Dive summary:
- Recology is testing out a new program in San Francisco that encourages residents to lower their waste production by offering a 30% discount for residents who are fine with skipping service some weeks.
- Every week that collectors don’t have to pick up trash from a house they get 10% off of their bill with a maximum of 3 per month.
- Since the program began in August, the program has expanded to about 3,600 homes, most of which have used the option at least once.
From the article:
The pilot program started in August and now includes about 3,600 homes. About half of the folks in the eligible areas have used the option at least once and about 28,000 credits have been issued by the company, the newspaper reported.
"As more folks continue to generate less waste, we're trying to find ways to support that trend while also maintaining a viable funding stream for the collection services," Recology spokesman Adam Alberti told the newspaper. ...
