7 to further discuss a host agreement.
The district's next meeting is at 11 a.m. Feb. 14.
