Residents of Toledo, Ohio, are expected to have
curbside recycling service by May, according to the city’s administrator of
solid waste Christopher Pizza. The change coincides with a proposed contract
that could add materials such as magazines to recyclables placed at the curb.
The first reading of the proposal was in December.
Currently, about 40% of Toledo households have curbside recycling, with a goal
of at least 80% to have the service
Requirements of the Lucas County Solid Waste
Management District and the Ohio EPA have prompted the changes in Toledo’s
current recycling program. Curbside service began in 1989and has progressed to
pickup every other week and residents using their own containers marked with
stickers from the city. These two cost cutting measures have allowed the city
to expand the current program.
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