New release from public works:
Public Works has been working on several initiatives designed to increase local recycling. Along with public outreach and education, including local businesses and multi-family residences, the City of Bristol has begun new collection methods. In an effort to make recycling easier and more convenient for residents, Public Works is piloting two new recycle methods:
• In May of this year, we deployed new recycle barrels to an area off Burlington Avenue. These barrels are similar to the City-issued rubbish barrels and are emptied using an automated truck. The new recycle barrels are designed for all paper and cardboard recycling; while bottles, can and plastic are still placed in recycle bins for bi-weekly collection. Residents in the pilot area were surveyed after they had an opportunity to use the barrels during several collections, and the feedback was very positive. Although some people found the barrels too large, most feedback included a suggestion that the barrels also be used for the bottle, cans and glass recyclables as well. Paper recycling in the pilot area increased over 44% and the success is on-going.
• In mid-November, Public Works will begin a new recycle pilot. We will again deploy new recycle barrels, but these will be used for “single stream” recycling. This means that all recyclable materials can be placed in the barrel together, and simply rolled to the curb for bi-weekly curbside collection. The pilot area for single stream will be in the vicinity of Redstone Hill Road. We expect positive results from this pilot, and will survey residents in the future to determine how they feel about the new recycling method.
If the results of these pilots show that the increase in recycling will make it cost-effective, we hope to deploy the new barrels and methods to more residents in the future.
Public Works continues to investigate new ways to increase recycling and make it more convenient for Bristol residents. More recycling information is available on our web site at www.ci.bristol.ct.us/publicworks.
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6 comments:
"Public Works continues to investigate new ways to increase recycling and make it more convenient for Bristol residents."
How, by threatening residents with a large fine if they get caught throwing away a piece of junk mail? and the public works guy threatening to keep coming over to inspect offenders' trash? This is ridiculous.
This makes me really want to be in Bristol.
The orange team will fill the dumpters with there campaign rhetoric in the next few days. Perhaps Johnson can market your homes because Bristol a terrible place to live.Ken public works needs a press release to meet ther pilot plans needs.
I can't believe of all the things for us to make the national news, it would be a story like this which makes Bristol look stupid. With all the problems going on in this city, it's the garbagemen who will be dishing out justice to the worst elements of our society: those taxpaying citizens who don't do enough recycling. This is an outrage.
Talk about Big Brother watching you.....
Do you all forget that recycling is the right thing to do? It saves money for the City and helps the environment - how is that a bad thing? People who are too lazy to recycle are breaking the law, while the rest of us comply and do the right thing.
Yeah and Stortz said months ago more people were recycling then ever before. Zoppo said the same thing - guess they were wrong!!!
Clueless come to mind on this one.
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