New Law Will Require Bar, Restaurant Owners to Recycle
WWAY reports that Wilmington, North Carolina will enforce a new law starting in January requiring bars and restaurants to recycle aluminum and glass alcohol containers in bins provided by the city.
Owners will be billed for the pick-up service, and those who don’t comply will be fined by alcohol law enforcement agents. Downtown Wilmington has about 60 bars and restaurants that will be affected.
The positive to these businesses is that their trash bills will likely be reduced, as the city estimates that 10 to 12 tons of beverage containers are disposed of each week. Check out Earth 911′s Aluminum Recycling section to learn more on the benefits of aluminum recycling.
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mrrecycle
posted on December 17th, 2007 at 9:24 am
In South Africa, many of our pubs and restaurants have been recycling their glass, metals and plastics through local entrepreneurs, who collect the materials; separate them and take them on to buyback centers.In Somerset West, we generate 6 tons a week of glass from servicing 34 pubs and restaurants for free and have created jobs for 5 previously disadvantaged women
mrrecycle
posted on December 17th, 2007 at 9:33 am
In Somerset West, South Africa, we use the recyclable materials generated through our pubs and restaurants to create sustainable jobs for previously disadvantaged women. We generate 6 tons of glass alone every week, from only 34 pubs and restaurants.
I would have expected your entrepreneurs to have seen the same opportunities! Now you can charge less than the tax, collect and sell the materials to a buyback center close to you. Use this opportunity to create work for yourself and others!