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- The Rapid City's Landfill in South Dakota, broke ground on an access road specifically built for small haulers so they don´t have to compete with the large waste trucks.
- The $4 million project includes the construction of a one-stop convenience center at the entrance of the landfill, new scale facilities, an education center and 24-hour drop off for recycling and trash.
- The superintendent of the Solid Waste Division says on average about 50,000 small vehicles come to the landfill every year, this new road will help them get in quickly without having to fight big waste haulers.
From the article:
Superintendent Karl Merbach says, "I really think it's needed, number one for the safety of the customers, having to go up, fight mud, flat tires, all the things that they have to do, it's just a convenience for that. So I think it's really a good project to do there. It will also help our appearance; make things convenient for a lot of people."
Work will include new scale facilities, an education center, and 24-hour recycling and yard waste drop-off area.The Citizen Campus Project will be ready for use by October 1st. ...