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State Grant Boosts Recycling At Klamath Works

John Staggart, http://www.thebestairmattresses.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55055783
One reason to recycle a mattress: metal.

Frustration with recycling remains elevated in the region.  China's decision to stop taking most American recyclables changed what some recyclers will accept at the curb. 

But the recycling spirit remains strong and committed.  Witness , which got a materials management grant from Oregon's to aid in its work recycling mattresses.  Marie Diodati from DEQ visits with details of the grants.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.
April Ehrlich reports on lands and environmental policy for Oregon Public Broadcasting, a JPR news partner. Her reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.