How would I go about opening a recycling center in a rural town?
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You could do it as a non-profit venture. Creating a non-profit organization can take some time, but once its set up business and individuals could donate cash and equipment to it and receive a tax deduction.
If you go this route, I'd say start out small. Find someone with unused land (an old gas station would be great) and just start collecting in plastic trash bins. Then borrow or rent a truck to take them the the nearest recycling plant. The money you get for the recyclable material could go into the non-profit and eventually buy more and better equipment.
Start with your city officials. Ask for an appointment with them and go up the chain of comand. invite a small local newspaper writer/editor to go with you and write and article for what you are trying to do (asking for help in hands on and in funds. Gather letters, make copies for the city officials. Besure to know what you are wanting and put it on paper. I am working on getting the Better Bottle Bill here) Good luck!
Before starting, you need to research where the product would go after collecting it. That would be number one.
If there is not a place to take it after collection, you would have a problem.
i have an expert in nigeria who has done it for a local town. his email is.rikkoj@aol.co.uk
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