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Republic Services Plans to Build $4 Million Recycling Center

Thursday, February 18, 2010

LAKELAND | Republic Services announced plans Wednesday for a $4 million recycling center at its facility on Maine Avenue in Lakeland.

The facility is intended to process recyclables from commercial and government customers in Polk and other Central Florida counties, said Mark Talbott, Republic’s general manager in Polk.

Construction is scheduled to begin in July, Talbott said.

Talbott said the facility will handle cardboard, office paper, junk mail, aluminum, glass, polystyrene and newspapers.

Talbott said he is approaching commercial customers through the Go Green at Work program.

“We have contracted with over 400 commercial businesses in Polk County for commercial recycling services,” Talbott said, adding he will offer commercial recycling to all businesses.

Commercial recycling, like residential recycling, is voluntary in Polk County, though county officials are considering proposals to provide more incentives to recycle.

Talbott said the facility, which he hopes to open in November, will employ 15 people. The projected volume is 10,000 tons a month.

He said any material that comes in that can’t be recycled will be taken to the county landfill.

Talbott said there are also plans to start a construction and demolition debris sorting facility at Republic’s Cedar Trails Landfill in Bartow in 2011.

 For more information, please contact Tom Palmer at The Ledger.

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