The Koror Recycling Center located at the M-Dock cost $498,000 and according to the consultant for the Koror government, Katsuo Fuji who also designed the facility, the government saved a lot of money with this project.
Fuji said if the facility was built and designed by a Japanese company, the Koror government will have to spend an estimated amount of $4 million to $5 million.He said design alone would cost $50,000.He said 70 percent of the fund came from the Koror government and the rest of the budget came from United Nation and one private organization.Fuji designed the machine and the control panel.The facility had its test run last week and by September 15 the 21 personnel will start moving.The facility is a 300 square meter big.Fuji said they are still working on the collection system of the waste in Koror area.The facility has three compactor machine and one toner machine to recycle combustible wastes.
