Do you like the feeling of being in on the latest local news? Well here's a bulletin that's sure to create some buzz. RethinkWaste recently released its 2006 annual report containing all the juiciest statistics on your garbage and recycling. As with any breaking story, there's a little good news and a little bad news.
First the good news. Overall garbage disposal was down by over 22,000 tons. Recycling was up slightly with almost 5,500 more tons collected than in 2005. The commercial organics program had a great year. The 460 participating restaurants and hotels sent 18,000 tons of food scraps and other organic material to a compost facility instead of the landfill.
Now for the bad news. More than 400,000 tons of material still went to the landfill in 2006. Much of this could have been "diverted" by way of recycling, reuse or waste prevention.
Click here to view the report.
