Special Guest: Barry Prater
847 Angliana Avenue
Lexington, KY 40508
859-225-8100
Central Kentucky Fiber Resources is divided into different divisions, and they are pulp, paper, graphics, packaging, and recycling. The company was established in 2002, and has 15 employees. The concept of W-A-L-K is important. W (water) A (and) L (land) K (kritters). Items can be reduced (use email to save paper), reuse (reuse containers), and recycle. "Pre"-cycling is the practice of planning for the proper process of preventing pollution by identifying and implementing the best method for returning products and packaging to reusable fiber - prior to purchase. In 2001, the items in the United States that was thrown away into landfills was 56%, while in Japan it was only 7%. It was be interesting to see now what the percent would be in Japan, since they got devastated by an earthquake and tsunami. Recycling consists of categorize, collect, and combine. Things that are unapproved materials include various grades of mixed paper, contaminated OCC (carbon black), bi-floor (foil and cardboard), and plastics #1-7s (that are not sorted). Companies that Central Kentucky Fiber Resources include Buffalo Trace Distillery, Goodwill, and Wayne County. In 2009, Fayette County disposed of 316,558.60 tons of waste. For a ton that's disposed of, it costs on average $28.34 to do it.
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