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Curbside Recycling Collection in Asheville… and Beyond Best Management Practices

Curbside Recycling Collection in Asheville… and Beyond Best Management Practices. Curbside Management operates a Materials Recovery Facility in Woodfin Creates local jobs (40+) Diverts recyclables from landfill (16,703,628 pounds recycled in 2003). Curbside Management, Inc.

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Curbside Recycling Collection in Asheville… and Beyond Best Management Practices

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  1. Curbside Recycling Collectionin Asheville…and BeyondBest Management Practices

  2. Curbside Management operates a Materials Recovery Facility in Woodfin • Creates local jobs (40+) • Diverts recyclables from landfill (16,703,628 pounds recycled in 2003)

  3. Curbside Management, Inc. • The collection, processing & marketing of recyclables is CMI’s sole business • CMI accepts: corrugated cardboard, mixed paper, newspaper, glass bottles, aluminum & steel cans, #1 & #2 plastic bottles • CMI’s Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) includes an observation deck and educational resource center for viewing the processing plant and learning about products made from recyclable materials

  4. CMI collects from: • City of Asheville (curbside + drop-off centers.) • City of Hendersonville • Town of Weaverville • Town of Black Mountain • Town of Fletcher • Town of Biltmore Forest (drop off centers.) • Over 300 business in the Asheville area

  5. Approximately 11 drivers collect recyclable materials from curbside and drop-off centers

  6. Drivers dump segregated materials in different areas of the warehouse

  7. Containers including glass bottles, #1 & #2 plastics, and aluminum & steel cans are collected co-mingled and are sorted (by hand) from the sort line.

  8. The 7 different types of materials are sorted in separate cages and bunkers before final processing.

  9. Materials in the cages (alum. & steel cans and #1 & #2 plastics) are vacuumed out of the cages and blown into a holding chamber that uses gravity to load the materials into a baler.

  10. Contamination is a big concern so when workers are vacuuming materials out of the cages, they do one last visual inspection of the material before it is baled.

  11. Bales are stored until enough accumulate to fill a trailer.

  12. Once a trailer is full of one commodity, it is shipped to the end user where it is made into new products.

  13. Where the Recyclables Go & What they are Made into. #2 Plastic – (Reidsville, NC)roll -carts #1 Plastic – (Alabama)polyester carpet Glass – (Georgia)new glass Aluminum Cans – (Kentucky)new cans Steel Cans – (Maryland)various steel products Mixed Paper – (TN)hydroseed Newspaper – (Georgia)newspaper

  14. What can YOU do? • Recycle at home • Recycle at work • Educate yourself • p2pays.org cra-recycle.org • curbie.comlandofsky.org • Educate others • Join the Carolina Recycling Association • Visit Curbside Management’s MRF

  15. Tour Information Curbside Management, Inc. 116 North Woodfin Ave. (828) 252- 2532, Ext. 301 Stan Olensky - General Manager Individuals, school groups, business, civic organizations, etc. are welcome.

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