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Southeast Kansas Recycling Center reopens on trial basis, asks Crawford County for help spreading word and sponsorships

Crawford County Commission · November 25, 2025
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The Southeast Kansas Recycling Center told the Crawford County Commission it reopened on a limited, fee-for-service trial and sought sponsorships and county promotion to close a roughly $45,000 budget gap. The center reported 120 cars the first week and 100 the next, short of the 300-per-week target.

Dave Perricone, representing the Southeast Kansas Recycling Center, told the Crawford County Commission the center reopened this month on a limited trial after closing because of financial constraints. “We did on a limited trial basis using a fee for service model,” Perricone said, adding, “It's $10 per car.”

Perricone said the center hoped to regain about half the traffic it had before the closure and aimed for roughly 300 cars per week; he reported 120 cars the first week and 100 the second week. He said the center…

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