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Resident raises recycling commingling concern; town staff says Highland Beach reported ~400 tons recycled last year
Summary
Resident Jack Halpern told the commission he observed commingled recycling being combined with trash and asked whether Highland Beach is receiving any financial returns; town staff replied the town tracked about 400 tons of recycling last year and will follow up with Waste Management and publish county quarterly volume reports.
Resident Jack Halpern brought a recycling complaint during public comment at the Oct. 7 commission meeting, saying he observed maintenance staff placing yellow (recyclable) and blue (recyclable) containers together into a single bale and questioning whether the town’s recycling was being commingled and…
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