Lewis and Clark County searching for answers to plastic recycling problem following suspension in Augusta

 In mid-August, the Augusta Solid Waste Management District voted to temporarily suspend plastic recycling at the Augusta Transfer station starting Sept. 1 through Jan. 31, 2023.

“When the market dropped out in around 2017, the Augusta site began stockpiling [plastic]. In that time, it’s just been — the expense of getting that commodity hauled out was expensive. So we, — the decision to stockpile it and continue baling was made,” said Jacki Pierson of Lewis and Clark County Solid Waste and Public Works.