Minus a few snags, collection is going smoothly and participation is high for residential recycling collection, which resumed in October, according to Hallie Clemm, interim program manager in the D.C. Recycling Office. Waste Management runs the program under a two-year contract that pays it a per-ton fee. Revenue for paper and beverage containers is shared when it rises above certain floor prices.
Recyclables are picked up weekly on the same day as trash. Accepted materials include OCC, HDPE, PET, newspaper, magazines, catalogs, phone books, kraft bags, mixed office and computer paper, aluminum foil, metal UBCs, and clear, brown and green glass.
Biweekly curbside …
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