City May Explore Automated Recycling In Pilot Program
The Public Works Commission will discuss holding an automated recycling pilot project at its March meeting.
Solon officials may run a pilot program in a small section of the city to test automated recycling before they decide whether to roll it out citywide. The hope is that automated recycling -- in which a front-loading truck with an arm that picks up a standardized container from the curb -- will cut costs and increase recycling by residents. The public works committee plans to discuss the matter further at its March meeting, including possible locations for the pilot project. The city needs new recycling equipment because the trucks are about 17 years old and are showing wear and tear, With that need imminent, service department officials sa its time to consider the switch to automated pickup. Automated pickup involves a front-loading truck …
Kerri PD
5:39 pm on Thursday, September 6, 2012
really grateful that the city does this! sure wish they'd do it for businesses too! more ›