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Council accepts Recycling Partnership grants to launch cart‑based recycling program
Summary
Fayetteville accepted a no‑cash technical assistance grant and a larger cash grant from the Recycling Partnership to support a citywide cart‑based recycling rollout, including ~28,000 carts, an education program and anti‑contamination cameras; council approved both grants after discussion of contamination controls, processor RFPs and matching funds.
The Fayetteville City Council voted Nov. 4 to accept two grants from the national nonprofit Recycling Partnership that support the city's transition to cart‑based curbside recycling.
Peter Nierngarten of the Recycling and Trash Division summarized two awards: a technical assistance (no cash) grant to help the city develop an RFP and evaluate proposals for a processor of mixed recyclables and a cash grant totaling about $1,648,000 that includes roughly $1.2 million to…
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