DANVILLE — The Vermilion County Health Department is hoping the offer to loan out its current recycling bins could give someone the jump start needed to continue recycling in the county.
Lynn Wolgamot, recycling coordinator for the county, said the offer put out this week is not an indication she is giving up on the county’s recycling program — which was suspended on Oct. 30 as a result of lack of funds.
“We’ve had some requests for the bins," Wolgamot said. “We thought we’d level the playing field we had to get them out there for everybody.”
She added villages such as Oakwood and Catlin have talked about the potential for recycling in their communities. Currently, the county’s recycling bins are in storage at the Vermilion County Highway Department.
According to Wolgamot, the health department is simply trying to gauge the potential interest in the bins. The intent, at this point, is for the bins to be in a situation that benefits the community rather than being used by a private business. The offer also is to loan the bins, not sell them.
“If people have interest, it’s going to benefit the communities and Vermilion County residents as a whole,” she said.
The Vermilion County Health Department suspended its recycling program as of Oct. 30 as a result of due to a downfall in the revenue needed cover the costs. The revenue from a $1.27 per ton surcharge from the landfill that went to fund the program has decreased in recent years as a result of construction decreases and increases in the amount of recycling.
Wolgamot also noted Georgetown garbage collection is now handled by Area Disposal of Clinton. The company hauls the waste back to DeWitt County instead of dumping at the local landfill, also cutting into the money brought in by the surcharge.
The Vermilion County recycling program offered bins at a number of locations around the county, including in Georgetown and Westville, at Kickapoo State Park and in Danville.
Since the recycling program suspension, Wolgamot said the money brought in from the surcharge has gone toward the Solid Waste Enforcement Program, which takes care of compliance ranging from illegal dumping to landfill following state regulations.
Wolgamot said the issue of the recycling program will be brought up later this year as budget discussions among the county offices starts up.
Health department Administrator Steve Laker said in October that he would like to see the recycling program brought back in some capacity by December this year, which would mark the beginning of the next fiscal year.
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