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grant funds. Further startup funds
came from the state, with $274,236
in grants for equipment from the
Alabama Department of Environmental
Management.
The program’s reach continues to
expand as well, with recently added
service to the combined 24,000 students
at the University of South Alabama
and Springhill College. Future options
under consideration include additional
locations for dropoff receptacles and
recycling at special events and other
large gatherings.
The Mobile County Recycling
Center (MCRC) “protects groundwater,
coastal waters and wetlands from illegal
dumping and littering in the nation’s
second-largest delta system,” stated the
nomination. “Prior to late 2014, residents
of Mobile County had no easy way to
recycle. The MCRC provides all these
services without cost to local residents
or participants – and without cost to
Mobile County taxpayers.” n
The National Association of Counties has taken notice of the Mobile County Recycling
Center too, bestowing a 2017 Achievement Award in County Resiliency: Infrastructure,
Energy & Sustainability.
www.facebook.com/MobileRecycles
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