The holidays bring more packages and parties — and for Boise’s recycling center, that means a big jump in cardboard, plastic bottles, and cans piling up on the sorting line.
“This is the front line to the whole system,” said Amil Ontiveros, who oversees operations at the facility. “We’ll have anywhere from about 4 to 5 sorters, pulling any sort of contamination.”
Sorters look for items like metal rods, cables, plastic bags, and other hazards that have to be removed from the line by hand…