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Monroe County highlights composting, recycling outreach and new 'give back' paint program
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Monroe County Solid Waste Director Cheryl Sullivan told commissioners the county completed a 96‑gallon cart rollout, is launching a monthly 'give back' program for unused household hazardous materials and is expanding recycling and compost outreach to residents and visitors.
Monroe County Solid Waste Director Cheryl Sullivan on Wednesday updated the Board of County Commissioners on the department’s first year of initiatives, saying a recent 96‑gallon cart rollout reached nearly 28,000 households and that the county is launching new programs to reduce household hazardous waste and food waste.
Sullivan said the department achieved about a 99 percent satisfaction rate for the cart distribution and credited in‑house staff for a large cleanup effort after delivery problems. "The administrative staff... took call after call after call and email after email,"…
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