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Waste & Recycling January 25, 2021 03:30:09 AM

Lexington, KY Rethinks Recycling Yard Waste; Curbside Paper Recycling Could be Back by Fall

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First, it’s difficult for waste management to staff yard waste pickup because the volume produced varies depending on the season.

Lexington, KY Rethinks Recycling Yard Waste; Curbside Paper Recycling Could be Back by Fall

SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): A committee of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council voted unanimously to seek information from private industry on how to better recycle its yard and leaf waste. Currently, residents with city services use Lenny carts, as well as bags for yard and leaf waste. In the fall, the city also has a separate leaf vacuum program for which people rake leaves to the curb. A truck then vacuums those leaves into the truck. The yard waste is taken to the Haley Pike landfill where a contractor picks it up and turns it into mulch. But there are problems with the current system.

First, it’s difficult for waste management to staff yard waste pickup because the volume produced varies depending on the season. As a result, the department has to rely on temporary workers during spring, summer and fall, city officials said. Vacuum leaf collection is tricky. The city only has so many trucks and can’t always time vacuum cleanup when leaves drop, said Environmental Quality and Public Works Commissioner Nancy Albright during Tuesday’s Environmental Quality and Public Works committee meeting.

Both programs divert tons of yard waste from the landfill. Both are very popular with residents. “It can cost anywhere between $750,000 to $1 million for one pass,” Albright said of the vacuum leaf pick up. More importantly, there is a lot of contamination in the yard waste the city collects.

Courtesy: www.wasteadvantagemag.com

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