Athens Recycling Goes Single-Stream
No more sorting out bottles, cans and paper for Athens recyclers.
The Athens-Clarke Solid Waste Department switched to a single-stream recycling system on Monday, allowing residents to mix all their recyclable items together in one bin.
By making recycling more convenient, the change will bring Athens close to the goal of a 40 percent recycling rate the Athens-Clarke Commission set for 2015.
“My low, conservative estimate is 20-25 percent” more recycling with single-stream, Waste Reduction Administrator Suki Janssen said. “Everybody else says it’ll be much more.”
26 October 2011
