Dive summary:
- Renovations will take place the Hazelwood and Bella Ridge facilities; work is expected to be completed by December 2012.
- The upgrade will consist of new sorting technology at the Hazelwood facility, which is estimated to triple recycling capacity to about 30 tons of recyclables an hour; the Bella Villa center will be expanded to reduce drive time for its trucks.
- Currently St. Louis’ recycling rate is around 3% of total waste, with the renovations Republic Services hopes to get that number between 30 and 40%.
From the article:
Republic Services announced plans on Tuesday to invest $19 million in renovating two recycling centers in St. Louis.
The Phoenix, Ariz.-based recycling and waste company will install advanced technology capable of tripling sorting capacity to about 30 tons of recyclables an hour at its Hazelwood center.
"Most people know they can toss newspapers and milk jugs in the recycling,” said Brent Batliner, Republic’s St. Louis-area recycling manager. “But they don’t always realize that all plastic containers and all paper materials can be thrown in, too.”...
