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Well, Liberty, you did it again! In 2011, residents increased the amount they recycled over 2010 by 292.55 TONS and decreased the amount of trash they sent to the landfill by 1,174.51 TONS!
Since the City of Liberty implemented a more robust curbside trash and recycling program in early 2010, those numbers are even more dramatic. In the past two years, Liberty residents have:
- increased recycling by 664 tons or 70 percent and
- reduced their trash by nearly 2,561 tons or 29 percent!
Thanks to residents' recycling efforts, the City received more than $45,000 through the recycling rebate for 2011. This has been rolled back into the solid waste management program giving residents a 2 percent reduction in solid waste collection rates for 2012.
More about Liberty's Trash & Recycling programs....
The City of Liberty's solid waste management program not only offers residents curbside collection of solid waste and recycling, but it also includes:
-- A drop-off recycling center, located at 400 Suddarth, accepts the same materials as the curbside program PLUS glass.
-- The free glass recycling service is provided in partnership with Ripple Glass. Just look for the purple recycling bin at the City's recycling center or in the parking lot at 7 West Mill Street.
-- Bulky item pickup in the spring and fall each year
-- Subscription-based yard waste collection
-- Subscription-based recycling waste collection for businesses
-- A tree limb disposal yard that is available during fall and spring clean up and often after major storms
-- A household hazardous waste collection event in Liberty each year PLUS access to permanent household hazardous waste facilities throughout the year
-- A free recycling program for cell phones and rechargeable batteries
-- A free Christmas tree recycling program after the holiday season
-- Access to a regional brush/yard waste facility in Gladstone
For more information about the City's trash and recycling program, check out www.ci.liberty.mo.us/trash or call 816.439.4514. For other recycling resources in the metropolitan area, visit RecycleSpot.org.
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