 Rogers
Community Recycling Center
The Rogers Community Recycling Center is located behind the
Rogers Activity Center. It began as a collaboration of
efforts between the City of Rogers, residents of Northwest
Arkansas, and senior citizen volunteers. We are the largest
independent drop-off recycler in Arkansas, accepting
recyclables 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A covered
drive-thru drop-off area provides comfort, as well as
convenience, for our citizens. The RCRC has been honored
with several local, state and national awards including
“Program of the Year” by the Arkansas Recreation and Parks
Association.
Currently, the facility accepts aluminum and steel cans,
aluminum scrap, cardboard, chipboard, clear and colored
glass, newspapers, office paper, #1 and #2 plastic bottles,
magazines, catalogs and phone books.
To date $1,304,862 has been donated to community recreation
programs and facilities. The RCRC has recycled over
79,000,000 pounds of recyclable material and trash that
otherwise would have taken up more than 5,000,000 cubic feet
of space in a landfill.
Listed below are some projects that have been all or
partially funded from donations to the center:
- Scholarships for youth programs
- Rogers City Environmental Director
- Property expansion of the Rogers Activity Center (7+
acres)
- Improved facilities at Lake Atalanta: include
fishing ramp for handicapped people, swimming pool,
activity center, cabin and pavilion construction
- Sports equipment at the Rogers Activity Center, pool
tables, gym floor, sprinkler system, office equipment
- Signs, cooking pit and clock at Frisco Park
- Community service projects sponsored by the United
Way, Salvation Army, etc.
- Playground equipment at public schools
- Irrigation system for soccer fields
- Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial: helicopter at Rogers
Municipal Airport
- Night lighting for athletic fields
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