ELKINS — The Randolph County Solid Waste Authority Recycling Center will be closed for the remainder of this week for cleaning, officials said.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the items collected at the center have been difficult to distribute to other locations. This has led to some of the materials piling up at the 11th Street center, Randolph County Commission President Mark Scott told The Inter-Mountain Wednesday.
Staffers at the facility are working hard to get the materials cleaned up and stored away before reopening to the public next week, Scott said.
Several local residents had complained to The Inter-Mountain about the state of the facility, asking for answers about why recycling material had been piling up at the location.
The center recycles aluminum steel, white paper, magazines, corrugated cardboard, No. 1 plastic and No. 2 plastic, officials said. Prohibited items include plastic bags, batteries, light bulbs, lids to plastic items, compressed cardboard, brown paper bags, phone books, hardbound books, glass, and yard waste.
The purpose of the Randolph County Solid Waste Authority is to protect the public health and welfare of citizens by providing a comprehensive program of solid waste collection, processing, recycling and disposal, according to the RCSWA website. The authority also establishes programs based on source reduction, reuse, material recovery and landfilling.
The RCSWA is overseen by, and follows, the policies of the West Virginia State Solid Waste Management Board.
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