A new recycling program seems to be receiving good support from Mooresville residents. This is a pilot project that covers only a small portion of the city and will run for a year before they decide whether or not to continue it. However, you don’t have to wait until then to participate in the worthy effort of recycling. Did you know that there is something called a “Transfer Station” just off of River Highway (Hwy 150) west of US 21? I went there on the way to work today to drop off my recyclable items, and I do that every two or three weeks. Century 21 Hecht offices also recycle lots of waste at the transfer station and at other locations. Any Iredell County resident can do the same. That’s why you get a windshield sticker in your property tax bill each year. The sticker gives you free access to drop off most types of recyclable items whenever you want without having to stop by the attendant’s window. They take newspaper, magazines, phone books, aluminum cans, steel cans, clear and brown glass, plastic bottles, cardboard, and motor oil, plus many more items.
It just makes good sense to recycle these things. I think we’ve figured out that the throw-away culture that we got used to in the last half of the twentieth century was really pretty short-sighted. That stuff’s gotta go somewhere, and no one wants it near them. Plus, we’ve come to realize how much more energy it takes to make new stuff versus recycling old stuff, and we know that energy is no longer cheap, regardless of the source. And this is not just for waste. If you want to rid yourself of still useful items, don’t forget Mooresville Christian Mission, Goodwill, Yokefellow and others who will be happy to put your discarded items to good use. A more direct way to give away (or receive) recycled items is to check out Statesville Freecycle. Just don’t throw them away!
By the way, Statesville has citywide recycling plus a recycling site at the Twin Oaks facility, and Troutman and Harmony both have recycling centers available. For more information see the Iredell County Solid Waste/Recycling web site. If you are a resident of another county, check their web site for information on recycling. See Charlotte/Mecklenburg, Lincoln County, Catawba County, and others. If your county doesn’t address this important issue, call up a commissioner and ask them why.
