A Solid Waste Implementation Grant given through Panhandle Regional Planning Commission and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has provided the City of Clarendon with new equipment that will help the city win the title of top recycling community in the Panhandle once again.
According to City Administrator John Webb, the supervisor over the Recycling and Sanitation Department, Joe Neal Shadle, was able to procure from PRPC a Scarab compost turner for $16,000 and a power washer for $300.
“This equipment was received with grant money, so it basically came with no cost to the city,” Webb said. “We really appreciate PRPC and TCEQ, and I’m very thankful that Joe Shadle went an extra yard for the people in Clarendon by seeking out that grant.”
The power washer will clean out the city’s garbage trucks and maintain sanitation.
“We’re trying to get maximum performance from our trash trucks because they’re so old, and that’s a compliment to the guys who keep them going.” Webb remarked.
Leaves, grass, yard waste and shredded paper are just a few of the components run through the new compost turner to generate better compost. Shadle claims that the compost created works better for his garden than actual fertilizer.
Anyone interested in trying out the homemade compost is urged to come by the recycling center.
“We’re just trying to keep yard waste out of the landfill so it’s a lot less costly to the citizens and the city,” Shadle said. “This way we use grass how nature intended to.”
Shadle also hopes to have yard waste dumpsters next year.
“Joe Shadle and all of the employees at the recycling center are doing a good job and striving to make Clarendon the best recycling city in the Panhandle for the second year in a row,” Webb said.
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