Several recycling resources available locally

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  • By Senior Airman Christina Gallagher
  • 47th Contracting Squadron
LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --  Recycling can be a significant act of conservation, and there are many resources available to Laughlin personnel to allow recycling of many different materials.

The Recycling Center, located at Bldg 2018 on Arkansas Street, is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The center provides pick-up at base facilities, allows customers to drop off recyclables from day to day operations inside the facility and offers access to drop-off bins located outside the center after hours.

These after-hours bins are available for use by anyone who is authorized access to base services. When using the drop-off bins, ensure all containers are free of food and liquid, separate your items and deposit them in the appropriate bins. Leaving your recyclable materials on the ground is prohibited.

Items that can be recycled at the center are paper, newspaper, many types of plastics, cardboard, glass, aluminum and tin. Trash, furniture and Styrofoam are examples of items that are not processed by the recycling center.

Laughlin privatized housing residents are provided curbside pickup every Wednesday, and bulk pickups are available when coordinated through the Pinnacle housing office. Housing residents are highly encouraged to utilize these services. For additional information on the services offered, please contact the Pinnacle housing office directly at 830-298-1701.

The City of Del Rio's Recycling Center, located at 1409 East Gibbs St. (across from the McDonald's) accepts steel cans, aluminum, glass, different types of plastics, cardboard, paper items, cell phones, rechargeable batteries, ink jet cartridges and wood pallets from the general public. Their hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

For larger items or bulk materials you can utilize Crown Recycling, located at 1715 Hamilton Lane near the Val Verde County Jail. Additional information can be obtained by calling 830-298-3887.

The goal of the recycling program is to have a 40 percent of solid waste leaving Laughlin recycled. There are also recycling bins located throughout Laughlin's facilities for office use. Base personnel are encouraged to recycle 100 percent of the materials listed above.

Any questions regarding the recycling program can be directed to the 47th Civil Engineering Squadron at 830-298-5596.