Rhode Island Resource Recovery recently added a "virtual tour" of its Materials Recycling Facility to its "Recycle Together RI" website.
Earlier this year, the town of Johnston received a check from Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation for almost $43,000, representing nearly 2,000 tons of recyclables processed at the Central Landfill over the previous year. That payment also followed the unveiling of a new $17 million recycling system that allows residents to send recyclables to the Landfill without separating them — and this week, RIRRC posted a "virtual tour" of the Materials Recycling Facility online. The newly-updated MRF is the centerpiece of the new RIRRC initiative called "Recycle Together RI," which aims to increase recycling rates across the state. “From die-hard recyclers to those who are simply curious about what we do here, everyone can learn something …
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The town received about $43,000 in revenue from Rhode Island Resource Recovery last week — what do you think could be done with the money?
Last week at the Central Landfill, officials from Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation presented checks to every city and town in the state as part of the company's profit-sharing program. Each community received a share of about $1.9 million in profits from the sale of recyclables — in Johnston's case, about $43,000. According to RIRRC, the money can only be spent on updating the recycling programs in each city and town. But if there weren't such a restriction, what would you suggest as a use for the money? Let us know in the comments below.
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mickey mouse
7:53 pm on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
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