Pasco Eyeing Recycling Program Changes
A few proposed tweaks to the existing program are hoped to increase participation.
Ask most West Pasco residents when their trash hauler picks up recyclables and it’s likely they’ll get a blank look on their faces. That’s a problem Pasco County is hoping to tackle in the near future. The county is eyeing changes to its blue bag recycling program that would make it easier for residents to get their plastic, glass and aluminum recyclables out to the curb. A proposal is under consideration that would enable residents to forego buying those costly blue bags in favor of designating their own cans for recyclable items. The move, officials say, could help improve participation in the voluntary recycling program. Recycling is Low Right Now Participation in the county’s voluntary recycling program is less than ideal, officials …
Kit S
1:57 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
I moved to Pasco from Hillsborough last summer and Pasco's program is a joke. None of our neighbors recycle here and I can't really blame them, you have to run around trying to find bags, then remember which week it is while they pile up in the off-weeks, sort out the plastics, drive your paper to a nearby school (when the gates aren't locked). I see bags of recyclables out with the regular trash… more ›