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Greensboro recycling audit shows contamination down to about 20%; auditors warn batteries, bagged recycling remain problems
Summary
At a recycling-audit demonstration at Greensboro City’s solid waste transfer station, presenters said the city’s contamination rate fell from roughly 40% in 2021 to about 20% now and urged residents to avoid bagging recyclables and to keep batteries out of curbside bins to reduce fire and contamination risks.
A recycling-audit demonstration at Greensboro City’s solid waste transfer station showed how auditors sample, sort and weigh curbside material and reported a decline in the city’s recycling contamination rate.
"Since 2021, our recycling contamination rate has gone down, from around 40% to now around 20%," the presenter (S1) said, attributing the drop to outreach and process improvements. An auditor on site (S2) said the composition study covers both residential and commercial streams and helps the city target education and improve the value of recyclable material.
The segment demonstrated the audit…
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