Republic Services opens $75 million one-of-a-kind recycling plastics facility in Las Vegas

Republic Services opens $75 million one-of-a-kind recycling plastics facility in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A first-of-its-kind facility is opening in Las Vegas with the hopes of reducing the amount of plastic in landfills. Republic Services invested $75 million into its Polymer Center located near Nellis Boulevard and Carey Avenue. “Only plastics are coming here, and as you saw, it's primarily two types of plastic,” Jeremy Walters, communication manager for Republic Services, said during a tour. Through a concept called circularit…

‘First of its kind’ $70M recycling facility opens in east valley

The Republic Services facility can recycle a plastic water bottle into another plastic bottle, instead of downcycling it into something like a park bench.

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