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Columbus council member urges citywide recycling plan as landfill life nears 40 years
Summary
Columbus City Council member Christopher Wyche outlined a multi-year plan to expand curbside recycling citywide, citing projections that Franklin County’s single landfill has about 40 years of capacity left and that much of the city’s waste could be reused or composted.
Christopher Wyche, a Columbus City Council member, said he is developing a multi-year plan to expand recycling citywide to give every resident access to curbside recycling.
The proposal comes as a speaker at the meeting warned that Franklin County has only one landfill and that recent changes have reduced its available capacity. "Franklin County only has 1 landfill, and just last year, Swayco completed the first cap closure, which sealed 1 section…
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