
Note that the City Of Liberty picks up recyclables in a significant chunk of the county for both residents and businesses.
The City Of Liberty is raising taxes and fees without a public hearing. (The recyclables pickup portion of your city water bill will not be reduced or removed)
Currently, "a fee" is charged on the City Of Liberty water bill for a certain amount of trash pickup.
For me, I recycled over half of my trash. Technically, everyone's bill should be reduced by a certain % due to less service provided for said "fee".
In 2010, Members of COTU worked really hard and spoke at multiple County Council meetings to help Liberty avoid the fines the county was going to charge because recycling totals were low. COTU helped expose that it was just a money grab. Obviously, we were right.
Ever since the announcement that the fines were going to be waived by the County "because they understood", and as prices for recyclables have plummeted, we find out it's less about the environment, and more about the money.
This move will cost FAR MORE in the long run as the landfill will fill at a rate of 5-8 more tons a week!
The full press release by Pickens County:
City of Liberty: New Direction in Recycling
PICKENS, S.C. – The City of Liberty, effective June 1, 2017, is changing the way residents will recycle. The city will no longer offer curb-side recycling pickup. Instead, residents are now encouraged to take their recyclable material to the local Recycling Center.
This positive change will continue to save taxpayers money, benefit the community and environment, and preserve space at the landfill. Continuing to recycle is beneficial county wide. Recycled goods bring in revenue for every ton of materials sold. The sale of tons recycled for the fiscal year 2016 was $397,777.39. If recyclable materials are thrown into the trash, it costs taxpayers more money to operate landfill facilities that store trash.
In addition, recycling potentially helps create jobs. Recycled materials are manufactured into new, usable goods. This process reinforces and preserves a green environment and conserves natural resources in Pickens County.
Ultimately, it is imperative residents continue to recycle. Without cooperation, the benefits the community enjoys will no longer be available.
Recycling Centers & Addresses:
Recycling - Bespac
2630 Farrs Bridge Road
Phone: (864) 859-1041
Recycling-Chastain Road
600 Chastain Road
Phone: (864) 639-0855
Recycling-Dacusville
190 Raxter Drive
Phone: (864) 836-2509
Recycling-Easley
2053 Old Liberty Road
Phone: (864) 859-3523
Recycling-Midway
Highway 178
Phone: (864) 898-0413
Recycling-N. Old Pendleton Road
205 Anton Dr
Phone: (864) 855-6203
Recycling-Table Rock
Back Park Road
Phone: (864) 878-5823
Recycling-Willow Springs
127 Willow Springs Road
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