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6000 tons recycled in 2004 'Boy, those cans and bottles, cardboard and newspapers sure do add up!' That's the conclusion from Recycling Coordinator Neal Walters, looking at the figures for recyclable materials collected in Wayne County in 2004. Over 6000 tons of materials were processed and shipped from the Western Finger Lakes Authority Materials Recovery Facility. That's over 12,000,000 pounds, collected Blue Box by Blue Box from around the County. Most of those materials started in someone's kitchen as discarded food containers or the mornings newspaper. Blue Boxes may seem very full or kind of empty sitting outside the house. When the drivers start picking them up, the trucks fill and soon it looks like a lot. And its all good material that will be made into new products and packaging. Residents in Wayne County who participate every two weeks are the backbone of the recycling program. Without the dedicated people the program could not be as successful as it is year after year. The residents and their participation is supported by the drivers who daily travel county roads. They do the literal heavy lifting of recycling. Every Blue Box, chock full or nearly empty, must be lifted to the truck and then emptied. Continued The MRF (murf) is the first stopping point for materials that started the day in someone's Blue Box out by the road. Each day the drivers bring in truckloads that add up to around 30 tons. By volume, 70 percent of the material we receive is newsprint and other paper (fiber) materials. After all the mixed containers are separated into plastic and glass, steel and aluminum, the various materials must be shipped. The destinations are as close as Western New York and as far away as Asia. At their final destination, the paper and cardboard, plastic jugs and metal cans are made into new products. They return to the market place. When we buy the new products, we may have no inkling that not long ago that package was in someones Blue Box. Blue Box by Blue Box, Wayne County residents are the spring that starts the river of recycling, said Marjorie Torelli, Public Relations Coordinator for the Western Finger Lakes Authority. They may not realize the part they play in swelling the stream. Each house adds its bit. Wayne County has recorded another successful year of recycling, said Lilla. We have every reason to be proud of the participation by the residents and the work of our employees. For more information about the curbside recycling program or a tour of the Materials Recovery Facility, please call Marjorie Torelli at 315.946.7650 or e-mail mtorelli@co.wayne.ny.us
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