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Columbia County recycling center resumes full operations after new baler installed

Columbia County · February 3, 2026
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Summary

After its main cardboard baler failed in July and slowed operations for months, the William View Recycling Center in Columbia County has a replacement machine funded through the county commissioners; staff say the new baler restores capacity and speeds processing.

The William View Recycling Center in Columbia County has returned to full recycling operations after the center replaced its main cardboard baler, staff said.

The system-wide interruption began in July when the primary baler failed, and smaller machines could not keep up with incoming cardboard, staff said. "We didn't realize just what would happen when this machine went down," said Unidentified Speaker 3, a recycling center staff member. "Just…

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