Curbside Recycling
Collection
in Asheville…
and Beyond
Best Management Practices
Curbside Management operates a
Materials Recovery Facility in Woodfin
Creates local jobs (40+)
Diverts recyclables from landfill
(16,703,628 pounds recycled in 2003)
Curbside
Management, Inc.
The collection,
processing & CMI’s Materials
marketing of Recovery Facility
recyclables is CMI’s (MRF) includes an
sole business observation deck and
CMI accepts: educational resource
corrugated cardboard, center for viewing the
mixed paper, processing plant and
newspaper, glass learning about
bottles, aluminum & products made from
steel cans, #1 & #2 recyclable materials
plastic bottles
CMI collects from:
City of Asheville (curbside + drop-off
centers.)
City of Hendersonville
Town of Weaverville
Town of Black Mountain
Town of Fletcher
Town of Biltmore Forest (drop off centers.)
Over 300 business in the Asheville area
Approximately 11 drivers collect recyclable
materials from curbside and drop-off centers
Drivers dump segregated materials in
different areas of the warehouse
Containers including glass bottles, #1 & #2
plastics, and aluminum & steel cans are
collected co-mingled and are sorted (by hand)
from the sort line.
The 7 different types of materials are
sorted in separate cages and bunkers
before final processing.
Materials in the cages (alum. & steel cans and
#1 & #2 plastics) are vacuumed out of the cages
and blown into a holding chamber that uses
gravity to load the materials into a baler.
Contamination
is a big
concern so
when workers
are vacuuming
materials out
of the cages,
they do one
last visual
inspection of
the material
before it is
baled.
Bales are stored until enough accumulate
to fill a trailer.
Once a trailer is full of one commodity, it is
shipped to the end user where it is made into
new products.
Where the Recyclables Go
& What they are Made into.
#2 Plastic – (Reidsville, NC) roll -carts
#1 Plastic – (Alabama) polyester carpet
Glass – (Georgia) new glass
Aluminum Cans – (Kentucky) new cans
Steel Cans – (Maryland) various steel products
Mixed Paper – (TN) hydroseed
Newspaper – (Georgia) newspaper
• Recycle at home
• Recycle at work
What
• Educate yourself
p2pays.org cra-recycle.org
can
curbie.com landofsky.org
• Educate others
YOU
• Join the Carolina Recycling
Association
• Visit Curbside
do? Management’s MRF
Tour Information
Curbside Management, Inc.
116 North Woodfin Ave.
(828) 252- 2532, Ext. 301
Stan Olensky - General Manager
Individuals, school groups, business, civic
organizations, etc. are welcome.