The Salina Drive-thru Recycling Center (SDRC) is scheduled to reopen on June 3 with several modifications
to its operating hours and procedures, resulting from expected budget
shortfalls due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the April safer-at-home order. Temporary hours of operation•Wednesday through Friday, 8
a.m. to 4 p.m.•Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noonVehicle traffic•Long
 lines are expected during the first few weeks. Please be patient as we
 work to process a higher than normal amount of recyclables.•There
 may be two lines formed with separate trucks within the fenced-in area, one
 inside the building and one outside the building (on the north side) to
 help facilitate a larger number of customers.•Motorists
 may be directed to turn left (south) when exiting the facility onto the
 gravel area to prevent traffic jams from the anticipated line of cars and
 the construction on North Street between Santa Fe Avenue and North Ninth
 Street.•As
 the number of customers is reduced, staff may return to its normal
 operation of a single lane of traffic inside the building only and allow
 exiting in either direction.Plastic bags•Plastic
 bags will no longer be accepted
 for transporting recyclables (paper, newsprint, plastic containers,
 aluminum, steel, cardboard, etc.). •Plastic
 bags will continue to be
 allowed for transporting shredded paper only.End-of-day gate closure•At about 3:45 p.m.
(Wednesday – Friday) and 11:45 a.m. (Saturdays, a staff member will walk the
line of customers, if any, and inform them the facility will be closing in 15
minutes.•At 4 p.m. on weekdays and noon
on Saturdays, the gates will be closed. Anyone waiting in line outside the
gates will have to come back when the facility is opened again.The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) facility
will remain closed for the time being. A separate announcement will be provided
to the public when it is reopened. &nbsp;If you have any questions, please call General
Services at (785) 309-5750.

City announces temporary hours for Drive-thru Recycling Center