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Norwalk sanitation director outlines potential recycling changes; city to study loose-collection rules and potential grant funding
Summary
Sanitation staff told the council that recyclables are currently collected in trash bags but state/industry changes may require loose collection in bins; city staff continue fact-finding and will pursue grants to offset costs, with implementation likely in late next year if at all.
Sanitation staff provided an update to Norwalk City Council on possible changes to the city’s curbside recycling program. The director said the city currently collects recyclables in trash bags but a change in industry requirements being considered by the solid-waste district may require collection of recyclables loose in cans or bins and unloading them at curbside. That change would require different equipment and collection procedures and could increase collection time and cost.
Sanitation staff said they are still in a fact-finding and planning stage, looking at cost-benefit options and potential grant funding to offset higher costs. The staff noted a potential grant window opening in October or December and said they are unlikely to implement changes this year; if grants are available the city could consider implementation late this year or early next year.
Staff also announced operational dates for city services: the compost facility opening weekend on Friday, April 4 through April 6 (open Friday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.), large-item trash pickup the week of April 7–11 (residents allowed three large items or nine extra trash cans at no additional cost), and curbside yard-waste collection beginning May 5 with an allowance of two cans or bundles per week (with brush-week exceptions).
Councilors and staff said they will continue studying the recycling options and pursuing grant funding where available.
