Recycling service to end

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 639, 4 June 1996, Page 1

Recycling service to end

By

Michele

Monaghan

After four years of trying, the Army has finally given up on recycling at Waiouru. A survey over the past six months has shown that less than a third of all households in the Army housing area recycle. This combiried with low returns has prompted the decision to stop uplifting recyclables from 27 June. "Basically the return would have been only two percent of overall costs due to transport and low returns on recyclable materials," facilities

management W arrant Officer W 02 Brunton said. He said the return on one truckload of plastic recently taken to Auckland was just enough to j pay for the diesel. Storage space and lack ofj facilities (for example a plastic shredder) alsol played a part in the decision. "We'd like to see it still going, but until we get I the full support and the facilities and the means^ to do it we can't get decent returns." "If a community organisation wants to get it up - Turn to Page 2

Recycling to end FROM PAGE 1 and running we may look at supplying a few jumbo bins in a central location," W02 Brunton-said. The 600 green plastic household recycling bins were purchased for $5 each and will stay with the houses.