START A RECYCLING PROGRAM .

 

Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Oregon have all passed legislation that either encourages or requires recycling by residents.

 

BACKGROUND. We hope, by now, you're excited about recycling. But what happens if you look around your area and discover that there's no recycling program in which to participate.

 

After talking with professionals who specialize in recycling, our recommendation is that you contact communities where recycling has been tried ... and has worked.

 

RECYCLING SUCCESS STORIES 0 "In Rockford, Illinois, residents can win more than $1000 for just taking out the trash. In one of the country's most innovative pro~ grams for recycling, Rockford's 'trash lottery' rewards randomly selected households for separating the recyclable materials from their garbage, and pays them from the city's savings in landfill costs."

 

"In King County, Washington strong support for recycling brought a postponement of plans to incinerate waste."

 

"The metropolitan Portland (Oregon) area has set an ambitious goal. Although the 1.2 million residents already recycle 22% of their wastes, one of the highest rates in the United States, the regional government thinks they can do better. By 1989, Portland must cut its waste by 52%."

 

 "In Philadelphia, where waste disposal costs increased by 20%, or $11 million, during a oneyear period, Mayor Wilson Goode signed curbside recycling legislation into effect in June, 1987."