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Recycling department reports full staffing, plans part‑time code enforcement and food‑scrap driver positions
Summary
The county’s recycling director reported on Jan. 13 that the department is fully staffed and is planning two part‑time hires to strengthen enforcement and expand food‑scrap collection.
Tompkins County Department of Recycling and Materials Management Director Leo Riley told the Planning, Energy and Environmental Quality Committee on Jan. 13 that his department is fully staffed for the first time in several years and plans to add two part‑time positions in 2025: a code enforcement officer (approximately 20 hours per week) and a part‑time food‑scrap driver tied to a recently awarded food‑scrap collection grant.
Riley said the code enforcement officer will focus on enforcement of the county’s Chapter 140 solid waste rules—illegal dumping, hauler licensing, trash‑tag (pay‑as‑you‑throw) compliance, and mandatory recycling rules for…
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