Green Team turns 100 tons of trash into treasure

When the Carbon County Green Team first came together in 2009, the options for recycling in Carbon County were not plentiful. Now three years later, the numbers show recycling is growing among county residents, leaving Green Team members searching for more recycling opportunities in the area. While Green Team members believed residents in Carbon County would embrace the idea of recycling, they didn't think the notion of recycling would take off as it has over time.

While the work is still ongoing to get funding through grants and other similar means, local Price resident Loren Unsworth said the goal is to get a baler which would allow for the Green Team to start accepting plastic and cardboard. Sun Advocate

Price buys into wind power

Looking to expand their options for energy, including renewable sources, Price City council members have decided to buy into a possible wind farm project in Idaho. The project, known as the Horse Butte wind farm, is a planned 50 to 100 megawatt wind farm located 15 miles east of Idaho Falls, Idaho. The potential 100 megawatt farm has participants from other cities in Utah as well as other states including California, which are members of the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems. Once Price City would begin receiving power from the project, the city would then have the option of selling the power to businesses, Tatton said. Businesses in the area have already shown interest in buying the power that would come from the wind farm, he said. Sun Advocate