MOBILE, Alabama-- A brand-new $2.4 million dollar recycling center will open its doors on Thursday after years of planning, according to county officials.

The project, championed by Mobile County Commission President Connie Hudson, will offer drop-off recycling services to west Mobile residents who would have previously had to travel to the other side of Mobile.

Located at 7450 Hitt Road near Schillinger Road, (where the Brewer Center used to be) the 13,000 square-foot facility will be operated and managed by Goodwill Easter Seals at no taxpayer expense.

The facility will operate seven days a week and will open to the public at 3 p.m. on Thursday.

A Coastal Impact Assistance Project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior aided in funding the project.