Coppell recycling contractor cuts back on types of material accepted

by PegNews wire

AbitibiBowater, which isn't all that far removed from Rumpelstiltskin when you get right down to it, is actually not a character from a Brothers Grimm fairy tale but rather the (ill-conceived?) corporate moniker of a recycling contractor which operates in Coppell.

Not only is their website under construction (as of this posting), but their services are also undergoing a facelift - in that they plan on offering fewer of them.

Specifically, according to a City of Coppell press release, cardboard (including paperboard) and phone books will no longer be accepted in their yellow and green bins.

Apparently, the Bibiti-Bobiti-Boowater bins (did I get that right?) are placed at schools, churches and public buildings in the area at no cost to the school, church or public. A full bin can weight in at over a ton, and AbitibiBowater pays rebates to the facilities based on the tonnage collected. And going forward they'd prefer not to have phone books or cardboard make up a portion of that tonnage.

Those Coppellians wishing to continue recycling their cardboard, paperboard (e.g., cereal boxes) and phone books can simply place them in their official curbside recycling bins.

Problem solved.

posted by JM

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