Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson shares some anecdotes with the crowd.
The facility will process collected recycled materials from residential and commercial customers across North Texas.
The Material Recovery Facility (MRF) also houses a second-floor community room and observation deck overlooking the recycling operations area. Here, IESI invites area schools, scouting groups, after- school programs, chambers of commerce and other organizations to tour the MRF and learn about the importance of recycling.
Among the attendees from Fannin and Grayson counties were Fannin County Commissioner Pat Hilliard, Sherman Mayor Bill Magers, Denison Councilman Obi Lee Greenleaf, Sr., TCOG Environmental Coordinator David Trout and Savoy resident and CORE (Citizens Organizing for Resources and Environment) member Lisbeth Echeandia.
(l-r) Fannin County Commissioner Pat Hilliard and Sherman Mayor Bill Magers
Representative Samuel Johnson, Texas District 3, addresses the crowd
McKinney Mayor Brian Loughmiller
The ribbon cutting
IESI President & CEO Mickey Flood
The first 'official' load
Lots of handwork involved in sorting the trash sent to the facility for recycling
Paper trash moves to the next stage
A conveyor belt takes paper toward the baling process.
An IESI consultant explains part of the process to David Trout, Texoma Council of Government's Environmental Coordinator
Fannin County Commissioner Pat Hilliard asks a question while TCOG's David Trout (middle) looks on
Bales of recycled products at the McKinney facility
Fannin County Commissioner Pat Hilliard examines a bale of aluminum cans
All photos by Lisbeth Echeandia
