North Augusta Recycle Facility Drives Local Waste Shift
The North Augusta Material Recovery Facility opened in 1992 to sort and sell recyclables from surrounding districts including Savannah River Site Aiken Saluda Johnston and Edgefield. Kurt Zollinger notes the operation employs seven city workers and about 20 inmates. it handles paper plastics glass and more with white ledger paper valued highly and glass kept for environmental reasons. The plant processes residential and commercial waste, uses a bulldozer for bulk sorting, and routes nonrecyclables to Three Rivers and electronics to Creative Recycling in Georgia.
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North Augusta
Kurt Zollinger
Savannah River
Aiken
Zollinger
Three Rivers Solid Waste Authority
Augusta
Creative Recycling
Georgia
Tour of Aiken MRF highlights recycling as landfill relief
Zollinger describes how the Material Recycling Facility processes about 900 tons of residential and 200 tons of commercial waste monthly with up to 1,200 tons in December. Recovered materials like cans glass and textiles are sold to bidders and used to create new products, from carpet to ski jackets, while the program educates students about reuse and environmental impact.
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Zollinger
SRS
Just Tango Argentina Steakhouse Opens In Aiken
Ruben and Karina Martinez bring Latin flavor to Richland Ave with Just Tango Argentina Steakhouse. Open since April 1 for lunch and dinner, the grand opening is planned for Wednesday with drink specials gift certificates giveaways a live radio broadcast and 10 percent off. The couple cites Argentina inspired beef and chimichurri sauces as core offerings alongside chicken seafood and pasta.
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Ruben
Karina Martinez
Aiken
Just Tango Argentina Steakhouse
Just Tango
Richland Ave. E
Karina
Martinezes
Argentina
New York
Guatemala
Martinez
Suzanne Stone
Ruben Martinez
Tango Argentina
Richland Avenue
Relay to honor survivors at two area cancer events
American Cancer Society relays plan survivor centered activities to celebrate and remember those affected by cancer. North Augusta/Midland Valley event May 6 7 at North Augusta High School features survivor lap and caregiver participation. Aiken Relay May 20 21 at Aiken High School includes a survivor dinner with guest speaker Meredith Legg.
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American Cancer Society
Relay For Life
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
United States
North Augusta
Midland Valley
Aiken
Lisa Wolf
North Augusta High School
Aiken High School
Relayforlife. Namvse
Relayforlife.org
Aikense
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Carolina Ave
Kristina Bodkin
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Newberry St
N.W
Meredith Legg
USC Aiken
ACS
Lisa Glass
Lisa.glass
Cancer.org
Anna Dolianitis
Adolianitis
Aikenstandard.com
Dorn-Derrick Dinner namesake praises local Red Cross chapter
Congressman William Dorn hailed the Aiken Red Cross chapter for its efforts. The Dorn-Derrick Dinner event name links to the local figures, reflecting community support during April 1967.
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William Dorn
Dorn-Derrick
Red Cross
Aikenstandard.com
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