Specialized sorting and materials handling equipment is being installed in preparation for the start of operations at a newly-constructed recycling facility in Tioga County.
Big changes are being proposed for Tioga County's recycling program even as construction is being completed on a new material handling facility in Apalachin.
Taylor Garbage Service has rejected Broome County's plan to provide assistance following a fire that destroyed the company's Apalachin recycling facility.
Broome County is planning to temporarily take over processing of recyclables in the aftermath of the fire that destroyed a Taylor Garbage Service plant in Apalachin.
Apalachin residents are awaiting test results for possible contamination in the aftermath of the blaze that tore through the Taylor Garbage Service recycling plant.