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City of Atlanta Recycling Program
Promotes Waste Reduction Evaluate Existing Waste Reduction Methods
& Recycling Programs Provide Recycling Opportunities & Education
Recycling Objectives
Increase Recycling Participation Reduce Contamination Increase Education Increase Communication
CURRENT INITIATIVES
Residential Weekly Collections of ~96,000 Homes CARTLANTA- Distributed 96 gal Bins to All
Residence Community Collection Events Viable Partnerships- KAB and CHaRM Incentivized Recycling (Sept. 2015)
CURRENT INITIATIVES
Internal Desk-side Recycling Container Recycling Competitions 96 gallon Bins to All City Facilities Monthly Recycling Event @ City Hall Internal Recycling Ambassador Program
CARTLANTA
2009- Pilot Program 10,000 Carts 2012- Distributed Carts to Remaining
Residence Originally Distributed by Request
Only Blanket Distribution In a Short
Timeframe
18 gallons vs. 96 gallons
Recycling Issues
CARTLANTA Blanket Rollout Lack of Education Contamination Participation Enforcement Data Tracking
Contamination Notices
103; 6%
484; 29%
271; 16%
794; 48%
1652 Contamination Notices Issued in 2015 2nd Quarter
North EastNorth WestSouth EastSouth West
Addressing Recycling Issues
Provide Ongoing Education Issue Contamination Notices & Tracking Provide Clear Recycling Information Provide Incentives for Recycling
Provide Multiple Recycling Opportunities
Incentivized Recycling (Sept. 2015) 3rd Saturday Monthly Community Events Attend Neighborhood Planning Unit
Meetings (NPUs) Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Local Boys and girls Clubs Library and Recreation Center Visits
Recycling Outreach
Social Media City Water Bill Insert City Website Television & Radio Recycling Ambassador Volunteer
Program
Incentivized Recycling Pilot
2009- 2014• Pilot Program for 25,000 Residents• Scattered Distribution• Inefficient Collection Routes • Poor Data Tracking
Incentivized Recycling Full Implementation
Recycle Perks- Service Provider September 2015 Inception Available to all 96,000 Single Family
Residents
CITY OF ATLANTADepartment of Public WorkSolid Waste Serviceswww.atlantaga.govwww.facebook.com/AtlantaPublicWorks
Carla LipscombPublic Works Manager [email protected](404) 330-6240