GARRETT â While deliveries at the City of Garrett recycling center were down by nearly one-third last year, the center showed increases in both revenue and recyclable materials, City Planner Milton Otero reported to the Board of Works Tuesday.
His report tallied a total of 2,529 vehicles that delivered recyclable materials to the drive-through site on North Cowen Street in 2020, a decrease of 30.6% from 2019. The center saw 1,092 total volunteer hours accumulated, a decrease of 19.1% from the previous year.
The report showed the recycling center collected a total of 25,798 pounds of recyclable materials ranging from cardboard, magazines, newspapers, glass, plastic and sheet iron. This was an increase of 79.4% over 2019. The total 2020 revenue for recyclable materials turned-in was $1,179, an increase of 42.8% over 2019.