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Springdale to Pilot Smart‑camera Recycling Outreach with Grants, 'Oops' Mailers and In‑home Bins
Summary
Boston Mountain Solid Waste District presented a Walmart Foundation–funded Recycling Partnership grant for a Springdale pilot using truck-mounted cameras, targeted mailers and in-home bins to boost participation and reduce contamination.
Boston Mountain Solid Waste District told the Springdale City Council it will launch a recycling education and outreach pilot funded through a Recycling Partnership grant paid by the Walmart Foundation to increase participation and reduce contamination.
Taylor Osborne, sustainability coordinator for Boston Mountain Solid Waste District, said the project will pair audits at the materials‑recovery facility (MRF) with smart‑camera technology on recycling trucks. The cameras will photograph contamination, identify the originating route by GPS and trigger a printed “oops” mailer to the household…
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