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County staff describe single-stream recycling flow, DEC oversight and local tonnage
Summary
Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation staff explained how Orange County single-stream recycling is processed, named the private processors involved, cited DEC reporting and inspection requirements, and reported the county's contribution of roughly 5,423 tons to the mixed stream.
Orange County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation staff told the Physical Services Committee on March 24, 2025, that single-stream recycling collected at county transfer stations is preprocessed by Millennium Paper Recycling in Rockland County and that material then goes to Action Environmental in Brooks for further sorting.
The presentation, given by Eric Dinega and colleagues Robert Gray and Irvin Silkevic, followed a resident inquiry about whether material collected at county sites was actually recycled. "Materials that are collected ... in New Hampton…
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