No where to go with cardboard; board to suspend recycling

Karla Pomeroy, Editor | Jan 16, 2020

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Bales of cardboard are piling up in two locations at the Worland landfill with the Washakie County Solid Waste Disposal District No. 1 Board unable to ship the bales anywhere.

WORLAND – More than two years ago the Washakie County Solid Waste Disposal District No. 1 stopped accepting newspapers to recycle.

Now, with action by the district board Monday night, they will be ceasing accepting cardboard starting Jan. 31.

District Manager Mike Siegfried said, "We've been trying to figure out what to do." With newspapers and cardboard they are not producing enough volume to mak...