Chesapeake, VA Extends Curbside Recycling Through 2024
There are 68,333 households in the program, meaning the city will pay the company just over $4 million a year.
SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): Chesapeake has announced it has an agreement with Tidewater Fibre Corp. to continue the recycling program through October 2024. An interim agreement was set to expire June 30. For residents, the news means the same recyclable items like paper bags, glass jars and tin or steel cans are still accepted.
As part of the agreement, the city will keep paying $4.95 per household per month for curbside recycling, which comes from real estate property taxes in the general fund. That new rate was roughly a 60% increase from the previous rate of $3.10.
There are 68,333 households in the program, meaning the city will pay the company just over $4 million a year. Tidewater Fibre collects around 14,500 tons of recycling from Chesapeake each year. It’s the only city in Hampton Roads that doesn’t charge residents a separate trash or recycling fee.
City officials and Tidewater Fibre have blamed the rising costs of recycling on China’s January 2018 ban on recyclable imports to the country because of environmental issues with contaminated materials. Tidewater Fibre’s president, Michael Benedetto, said he’s excited about getting to work with Chesapeake.
Courtesy: www.wasteadvantage.com