Over 100 local governments have ceased collecting recyclables due to dramatically increasing costs and the pandemic. Bill Bensing, Director of Public Services in Kirkwood, Missouri, discusses how he controls contamination, increases awareness of the curbside recycling program, and diverts non-waste from the landfill with his team.
This article appears in the March 2021 issue of APWA Reporter.
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