Recycling Notice
10/10/19
Dear Clement Township Residents:
As you will remember we recently conducted a survey on offering Recycling. When we began to look into offering this service, we initially thought residents had a strong desire for curbside recycling. In response to this, the township secured pricing from our waste removal company, Republic Services, and we then sent out surveys to each township resident and provided pricing along with a brief description of services which could be considered (curbside recycling, a dumpster or no recycling). More than 50% of the responses we received indicated that their preference was to have NO recycling offered. As a result of this feedback, the Board will recommend that Clement Township not offer Recycling at this time.
As information…….during our search for information on recycling, we learned that in the past 25 years companies in China had been the largest buyer of recycled commodities. Recently China began to limit the recycled products it would accept from the U.S.A. and the world, this in turn has created a situation where recycling rates have increased and it is also becoming difficult for companies to “sell” their recycled products. We understand this is a driving factor in why many Waste management companies have discontinued offering the service or are now significantly increasing costs to provide the service.
We appreciate the feedback from our community, and hope that if you were one of the residents who responded that you wanted recycling you will understand why we are not offering the service at this time. Please feel free to contact the township office if you have any questions regarding this issue.