TRR photo by Fritz Mayer
Discarded electronic materials are piled throughout the warehouse of Advanced Recovery Industries in Port Jervis, NY. The company recently signed a contract to collect electronic trash, including televisions and computers, from the Sullivan County landfill and the affiliated transfer stations.

Cashing in on electronic trash

One person’s waste is another person’s opportunity

By FRITZ MAYER

PORT JERVIS, NY—As officials in the region and the country crack down on the disposal of computers, monitors and televisions in landfills, new companies are stepping up to handle the electronic cast-offs. One such company is Advanced Recovery Industries (ARI) at 47 Mechanic Street in Port Jervis.

On a recent morning at the company’s warehouse, it was clear that ARI did not suffer from a shortage of raw materials. The place was packed to the rafters with discarded computers, televisions, radios, printers-thousands of pieces of technology that were no longer needed or wanted by their former owners.

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Voting machine committee proposed

County to be impacted by costs

By FRITZ MAYER

MONTICELLO, NY—David Fanslau, the new manager of Sullivan County, proposed forming a committee to interface with the board of elections on the selection of new voting machines.

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UDPC gains new allies against NYRI

Columbia University law school signs on

By FRITZ MAYER

RIVER VALLEY—Despite Governor George Pataki’s recent signing of legislation that would prevent a proposed power line project from being built, the Upper Delaware Preservation Coalition (UDPC) remains active in the fight against the project.

In one new development, a department of Columbia University has also become actively involved in opposing the New York Regional Interconnect (NYRI) power line plan.

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