Each pole, which weighs roughly 50 pounds per cubic foot, must be at least eight feet in length to be part of the reuse program. If a utility pole is damaged and no longer fit for use, Mon Power will remove any utility hardware from the pole and store it at one of its participating service centers. “We are committed to reducing waste and improving our recycling efforts, and this is an exciting opportunity for us to adopt a more environmentally friendly practice and find new uses for our secondhand utility poles in West Virginia,” said Jim Myers, president of FirstEnergy’s West Virginia operations. Alternative uses for poles typically include fencing, parking bollards, guide rail posts, landscaping or treated wood construction. Mon Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., is launching a sustainability initiative to recycle and repurpose utility poles in West Virginia. At nine of its service centers, Mon Power will store used utility poles that will be redistributed to other parties – such as farmers, mills, charitable organizations and even employees – for direct reuse.
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