Phoenix receives recycling proposals for nontraditional items

Three companies in Phoenix have proposed three different recycling services to the city, a report by KJZZ says. The proposals are meant to increase the city’s diversion rate while saving tax dollars.

Green Sheen Paint & Design, Englewood, Colorado, proposed charging the city $3.50 per gallon of latex paint recycled at its facility in Phoenix. The city currently pays $5 per gallon to a recycling center in California. According to the report, the three-year proposal would cost a maximum of $56,000 per year, or $168,000 over the three-year contract. The contract also includes two one-year renewal options.

Edgewood Lumber and Sawmills, Gilbert, Arizona, wants to take a portion of the 130 tons of tree trunks and stumps the city has at no cost. The report says the company would make a portion of the wood available to high school students in wood shop classes. The wood contract also would last three years with two one-year renewal options.

GIS Consulting will accept for free 100 tons of the city’s carpeting and carpet foam that is currently being sent to landfill. According to the report, the materials would be made into blown insulation and concrete products at its Phoenix facility. The contract would run for six months with four one-year renewal options.

The report says the city’s Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee recommended the city approval all the proposed contracts. The city of Phoenix has a goal of diverting 40 percent of its waste from landfill by 2020.