The Town of Centreville began it's town wide Single Stream Recycling Program in September 2010. Since that time, we have recycled over 415 tons of material. Not only have we prevented that amount of material from ending up in the landfill, we have saved over $22,800.
How does this happen? The Town of Centreville uses the Midshore II Solid Waste Facility as our landfill. Current 'dump fees' are $55.00 per ton. Each ton of trash brought to the facility costs $55. We are not charged to dispose of any recycling materials, so each ton of recycling saves the town $55.00.
The residents really seem to be embracing single stream recycling:
- Prior to single stream recycling, the town averaged 11 tons of recycling per month. Since single stream recycling, we have averaged 26 tons per month. (that's a 136% increase!)
- Prior to single stream recycling, the town averaged 114 tons of trash per month. Since single stream recycling, we have averaged 102 tons per month. (that's an 11% decrease!)
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| Recycling Data January 2009-December 2011 |
