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Solid Waste Coordinator and Recycling Manager Danny Masten sees recycling as an opportunity to make a difference in the community. \u201cYou\u2019re turning something old and making it into something new,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2021, Masten has employed the hub and spoke model to better recycling in central and southern Kentucky. \u201cIt&#8217;s not a new model, but it\u2019s kind of new to the state of Kentucky,\u201d Masten said. \u201cIt\u2019s a regional recycling program where you have a county that\u2019s kind of in the center, and it reaches out and assists counties around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Acting as the hub, Pulaski County reaches out to the spokes of Russell, Rockcastle, Lincoln, McCreary, and Metcalfe counties. Masten also shared the take in certain recyclable materials from Glasgow, Danville, Harrodsburg, and Wilmore. The joint effort started when smaller recycling centers began struggling after the COVID-19 pandemic. Recycled materials from these smaller centers were undervalued, and some centers even faced closure \u201cCompanies weren\u2019t paying them what the materials were worth because they couldn\u2019t provide a full load,\u201d Masten explained. \u201cA full load of something is worth more than mixing a bunch of materials onto a load, so they couldn\u2019t provide the full loads to get their full value.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h5><em>To read the full story, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lex18.com\/news\/covering-kentucky\/counties-collaborating-to-grow-local-recycling-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.lex18.com\/news\/covering-kentucky\/counties-collaborating-to-grow-local-recycling-programs<\/a>.<br \/>\nAuthor:\u00a0<\/em><i>Caleb Barnes, LEX 18<\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the last three years, the Pulaski County Regional Recycling Center has used a unique model to improve recycling efforts in the surrounding region. 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