On tonight's agenda under New Business is the agreement between Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County regarding our garbage and recycling program.
Right now we have a single stream system where paper products, glass, cans, etc. are all dumped into the same bin and then sorted out at the facility. Unfortunately, there are really dumb people and some of them live right in my own community. Right on the bin it says NO PLASTIC BAGS and every single day there are plastic bags in our bins. I don't dumpster dive but I sure do get rid of garbage in our recycling bins. I have found orange peels and God knows what.
The city switched to single stream due to money.but thanks to people who don't or can't read or have any comprehension whatsoever about what to recycle even though it's printed right on the bins, the city now wants to go with duel stream system where items are eparated: paper products and plastics/glass into two separate bins. The city does not get reimbursed when people throw garbage into the recycling bins.
From the back-up:
WM is also moving away from dual stream recycling. WM does not want to renew the existing dual stream contract with the City that expires 9/30/18 unless the City agrees to pay WM $85/ton of dual stream recycling
The difference from receiving $10/ton to paying $85/ton to WM is not financially feasible. The alternative is to return to dual stream recycling. SWA now provides a cost share based on market rate. The cost for new dual stream recycle bins city-wide is $220k, $147,000 of which the City will need pay back to SWA. For that reimbursement, SWA and the City will have a 50/50 split of the future recycling revenues until the $147,000 is paid in full. At that point, the City will then collect 100% of the recycling revenues moving forward.
SWA brought this Interlocal Agreement before their board for approval on 4/24/18. City approval of this Agreement would allow SWA to place the order for new bins to be distributed city-wide so that dual stream collection can begin on or before 10/01/18
So, the commission will vote on a duel system. People where I live can't even get a single system right. Hopefully, people will be more cognizant of what can be recycled and what can't when they see different colored bins and the city will be able to make a few bucks.
5 comments:
I found a patchwork quilt, luggage and always plastic bags and kitchen garbage in our bins, no amount of signs or letters will prevent this arrogant, entitled ignorance.
Educate and preserve the convenience of single stream for the majority of citizens who do it right.
is this coming out of limited resorces
...and will "propel" Lake Worth into the future.
This is not new, they used to have this before the single stream. People seem to do pretty good with paper, it's the rest of the categories they have trouble with. It really isn't all that easy, deciding whether you are going to waste soap and water to wash out a jelly or mayonnaise jar to recycle it, or just throw it in the trash can.
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