VOORHEESVILLE — The seven Greenfiber recycling bins that were a regular source of some income for the village of Voorheesville and for two local churches were removed in September by the company.

The bins were previously available for residents to recycle paper and cardboard. Greenfiber then paid a small amount per pound, and recycled the material into blow-in insulation.

According to village Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Karen Finnessey, the company gave the village one day’s notice — stating that it would be closing down all operations in New York State — before removing all seven bins from the village.

The Enterprise was unable to reach any spokesperson at Greenfiber’s corporate headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The two bins operated by the village were located at the firehouse and on Drywall Lane. Four bins were located at and operated by the First United Methodist Church on Maple Avenue, and St. Matthew’s Church on Mountainview Street had another one.

Village officials tried contacting several local waste-disposal companies to see if they would like to supply the same service, but were told that it is not cost-effective, Finnessey said.

Residents can still put paper out in their single-stream bins for free pickup, a service that Finnessey noted is paid for by village taxes. But, she added, many residents liked being able to store up their large cardboard boxes and bring them all at once to a recycling bin. It was convenient for them, and they liked knowing, she said, that they were helping the village or the church.

The village previously received between $300 and $500 per year from this revenue source.

St. Matthew’s Church pastoral associate for administration Andrea Freeman said that church staff “used them ourselves for a lot of cardboard that came into the parish.” They are now placing that cardboard into regular recycling bins, but those bins are much smaller, she said.

First United Methodist Church of Voorheesville Trustee Jerry Flewelling said that the church received $200 or $300 every few months from Greenfiber, which then went into the church’s building fund, toward major repairs.

Like village officials, church trustees are now trying to find another company that will provide this same service.

And, in the meantime, how is the church going to make up for this lost revenue?

“We haven’t figured that out yet,” said Flewelling.