March 27, 2017 at 11:15 p.m.
Company to offer ag recycling
Jay County Solid Waste Management District
Company to offer ag recycling
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Jay County farmers will likely get the chance get rid of their agricultural plastic — for free.
Lawrence Bowlin of East-Terra Plastics visited Monday’s Jay County Solid Waste Management District board meeting to discuss with them his company’s agricultural plastics recycling program.
Bowlin explained to board members that East-Terra was awarded a $250,000 Indiana Department of Environmental Management grant to collect agricultural plastic. That would include pesticide containers, piping, tubing,barrels and film.
More than one billion pounds of such items go to landfills each year, Bowlin said, adding that the average farmer spends $1,700 to $3,000 to get rid of them.
“There’s a significant shortage of opportunity for them to dispose of these things,” he told board members Jeanne Houchins, Doug Inman, Randy Geesaman, Mike Leonhard, Tom Johnson and Bill Gibson, absent Chuck Huffman. “So, this program will completely eliminate it.”
East-Terra plans to visit all 92 counties to collect agricultural plastic free of charge.
A three-person crew — one to inspect items, one to load them and another to weigh them — would be at each site for collection purposes. The company would then will grind the materials on site before taking them back to its east side Indianapolis facility to be recycled and repurposed for industrial uses.
Bowlin said he has already met with representatives from 88 of the state’s counties and will be working with local solid waste districts to schedule recycling events. He noted that any items that previously contained chemicals such as pesticides must be triple rinsed in order to remove residue or they will not be accepted.
Iowa collects about one million pounds of agricultural plastic for recycling each year, he added.
“Indiana can do that,” Bowlin said. “We canbe at a million pounds, easy.
“There is a lot ofopportunity . Most importantly, we want to help keeping the farmers happy and agricultural communities happy.”
“I think that would be pretty welcome around here,” responded Houchins.
Board members asked Bowlin to stay in contact with district coordinator Samantha Rhodehamel in order to schedule an event in Jay County.
In other business, the board:
•Learned the district brought in $17,046 in tipping fees last month on 9,838.94 tons dumped at Jay County Landfill. It also paid claims totaling $20,278.54, leaving the district’s cash balance at $451,377.10.
•Awarded contracts to Mercer Concrete of $4,070 for a new sidewalk and driveway at the district office and $3,617 for new concrete slabs on which to place the recycling trailer at Jay County Sheriff’s Office. It also asked Rhodehamel to get quotes for fixing the pavement in the Marsh parking lot are where recycling trailers are placed.
•Heard from district educator Bettie Jacobs that four applications have come in for recycling education grants. The application process is still open, and Jacobs said she plans to bring the proposals to the board for approval at its next meeting.
•Made the following transfers: $4,880 to the financial manager contract line item from the coordinator line item; $3,973.07 to educator contract from educator; $545.82 to financial manager contract from social security compensation; and $127.66 to financial manager contract from medicare compensation.
•Gave Rhodehamel permission to get quotes for a new computer for the Jacobs.
All Rights Reserved
Jay County farmers will likely get the chance get rid of their agricultural plastic — for free.
Lawrence Bowlin of East-Terra Plastics visited Monday’s Jay County Solid Waste Management District board meeting to discuss with them his company’s agricultural plastics recycling program.
Bowlin explained to board members that East-Terra was awarded a $250,000 Indiana Department of Environmental Management grant to collect agricultural plastic. That would include pesticide containers, piping, tubing,
More than one billion pounds of such items go to landfills each year, Bowlin said, adding that the average farmer spends $1,700 to $3,000 to get rid of them.
“There’s a significant shortage of opportunity for them to dispose of these things,” he told board members Jeanne Houchins, Doug Inman, Randy Geesaman, Mike Leonhard, Tom Johnson and Bill Gibson, absent Chuck Huffman. “So, this program will completely eliminate it.”
East-Terra plans to visit all 92 counties to collect agricultural plastic free of charge.
A three-person crew — one to inspect items, one to load them and another to weigh them — would be at each site for collection purposes. The company would then will grind the materials on site before taking them back to its east side Indianapolis facility to be recycled and repurposed for industrial uses.
Bowlin said he has already met with representatives from 88 of the state’s counties and will be working with local solid waste districts to schedule recycling events. He noted that any items that previously contained chemicals such as pesticides must be triple rinsed in order to remove residue or they will not be accepted.
Iowa collects about one million pounds of agricultural plastic for recycling each year, he added.
“Indiana can do that,” Bowlin said. “We can
“There is a lot of
“I think that would be pretty welcome around here,” responded Houchins.
Board members asked Bowlin to stay in contact with district coordinator Samantha Rhodehamel in order to schedule an event in Jay County.
In other business, the board:
•Learned the district brought in $17,046 in tipping fees last month on 9,838.94 tons dumped at Jay County Landfill. It also paid claims totaling $20,278.54, leaving the district’s cash balance at $451,377.10.
•Awarded contracts to Mercer Concrete of $4,070 for a new sidewalk and driveway at the district office and $3,617 for new concrete slabs on which to place the recycling trailer at Jay County Sheriff’s Office. It also asked Rhodehamel to get quotes for fixing the pavement in the Marsh parking lot are where recycling trailers are placed.
•Heard from district educator Bettie Jacobs that four applications have come in for recycling education grants. The application process is still open, and Jacobs said she plans to bring the proposals to the board for approval at its next meeting.
•Made the following transfers: $4,880 to the financial manager contract line item from the coordinator line item; $3,973.07 to educator contract from educator; $545.82 to financial manager contract from social security compensation; and $127.66 to financial manager contract from medicare compensation.
•Gave Rhodehamel permission to get quotes for a new computer for the Jacobs.
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