Greensboro recycling audit shows contamination down to about 20%; auditors warn batteries, bagged recycling remain problems

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.