Dive summary:
- Since distributing 96-gallon recycling carts to residents the city of Atlanta has seen a 55% increase in recyclables.
- With the boost in recyclables, the city has been able to earn an additional $28,000 a month.
- Before the new cards were rolled out, the city had a 12.5% recycling rate and spent about $7 million a year on landfill costs.
From the article:
Atlanta distributed new 96-gallon recycling carts to 65,000 residents starting in October 2012. They also launched an education campaign called "Cartlanta" to promote the new program. By January, the city was reporting a recycling increase of more than 20%.
Recycling rates at the launch of the program were around 12.5%, and landfills costs ran the city about $7 million each year, Waste & Recycling News previously reported. ...
