WHAT IS THE RECYCLE RIGHT PILOT PROGRAM?

It is a recycling education program to reduce contamination and improve the recycling system in our community. The program combines recycling education and recycling inspection at the curb to help improve peoples’ understanding of what to recycle and what causes contamination. We will inspect recycling carts in a targeted area and provide cart-tags that note what material should not be placed in the recycling cart. This program will focus on the Belmont-Fallon neighborhood and serve as a pilot in advance of a future city-wide effort.

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1. WHAT IS THE RECYCLE RIGHT PILOT PROGRAM?
2. WHY IS THE PROGRAM NEEDED?
3. WHEN AND WHERE WILL IT TAKE PLACE?
4. HOW WILL NEIGHBORS BE NOTIFIED?
5. HOW WILL THE PROGRAM WORK?
6. WHAT IS CONTAMINATION?
7. WHY DID MY CART GET TAGGED AND WHAT DO I DO NOW?
8. WHAT ARE ACCEPTABLE ITEMS TO BE PUT IN MY RECYCLING CART?
9. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF RECYCLING?
10. WHAT INFORMATION ARE YOU GATHERING DURING THE TAGGING PROCESS?
11. SHOULD I BAG MY RECYCLABLES? ARE PLASTIC BAGS ABLE TO BE RECYCLED?
12. IF ONLY PLASTICS #1 AND #2 CAN BE RECYCLED, WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH PLASTICS #3-#7?
13. WHERE CAN I TAKE THINGS LIKE BATTERIES, METAL, AND ELECTRONICS?