Single streamin', comminglin': Whatever it's called, it's tasty, less (land) filling
The desire to recycle is powerful in many of us– especially when it's easy. That's why Charlottesville's quiet switch to single-stream recycling– obviating the tedious separation of glass and paper– is such a godsend to those who want to save the earth without getting their hands too dirty.
Last year, the city's recycling hauler, Allied Waste, saw an opportunity to expand its services and pick up plastics and cardboard without having to separate the materials on the street.
"We talked to the city and said we'd put it all together," says Allied's Tad Phillips. The change was possible thanks to Tidewater Fiber in Chester, a recycling sorter with facilities in Richmond, Chesapeake, and North Carolina. "We were able to piggy back on them," Phillips says.
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