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Millbrae Leo's leaders press council to allow community plastic drop-off for idle baler
Summary
Student volunteers and project leaders from the Millbrae Leos Club urged the council to allow community plastic drop-off sites so their donated industrial baler can be used to convert stretch film into park benches and other materials; speakers said the baler has sat idle for months while negotiations continue over bin placement.
Millbrae — Dozens of Millbrae high-school students and Leos Club volunteers told the City Council on Tuesday that a plastic baler purchased and donated to the city by the Millbrae Leos Club has been sitting idle for months because the community lacks an accessible drop-off site for stretch film plastic.
Leos members and project leaders described a multi-year recycling effort that has kept thousands of pounds of stretched-film plastic out of landfills and converted it into benches and other products. The club raised about $26,000 to buy an industrial baler and paid for its installation; the baler was purchased in March and first put into community service in May, according to speakers.…
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