HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Solid Waste Disposal Authority of Alabama (SWDA) and the Recycling Alliance of North Alabama (RANA) received assistance from the City of Huntsville and Madison County Friday to catch up on delayed recycling pickups.
More than 60 sanitation trucks were deployed to collect recyclables, and by 10:30 a.m., crews had already gathered over 50 tons of material. All collected items are being transported to a processing facility in Chattanooga, continuing the organization’s standard operations.
“This program started in 2019 with about 55,000 households. This year, we’re up to 95,000 households, with roughly 105,000 carts out,” said Doc Holladay, SWDA executive director. “In the past, we’ve had five or six routes or subroutes in a day. We are now expanding that to eight routes, adding more trucks, and trying to make the schedule more predictable for residents.”…