Recycling Center Facing Financial Problems
Posted: November 26, 2011 at 5:49 a.m.
Bob Frost moves cardboard Monday at the Rogers Recycling Center near Stave Mill Road and North Arkansas Street. The price for a ton of cardboard, the biggest recycling money maker, tumbled from $180 a ton earlier this year to $105 a ton. “We’re going to hold the cardboard as long as we can and wait for the price to rise again,” said Jerrold Haley, center superintendent.
Residents are using the larger recycling bins, which is good for the landfill and the environment. But less material is going to the city recycling center, which has a down side, said Jerrold Haley, center superintendent.
Brad Angell drops off recyclable plastics Monday at the Rogers Recycling Center near Stave Mill Road and North Arkansas Stree...
At A Glance
Label Collection
Rogers elementary schools have an ongoing label collection program.
• Campbell soup, Nestle water and Tyson labels are collected in many schools.
• Cereal boxtops are also collected.
• Other labels that participate in the Labels for Education program include, but are not limited, to Franco-American, Prego, V8 Fusion and Splash, Pepperidge Farm and Pop Secret.
Source: Staff Report
Web Watch
Labels For Education
For more information on the Labels for Education program go to:
http://www.labelsforeducation.com/Portals/0/assets/pdf/EnglishParticipatingProductsPage.pdf
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