SEATTLE (Recycling Monster): A record amount of recycled materials was reported in 2024 by Keep Alliance Beautiful, a Keep America Beautiful (KAB) affiliate. In the prior year, 915,284 pounds of materials were recycled. The yearly recycling statistics showed a notable rise.

The increasing recycling volumes are a result of the hard work of recyclers in Box Butte County, the Panhandle, and the western Sandhills, as well as the committed efforts of KAB staff and volunteers. Over the course of two years, recycling volumes rose by over 72.5 tons without a corresponding increase in personnel or equipment. It processed and exported 65,990 pounds more in 2024 than the year before.

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544,865 pounds of cardboard were processed in the previous year, which was 27 tons more than in 2023 and 57.5 tons more than in 2022.A horse trailer to complement the green trailer and the two-axle flatbed trailer that caters to business clients helped to significantly improve the storage capacity as well.

Hefty bags, mixed paper, electronics, and steel/tin cans are the other categories that have seen a rise in volume. On the other hand, compared to 2023, recycled volumes of glass, paints, aluminum cans, plastic, and auto components decreased.