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Same-day pickups in Fulton to start for recyclables, yard waste and trash By DON NORFLEET The Fulton Sun
J.C. Miller, Fulton's solid waste manager, said the city has a new truck that will be used to pick up recyclables and yard waste. The truck has one compartment for recyclables and one for yard waste. The truck will cover the same area of the city that the trash collection truck uses each day throughout the city. Miller said the city of Fulton has been picking up recyclables and yard waste for several years. He said a 2008 survey showed participation in recycling would increase if all collections were made on the same day. The new truck, he said, makes this possible. The $201,400 truck was purchased from money in a fund from garbage collections and by a $100,000 grant from the Mid-Missouri Solid Waste Management District H. Miller said all costs of operating city trash services are paid for by money gained through garbage collection fees and there is no subsidy from other city funds. Miller said only a small number of trash customers use the recycling service, in part because the city still maintains drop-off points where recyclables are not required to be placed in clear plastic bags. He said recycling drop-off points include C&R Market, William Woods University, Westminster College, Walmart and Kingdom Projects. Miller said even though participation is still low, the city's recycling tonnage has increased steadily since 2006. It was about 90 tons in 2006, about 140 tons in 2007, about 160 tons in 2008 and about 240 tons in 2009. Yard waste must be placed in large thick paper bags that can be purchased locally for 25 cents, Miller said. Miller said limbs must be cut into four-foot lengths and no more than 50 pounds in a bundle. Miller said there normally is no problem with the thick paper bags tearing, even if they become wet. The special thick biodegradable paper bags are needed for yard waste because the city grinds up all yard waste to create mulch that is used by the city and the rest is given away to city residents. |
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