Recycling issues are kicked to the curb again Wednesday, Oct. 8, at a Union Township board meeting.
The board made the decision to wait for more information concerning the recycling issues before they make a change. Recycling is an issue that came up by the concern of Phil Mikus in a June meeting.
He approached the board looking for a recycling program like a drop-off program at the township hall for example.
“I believe that we should have recycling offered to the community,” said CMU senior Kalena Chapel.
The township has many issues to consider like costs. The price of steel is what determines the price of a bin and right now it is an estimated $7,000 per bin.
“It would be worth it in the end if it was easily accessible and made aware to everyone,” said Chapel.
The township is looking into the price of two or three bins, which would make recycling most efficient.
According to the Morning Sun, “Trustee Marian McDonald asked why Union Township has to pay for its own bins where the other townships with recycling depots did not.”
The Materials Recovery Facility has one depot in Union Township and they discussed a partnership with Union Township for the extra bins.
Another question the board is concerned with is where the most effective location would be for the recycling bins.
This is not the first time recycling has been discussed for Union Township. In 2006 a survey was mailed out to 1,800 households in the township. The survey was looking for feedback on a recycling program for all of Union Township.
“With everyone trying to go green now, there is a larger impact of having a recycling drop-off,” said Chapel. “A survey two-years old does not still represent the feelings of the population today.”
Of the 1,800 surveys sent our, 1,070 were returned and only ten votes separated the results. The majority voted against having the program, but the survey was not the only deciding factor in tabling the discussion in 2006.
The board still could not find an easy and effective solution that would work for Union Township. The solution at the time was to take recycling to Isabella County Recycling, which was the only solution as of right now.
The recycling discussion was postponed until a later date when more information can be provided.
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