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The Benefits of a Hub and Spoke Recycling System

January 19, 2018

Via: Waste360

Managing recycling in a rural area is no easy feat. There are challenges to worry about like transportation and having enough material to make recycling a financially viable option as well as the difficult task of finding a home for the material that’s collected and processed.

One effective and efficient option for these rural areas is a hub and spoke recycling system, which consists of centralized processing centers (hubs) and surrounding communities (spokes) that feed the recyclables they collect to the main hubs. This system has proven successful in a number of rural areas and offers benefits like cutting down on the costs of equipment, personnel, processing, transportation and marketing.

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