8/25/16
by News Department on 08/25/16No electronics in clean up...
Schuylkill County’s annual Fall Cleanup in September will not include an electronic collection this year.
The county commissioners rescinded the notice of award Wednesday to Environmental Coordination Services and Recycling Inc. as the electronic vendor for the cleanup from Sept. 12 to Sept. 24.
Joseph Scribbick, county solid waste and recycling coordinator, said market conditions have changed and state reimbursements would not match the cost to run the program, plus, more than 20 regional recycling sites have closed in western Pennsylvania.
Last year, the county collected about 576,000 pounds of electronics. Projected costs, which also include hauling and materials, were upwards from $180,000.
Scribbick said Wayne and Luzerne counties discontinued electronic collections for 2016 and five more counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania have already ended their programs as it is no longer cost effective.
