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ECUA Responds To Shut Down Of Recycling Plant
October 7, 2015
ECUA is responding after the temporary shut down of a Montgomery facility that processes the company’s recyclables.
ECUA received an email notice this past weekend from the CEO of IREP indicating the temporary closure of the IREP recycling plant, due to a contractual disagreement between IREP and the City of Montgomery, its anchor customer.
“At this time, we have found a home for approximately 30% of recyclables collected, and we continue to seek other processing facilities for the balance of our recyclables,” ECUA Executive Director Steve Sorrell said. “Additionally, we are exploring the possible use of temporary equipment to perform basic sorting and processing of materials ourselves. As a last resort, recyclables that cannot be processed are being hauled to the Perdido Landfill.”
The construction of ECUA’S new recycling facility, scheduled for May 2016 to coincide with the termination of its contract with the IREP facility, is being expedited. The equipment for this facility has already been purchased and will be transported to Pensacola from Oregon by 67 semi trucks. ECUA hopes have that facility in operation by the first quarter of 2016.
“This is a short-term concern we will resolve as quickly as possible, and we urge our customers to continue recycling. ECUA is as committed as ever to the continued viability of our recycling program, and consider this a temporary setback in operations,” ECUA said in a prepared statement.
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6 Responses to “ECUA Responds To Shut Down Of Recycling Plant”
The old Century door plant seems would be a perfect place for a huge Recycling Plant. With its size it could employ many people. Century could try for Government funding. More business is needed to bring the tiny town back. Thanks to the hard work of the Mayor and its council members some changes are being made. Only wish more could be done to help Century thrive.
Alex A. That would be great except the ACLU, would sue for cruel & Unusual punishment ;(
ECUA, we have lots of laborers in the county jail system. How about the county loaning out the nonviolent ones to pay thier debt to society. JUST A CIVILIAN THOUGHT.
Jane – just so you are aware, ECUA has the Santa Rosa contract for waste/recycling as well. You can carry it over there, but it all goes to the same place!
Really Jane? ECUA cannot control what is happening up in Montomery! I believe in recycling too and if you have the time to run to santa rosa then good for you! For 3-4 months they’ll do what they HAVE to do. It’s not like they aren’t trying to recycle our recyclables!
Taking the recycle material to the landfill???? BAD IDEA! I am so disappointed in ECUA right now. My recycle stuff can go over to the containers in Santa Rosa before I will let them put them in the dump! I will drive over there if I have to. Collect the recycle stuff and put what you can’t recycle in the landfill? !!!! Why even bother to collect it?