One local non-profit needs help as they face the possibility of closing. PRo Recycling Center is a non-profit organization that has been in Wichita for 15 years and has diverted 21 million pounds of trash from landfills, but needs to do some major repairs on equipment. The sale of its collected materials makes up almost all of the organizations funds. “Prices for these materials are at a 20-year low,” the organization says. “Most prices are less than half of what they were 18 months ago. Some have dropped by 85 percent. While volume is increasing, total income is less than half of what it had been. This means a $28,000 budget shortfall this fiscal year.” The needed equipment work includes a $2,000 repair on its largest baler. Volunteers complete almost all of the work done at PRo Kansas Recycling. Similar operations have closed around the U.S. and the state, including locations in Clearwater, Rose Hill and Haysville.

To donate or volunteer, you can visit their website at http://www.recyclewichita.org/volunteer/