Cass County Landfill Director Brandi Mericle confirms the large, green recycling bins located in Cass County communities, will be pulled from those sites after March 31st. After that date, the bins can be found on the Landfill’s property. That includes collecting glass. There is still no charge for disposing of your recyclables. The decision to remove the bins, according to Mericle, boils down to simple economics.

She says they understand the change will be a huge disappointment to those who are strong in their recycling efforts. Some communities, she said, saw the writing on the wall, and began to look into other options.

Mericle says when China ceased to accept recyclable material from the U-S, that drew the profit out of the industry.

Another reason the costs have gone up, is because people are contaminating the recycling bins and using them as a trash can.

The landfill has to dispose of that junk without collecting a fee, and burying it, which is an additional cost.