MOUNT VERNON — Effective immediately, all part-tiime recycling locations in Knox County are closed as the process of exchanging AlleyCat recycling trailers for eight-cubic-yard front-load containers readies to begin. Recycling at all permanent locations will continue until December 30th, when trailers at Apple Valley, Fredericktown and Martinsburg will be pulled away. The trailers at Centerburg, Danville and Jelloway will be removed on December 31st. Also on December 30th and 31st, the new front-load containers will be appearing at all recycling drop-offs.
All the recyclables that were accepted inn the AlleyCat trailers will be accepted in the new front-load containers with the inclusion of paper, which was excluded at full-time colelction sites to offer more space for plastic and cardboard recycling. Oncew all containers are in place,, citizens will be able to enjoy the easy of single-stream recycling, as it will no longer be necessary to pre-sort the recyclables. Results have shown that with the simplicity of single-stream recycling, more and more peopoel will begin to recycl lessening the need for landfills. To save space in the containers, all cardboard should be flattened and the plastics should be crushed. At this time, only plastic shaped like a bottle or jug is recyclable.
As this new system begins, the DKMM Solid Waste District, will be working closely with Knox County Recycling Coordinator, Linda Montgomery and Rupke to make this transition as smootly as possible. Officials request your patience and understanding as they seek to determine the perfect amount of containers and service needed at each location. Containers will be monitored closely for the first few months to help eliminate any unforeseen problems such as overflow, recyclables left on the ground, and illegal dumping. Local citizens are urged to called Linda Motgomery, in the Knox County Commissioners Office at 393-6704, whenever they encounter all containers at one particular site too full for usage.
Satellite recycling throughout Knox County is sponsored by the DKMM Solid Waste District, which was established on February 21, 1989, to manage the current and long-term solid waste disposal needs of Delaware, Knox, Marion, and Morrow Counties in an environmentally responsible and cost-effective manner while reducing reliance on landfills by implementing waste reduction, reuse and recycling strategies.
