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Sanitation staff propose 65‑gallon carts to improve recycling efficiency; city to pilot and address contamination
Summary
Public Works reported the city will move from 18‑gallon recycling bins to larger, wheeled 65‑gallon carts to improve operational efficiency and reduce contaminated loads; staff said the change will let the department do routes with fewer crew members and urged public education on proper recycling.
Public Works Director Shane LeBlanc told the council the city plans to shift recycling from small 18‑gallon bins to larger wheeled carts (65 gallons) to improve collection efficiency and reduce contaminated loads taken to the transfer station.
LeBlanc said the current 18‑gallon bins often yield wet, contaminated loads that the county rejects and which are burned at the energy‑recovery…
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