Recycling center director seeks state grant to replace 1993 can crusher

Jul 20, 2026

Warren County recycling center staff told the board the facility's 1993 can crusher is failing and a new machine is quoted at about $66,000; staff urged applying for the state Recycling Market Development Grant while noting the center has some reserves but the grant decision comes months after the application.

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The recycling center director told the Warren County board that the center's can crusher, installed in 1993, is beginning to fail and that a replacement would cost roughly $66,000. The director said an upgraded stainless model would add about $21,000, and that the center has previously received the Recycling Market Development Grant but finds the application "difficult to get."

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