START A RECYCLING PROGRAM
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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 one‑year period, Mayor
Wilson Goode signed curbside recycling legislation into effect in June, 1987."