Kings County, California, closes recycling centers
Kings County, California, closes recycling centers
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The Hanford (California) Sentinel reports that eight recycling centers remain in Kings County as statewide closures continue to occur as a result of reduced prices for certain recyclables.
“The average cost [per pound on cans and bottles] went down and a lot of people closed statewide,” Hector Avila, owner of the two Cal State Recycling facilities in Hanford, told the Sentinel. “We’re not out there to become rich, we just want to stay in business and pay the bills.”
Previously, recyclers received 77 cents per pound for soda cans. Now, the state-set price has been reduced to 52 cents. The state also pays 10 cents per pound of plastic, which was previously priced at 18 cents per pound, the article says.
Additionally, several recycling redemption centers have closed throughout California, leaving residents with fewer places to receive CRV (California Redemption Value) refunds for cans and bottles.
“Historically, we’ve had around 2,100 to 2,200 of these businesses,” Mark Oldfield, a spokesman for Sacramento-based CalRecycle, told the newspaper. “But that number is now around 1,770.”
Susan Collins, president of the Culver City, California, nonprofit Container Recycling Institute (CRI), told the Sentinel she estimated county residents may lose as much as $200,000 in supplemental income as centers close.
“Payments are paid by the state so the legislature can say, ‘We’re going to reset the payment amount to pay a fair share to the redemption centers to keep them open,’” Collins said. “I very much hope the state legislature quickly comes to grips with this situation and creates a solution before it recesses at the end of August.”
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Source: Recycling Today
Kings County, California, closes recycling centers
<![CDATA[The Hanford (California) Sentinel reports that eight recycling centers remain in Kings County as statewide closures continue to occur as a result of reduced prices for certain recyclables. “The average cost [per pound on cans and bottles] went down and a lot of people closed statewide,” Hector Avila, owner of the two Cal State Recycling facilities in Hanford, told the Sentinel. “We’re not out there to become rich, we just want to stay in business and pay the bills.” Previously, recyclers received 77 cents per pound for soda cans. Now, the state-set price has been reduced to 52 cents. The state also pays 10 cents per pound of plastic, which was previously priced at 18 cents per pound, the article says. Additionally, several recycling redemption centers have closed throughout California, leaving residents with fewer places to receive CRV (California Redemption Value) refunds for cans and bottles. “Historically, we’ve had around 2,100 to 2,200 of these businesses,” Mark Oldfield, a spokesman for Sacramento-based CalRecycle, told the newspaper. “But that number is now around 1,770.” Susan Collins, president of the Culver City, California, nonprofit Container Recycling Institute (CRI), told the Sentinel she estimated county residents may lose as much as $200,000…