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Solid waste director touts recycling gains, new scheduling tools and outreach in annual 'Top Trash' update
Summary
The city’s solid waste director reported increased recycling tonnage, route efficiency gains, new online bulky scheduling, expanded outreach and plans to revisit green‑waste container options as the system grows.
Solid Waste and Recycling Director Jerry Schubert presented the program’s annual update, summarizing service changes, performance metrics and outreach efforts since 2021.
Schubert said the department collected more than 5,235 tons of recycling in the most recent calendar year, up from roughly 1,390 tons in the first short year after a recycling equipment loss. He described route rerouting and new…
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