Ozark County Recycling center processed 284.58 tons of material during the last year
The Ozark County Recycling Center had a busy 2010, according to Jerry Rowlett, manager.
"We do a pretty good volume for a small county," Rowlett said.
The center handled 284.58 tons of recyclables during 2010, including:
• Plastic PET (Coke bottles, etc.) 10.58 tons.
• Plastic HDPE white (milk jugs, etc.) 6.96 tons.
• Plastic HDPE mix (soap containers, etc.) 5.73 tons
• Newspapers 4.48 tons
• Office paper 2.1 tons
• Magazines 12.3 tons
• Mixed paper 5.2 tons
• Brown glass 19.6 tons
• Clear glass 11.4 tons
• Green glass 3.7 tons
• Cardboard 84.3 tons
• Metal 115.83 tons
• Aluminum cans 2.4 tons
• Used oil 2,000 gallons
The recycling center is located east of Gainesville on CR 502. Call 679-3444 for more information.
There are new recycling bins in the Ozark County Courthouse. The bins were placed there by the South Central Solid Waste Management District. Shown are T.J. Lewis (left) Ozark County Eastern District Commissioner; Jeffrey Brasier, 3, grandson of Lynda Roehl (right) who is SCSWMD district coordinator.
