CTroyMathis
10 May 2005, 11:55 AM
Talkin' Trash
It looks like Dallas will finally institute an effective recycling program, in which residents can toss all recyclables (glass, newspapers, magazines, junk mail, tin, steel and aluminum cans, corrugated cardboard, phone books) into one container (either roll carts or bags). As described on the city's Web site (http://www.dallascityhall.com/dallas/eng/committee_briefings/briefings/20050509_RecyclingProgram.pdf), recycling would happen twice a month, which is all that's needed, according to the results of a year-long pilot program. That sounds reasonable -- great, in fact.
Participants in the pilot neighborhoods increased their recycling from an average of 6 lbs. a month per household to 30 lbs. a month. More than 60 percent of the households in each pilot neighborhood participated -- up from 25 percent of households in the city under the old system.
The only thing I don't get is that the city still plans to collect trash (the non-recyclable stuff) twice a week, even though 83 percent of the pilot-program participants said that once a week would be sufficient. Seems rather like a waste of scarce city funds -- and a disincentive for people to recyle.
posted by Victoria Loe Hicks @ May 9, 5:05 PM
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It looks like Dallas will finally institute an effective recycling program, in which residents can toss all recyclables (glass, newspapers, magazines, junk mail, tin, steel and aluminum cans, corrugated cardboard, phone books) into one container (either roll carts or bags). As described on the city's Web site (http://www.dallascityhall.com/dallas/eng/committee_briefings/briefings/20050509_RecyclingProgram.pdf), recycling would happen twice a month, which is all that's needed, according to the results of a year-long pilot program. That sounds reasonable -- great, in fact.
Participants in the pilot neighborhoods increased their recycling from an average of 6 lbs. a month per household to 30 lbs. a month. More than 60 percent of the households in each pilot neighborhood participated -- up from 25 percent of households in the city under the old system.
The only thing I don't get is that the city still plans to collect trash (the non-recyclable stuff) twice a week, even though 83 percent of the pilot-program participants said that once a week would be sufficient. Seems rather like a waste of scarce city funds -- and a disincentive for people to recyle.
posted by Victoria Loe Hicks @ May 9, 5:05 PM
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