Liberty’s new recyling center is open.
“All the bins are out there,” he said. “It opened to the public on March 29.”
The county hopes to asphalt the parking lot soon. Deese said the project “didn’t cost the city a dime.” The county took care of all of the expenses.
“They did a super job out there,” Councilman Walt McJunkin said. “I couldn’t have asked for any better. They put up markings on the bins so you know what you can recycle there and what you can’t. It is really accessible.”
Some earlier council concerns were that the area wouldn’t stay clean, but Deese said the citizens are keeping the area clean.
“There’s a Web site that talks about state recycling by each county,” Deese said. “Pickens County is the highest county with a percentage of 37.1. We will probably be hearing some positive news about that this week.”
Liberty plans to send out postcards with the information about the recycling area on it soon. It tells the location of the recycling area and bits of information that citizens may need to know about the area.
“This has been a positive move for us,” Deese said. “We hope it also becomes a profitable move for us too.”
City Clerk Sue Woods reported she has applied for a $50,000 grant for the recycling center. The money would go towards building a shed over the area, restrooms and a fence to put around the area. Once fenced in, the center would have specific times posted for use.
She said they had also applied for a grant to buy some smaller recycling bins to use around the town at events like the upcoming Liberty Idol.
The city wanted to thank the South Carolina DHEC for helping them fill out the applications for the grants. They also wanted to thank Gerald Wilson who helped with the process as well.
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