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Columbia’s Recycling Program
• 1991: residential curbside program
• July 2015: bins to 95-gallon carts
• 34,158 total carts delivered in 13 days
• 8 recycling route areas • 38% increase in recycling
material collected • Monthly participation rate
62%
What We Did• Waste study with MRF • Selected 4 of 8 routes • Ran material separately • City staff went to watch material being sorted • 13% contamination rate
Oops Tags• Two-month study with
drivers• Driver’s daily sheets• Avg. 25 lbs per collection • 191 tags, 25 repeat
offenders• 3 strikes- out • Target by neighborhood
Continuing Public Education
• The Recycling Wizard! • City website, newsletters, meetings • Midlands Recycling and Sustainability Group • Public events • Paid advertising • Direct mail • Social media • Presentations • App • RecycleMoreSC
Public Space Recycling• Added 13 new recycling containers among 3
hospitality districts • In the process of adding 10 among City parks