Dive summary:

• Officials in Mercer County, N.J. are developing an app to remind residents when to take out their recycling.
• The app allows users to receive reminders, information for their district, special collection days, how to properly recycle certain household items and report problems to the county.
• If residents have any problems with their recycling, they can take a picture and it will be automatically emailed to the recycling authority; feedback such as this makes it easier for the county to make immediate improvements.

From the article:

"... One goal is to increase participation in local recycling programs. Greater use saves towns money on trash tipping fees and helps to conserve resources.

'We’ll be able to update the information on the app as necessary during the year, so it will always be current,' Dan Napoleon, chief of recycling for the Mercer County Improvement Authority, said in a statement. 'That should lead to increased recycling rates. Everybody wins.'

The app also includes information on special electronic waste and hazardous waste recycling days in the county. ..."