Recycling

The city recently built a materials recovery facility at the solid waste facility, which separates commingled recyclables to and prepare them for shipment to recyclers.

For more information about recycling depots, call the city's solid waste division at (307) 235-8246.

The reason is China is taking less recycled material from overseas.

The changes will be in effect by October 15th.

The council initially declined the revisit the issue, but Mayor Kenyne Humphrey decided to bring the program back up for discussion.

Former vice mayor Steve Cathey noted the citizens wanted electronic recycling and were willing to pay a 12-cent increase to the sanitation bills to pay for it.

The depots have self-serve bins for cardboard, white paper, newspaper, magazines, number one and number two plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and glass.

All depots have self-serve bins for cardboard, white paper, newspaper, magazines, number one and number two plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and glass.

One of Casper's nine recycling depots will close next week, and a new depot will open next month, the city's solid waste manager said in a news release Tuesday.

The city of Casper wants that old, dried out Christmas tree. The towns of Evansville and Mills want them too, for compost.