Franklin Township is now accepting plastics at its drop-off recycling center.

Board Chairman Nick Storm announced at Tuesday’s board of supervisors meeting the township is now taking plastics at the recycling center.

Storm said the total tally of vehicles served was 238 as of Tuesday.

“I do know (since the plastics came the first week of September), since they have come, the number of vehicles through the center has increased quite a bit,” Storm said. “Hopefully things are going to continue to go well with that.”

Supervisor Fred Kemmerer Jr. added, “I actually think the numbers have doubled since.”

In June, supervisors held an open house at the pavilion at Phifer’s Ice Dam to learn about the new recycling center. Residents were also able to pick up recycling bins.

The new recycling center is set up in the gated section behind the township garage and police department on Fairyland Road.

The center began operations July 2. It is open from 3-7 p.m. Thursdays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, to Franklin Township residents only.

Recycling passes have been give out that show people are residents of Franklin Township, and the passes must be shown at the gate before dropping off recycling items.

Franklin Township originally shut down its recycling center in April 2020. The drop-off facility was discontinued because users were contaminating the bins with plastic bags and general household garbage.