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Leesburg commission readies council briefing on glass, plastics and single-stream recycling
Summary
Town staff told the commission that Waste Management and regional markets are shifting and that a presentation to town council will include glass and plastic policy options, with the commission continuing to recommend purple-bin collection for glass as a cleaner alternative to single-stream recycling.
Town staff briefed Leesburg’s Environmental Advisory Commission that shifting recycling markets and material-recovery-facility (MRF) practices are prompting renewed discussion about how the town handles glass and plastics.
Staff told commissioners they are scheduled to present a status update on the town’s recycling program to Leesburg Town Council on May 27; staff said glass is likely to be a key topic at that briefing. The commission has previously recommended that some glass be diverted to the town’s purple-bag/purple-bin collection station rather than placed in single-stream curbside carts, a move…
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