Cleveland residents will need to enroll in the recycling program; collection will take place every two weeks

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CLEVELAND – The city of Cleveland has decided to implement an opt-in recycling program that will have curbside collection every two weeks. Citizens who wish to have their recycling picked up at the curb must register on the City’s website. Those who do not choose to participate will have their recycling cans removed.

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PHOTO: Cans and plastic bottles are acceptable if empty, clean and dry.

The city will also be making some changes to the way it collects bulk trash, moving to collection every two weeks while moving to an appointment-based system. Collection routes will be redesigned for the first time since 2010 to optimize efficiency, and there will be new recycling education to ensure residents who choose to recycle are recycling properly. Proper recycling reduces contamination and recycling costs for the city.

The city will also create “up to 6 Super Center recycling depots which will be staffed with city employees, allowing residents to drop off curbside recyclable materials and other special materials.” These staffed super centers might require changing roles and responsibilities for existing workers, but will provide the ability to ensure that what is deposited can be recycled, according to the report.

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The city of Cleveland says residents can start signing up for a curbside recycling program this week, with recycling resuming by the end of the year.

The change comes after high levels of contamination in the city’s recycling transport resulted in a one-time recycling contract offer the city would not accept. As a result, materials in Cleveland’s recycling bins have been going directly to landfill since April 1, 2020.

City of Cleveland hired recycling consultant GT Environment to study the city’s current recycling approach and recommend how to fix it. The recommendations were presented to the city in January. He hopes to get strategies on how to implement the recommendations in the spring of 2021, but different parts of the changes will happen at different times.

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