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Dec 10, 2008 2:10 pm US/Eastern

Recycling Program In Jeopardy In Ligonier Valley

Reporting
Trina Orlando
LIGONIER (KDKA) ― The struggling economy could cost the Ligonier Valley its recycling program.

The program was started by the Loyalhanna Watershed Association back in 2001 with just a few aluminum bins to collect recyclables.

With the help of the community, the program has been wildly popular and now collects more than 400-tons in a year.

But now, the struggling economy is making recycled goods less profitable.

Last month, the Pittsburgh-based company that provides the recycling service told the Loyalhanna Watershed that it could only continue service if the group paid $200 per load to help cover the costs.

Officials say they comes out to be about $30,000 a year and they just can't afford it.

Recycling would have come to an end last Monday, but a company from Somerset has stepped in to help.

The company is using December as a trial run to see if it can make enough money to at least break even on the cost to transport the goods.

The new company began collecting recyclables last Wednesday and is now assessing what will need to change to make the program run smoothly.

Officials say residents will now need to sort their recycled goods because the new company doesn't have the technology to do so.

The new company is hoping to make a decision about whether to continue recycling in the Ligonier valley by January 1.

 

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