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A new $48 million recycling facility in the Slate Belt is operational, sorting glass, paper, plastic and aluminum and processing about 300 tons of materials each day.
Published May 31, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive
When people put their glass, paper, plastic and aluminum products in the recyclables bin, there must be a means to sort those materials for future processing.
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