Brig. Gen. Glen VanHerck |
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RESPONSE
Ashley - I can certainly shed some light on recycling here at Dyess. Up
until 2012, Air Combat Command provided Dyess AFB $100K per year to fund
paper and cardboard recycling. However, on a good year, the recycling only
generated proceeds of $25K, but most years it was closer to $12K. Due to
fiscal challenges, funding for the recycling center was cut. Unfortunately,
I do not have funds available to divert to the recycling center. There is
still limited paper and cardboard recycling available on base, but it is
funded through Military Housing funds, so weekly pickup is limited to base
housing (in fact, it is mandatory for those residents). All others
interested in recycling their paper and cardboard waste can still take items
to the Recycling Center, located at 805 Rapcon Road (just inside the Tye
Gate entrance). Their hours of operation are: Monday thru Friday,
0730-1630 and Saturdays 0800-1200. We've also contacted the City of Abilene
to see if they could operate a recycling station on Dyess similar to what
you see at Wal-Mart or HEB. They explained that even with a surcharge on
every city resident's monthly bill, recycling operations were in the red
most months. Unfortunately, in the current budget picture, full recycling
service is just not a viable option at this time. Be sure to check the
Dyess AFB website and Facebook for future updates.
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