Pocatello to launch glass recycling program
UPDATE 6/6/18: The City of Chubbuck reports due to unforeseen circumstances, the glass recycling bin at Costco is not available.
The Sanitation Department is currently looking for a new location in the area.
We will keep the story updated when the new location is announced.
ORIGINAL:
Momentum Recycling has partnered with the Pocatello Sanitation Department to support glass recycling efforts beginning June 4.
Under the agreement, people can leave approved glass items at one of ten dumpsters placed around the city. City crews will pick up the dumpsters and deposit glass in a holding area. Momentum will then move the glass to its facility in Salt Lake City.
“Glass recycling is one of the most requested services by residents,” said Debbie Brady, Recycling Coordinator with the City of Pocatello Sanitation Department. “We’re thrilled to be able to offer this program to the community.”
Momentum President and CEO John Lair estimated recycling would redirect 240 tons of glass each year. “At Momentum Recycling, we are committed to diverting as much glass as possible from the waste stream and seeing it recycled into new products,” said John Lair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Momentum Recycling. “Our partnership with the City of Pocatello is very exciting, as hundreds of tons of glass each year will now have a new life as useful consumer products.”
The recycled glass can be used for making fiberglass insulation, bottles, bricks and sandblast media.
Collection containers will be set at the following locations:
Sister City Park Area – Pocatello Creek Road Portneuf Wellness Complex/Fairgrounds – 2375 Olympus Drive City Hall – 911 N. 7th Avenue Ridley’s on Main – 911 N. Main Street Albertson’s – 330 E. Benton Street Union Pacific Railroad Parking Lot – Near the Old Town Bark Park Idaho State University – Holt Arena Area Costco – 305 W. Quinn Road Western Recycling – 3034 Garret Way Bannock County Landfill – 1500 N Fort Hall Mine Road
The city will formally open the service with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday, June 4 in the Pocatello City Hall parking lot.
