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Queen Creek presents annual environmental update; plans permanent recycling center and battery collection
Summary
Operations Manager Ramona Simpson presented Queen Creek’s annual environmental program update on April 2, reporting 2024 diversion totals and proposing a permanent recycling center at the Field Operations Facility and expanded battery collection.
Ramona Simpson, Operations Manager in the Town of Queen Creek public works department, presented the town's annual environmental program update on April 2, outlining 2024 diversion metrics, pilot programs and proposed next steps including a permanent, fenced recycling center at the town's Field Operations Facility (FOF) and expanded battery recycling at spring drop-off events.
Simpson told the council that in 2024 the town's scheduled recycling drop‑off events diverted more than 113 tons of material from the landfill and served 1,138 vehicles. Queen Creek's pilot glass program — run in partnership with the town's hauler, Waste Connections, and a regional processor — collected about 27 tons of glass in 2024 with very low contamination, Simpson said. A separate BigBelly pilot at the splash pad collected approximately…
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