Clean & Green: Pulaski County Residents To See Major Recycling Change
by February 27, 2012 2:35 pm 112 views
For our central Arkansas audience, you’re likely to start seeing a major change in your curbside recycling program.
Starting this week, the Regional Recycling and Waste Reduction District And Waste Management will be shifting away from 18-gallon recycling bins to much larger 65-gallon carts.
The new carts begin distribution to residents in Little Rock, North Little Rock and Sherwood beginning Monday, Feb. 27. Also, recycling pick-up will be curtailed to every other week routes in an effort to reduce gas emissions.
The new concept is called single-stream recycling and it will allow residents to put any type of recyclable item (non-organic) in the cart without having to sort.
There is also a way for households to be paid, so-to-speak, for recycling with a new incentive plan called Recycle Bank. The incentive plan could qualify groups for discounts and coupons.
If you want to learn more about this new recycling program, check out the video below.