Where does it go?

The future of recycling continued to be a point of discussion for the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) during their Nov. 6 meeting. As the rest of the United States struggles with how to deal with recyclables that are no longer accepted by China under it’s 2018 “National Sword” policy, so to does the UPRSWDD.

The discussion on recycling came up as Ron Munson, owner of Evergreen Disposal and site manager for the URPSWDD, gave the board his monthly site reports. In recent months, Munson has informed the district that he has been looking for places to take baled cardboar...