The Board of Harvey County Commissioners eliminated the county’s recycling program Tuesday morning on a 3-0 vote. The change will take effect May 1. County Administrator Anthony Swartzendruber presented commissioners with additional fee structures that would be more affordable for those choosing to recycle. The suggested fees cost $12 for residents to bring in 100 pounds or fewer of recyclables and $36 for up to 300 pounds. Under the first proposal presented to commissioners last week, residents would have had to pay $48 for up to 500 pounds. Commissioner Randy Hague asked if the county would hold off on purchasing any equipment for the recycling program until the City of Newton decided whether to continue accepting recyclables. Swartzendruber said the county would make staffing and equipment decisions once it was aware of the volume of recyclables it could be receiving from the different municipalities. He said Solid Waste Director Justin Bland was making plans to continue hauling recyclables to South Hutchinson.
Source: Harvey County Now
