Recycling Container Switch Nears 6/6/08

Solid waste customers should leave their 18-gallon recycling bins at the curb the week of June 30 so that Waste Industries can replace them with new 48-gallon rollout carts.

Customers should leave their recycling bins curbside for pickup then whether or not they have anything to recycle. Rollout cart usage starts in early July.

"It should encourage more recycling," Public Works Director Luncie McNeil said, noting that the carts hold nearly three times the amount of carryout containers.

"If you forget to take your recycling out for a week," he said, "you should have enough capacity to hold you over."

Customers with more than one 18-gallon bin have had to pay monthly for the additional bin, McNeil said, adding one 48-gallon cart should be sufficient. The carts have lids to keep materials dry and prevent the wind from scattering paper, as sometimes happens with bins.

The recycling service enhancement comes as the overall solid waste fee for Holly Springs' customers goes down.

The Town's new seven-year contract with Waste Industries includes a substantial drop in the monthly fee for household garbage collection. Even with an increase in the recycling charge, the combined solid waste fee drops to $12.40 per month in July. It was $13.50 per month last year.

For more information on solid waste collection in Holly Springs, contact the Public Works Department at (919) 552-5920.

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