City to Roll Out New Recycle Carts
Austin’s News 8 reports that the city will be switching to single-stream recycling later this year, and in the pilot program the city has seen a 30 percent increase in recycling participation.
Also known as commingling, single-stream recycling involves providing residents with one bin for all recyclable materials. Austin’s All-in-One Program will also provide for other materials to be recycled in the city, including cardboard and aerosol cans.
There is no definitive date for when the new program will launch city-wide, but the pilot program began in January 2005. For more information on the different types of curbside program, visit Earth 911′s Curbside Recycling page.
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olaolu Randle
posted on November 12th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Pls i will like to be part of earth911,i have plan to go toNigeria to start a recyceling program but i need help with how to go foward. Thank Pls your response will be helpful.
Jennifer Berry
posted on November 12th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Hi Olaolu,
That’s exciting that you are looking to start a recycling program in Nigeria. A good place to start would be to read about how to start a recycling program. You could also learn more about recycling in your area (perhaps you could take a tour of a recycling facility?) to understand what is needed for a recycling program and talk to the people who are involved in its day-to-day operations. You could also contact the Waste Recycling Association of Nigeria to learn more.
Good luck!
perian mcbee
posted on November 17th, 2008 at 8:17 am
what do we do with magazines?
George Dreckmann
posted on November 19th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Most recycling programs should take magazines. They are a good source of paper fiber and are often recycled right along with newspapers.
Melissa Like
posted on November 26th, 2008 at 2:54 am
Please take your magazines to your nearest emergency room, doctors’/auto repair waiting room, elementary schools, etc. Also check with your local library to see if they could use them. With the downturn in our economy, libraries and other publically funded institutions will be short on funds to pay for subscriptions. I’m a psychologist and I take my APA journals to my local community college libraries and they always take every issue I can bring them. Many people forget that there are other readers who could benefit from these sources multiple times before they end up in the recycling programs which use energy to process so passing them on, you help to get more use out of that paper.