Glass crusher brings new recycling opportunity to Nevada facility

The city of Nevada recycling center, 301 N. Colorado, has a new arrival, a glass crusher. Richard Brockman, code enforcement officer, said that this addition means the center is now recycling more types of material.

"This makes us a more complete recycling center," Brockman said.

The city has been waiting on the crusher, which had to be manufactured in Ohio. Brockman said the city appreciated the funding from the Finis Moss Trust.

"If it weren't for the Moss Trust we couldn't have done this," Brockman said. "We really appreciate their help."

The recycling center is open Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and the first and third Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Brockman said the recycling center had several boxes set up so different colors of glass could be recycled efficiently.

"People need to separate the glass by color; clear, brown and green are the most common but we take others as well," Brockman said. "We have boxes set up for the different colors."

The idea behind the recycling center is to make it as convenient as possible for people to recycle.

"We want to make it more convenient for people," Brockman said. "The more convenient it is the more likely people are to recycle."

The center accepts aluminum, glass, cardboard, magazines, newspaper, mixed paper, tin and No. 1 and No. 2 plastics. To see what kind of plastic a container is made from check the bottom for a number with the recycling arrows around it. The number indicates the type of plastic that was used to make the container. Only containers made from No. 1 or No. 2 plastic can be recycled.

Some examples of recyclable plastic containers are: Water, soda, and juice bottles; milk jugs; shampoo, conditioner and liquid soap bottles; detergent bottles; bleach and all-purpose cleaner bottles.

Recyclable paper: Put the following papers in a brown, paper grocery bag or a separate recycling bin. Don't use plastic bags.

Newspapers and inserts, magazines, catalogs, junk mail and envelopes, home office paper, paper bags envelope labels and windows are accepted.

Corrugated cardboard must be flattened out and any staples or other metal must be removed. Corrugated cardboard is thick and has a wavy middle layer. Moving and mailing boxes are usually made from corrugated cardboard.

In a related note, the compost center, 702 S. Jefferson, has new hours of operation: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., as well as the first and third Saturday's (weather permitting) of each month between 8 a.m. and noon.

Tree limbs, grass clippings and leaves will be accepted at this location. All leaves must be removed from any bagging.

Wood chips and compost will be available free of charge to the public.

Anyone wanting any wood chips or compost will need to bring a container.