Workers delivered 66,000 new and larger recycling carts to Atlantans on Monday.
ATLANTA -
Atlanta just got a little greener. The city rolled out its Cartlanta curbside recycling program on Monday.
Workers delivered 66,000 new and larger recycling carts to Atlantans. City leaders say new recycling bins could save the city money in the long run.
The 96-gallon containers are much larger than the 18-gallon carts the city used to hand out.
Jesse Blalock said that he likes the new carts
"Filling it up very quickly and sometimes we have to get some other container to put the material in," said Blalock.
The city is currently paid about $30 for every ton of recycled goods it sales. That's more than the $28.50 it costs them to send a ton of garbage to a landfill.
"It's a vital part of our effort to make the City of Atlanta more sustainable - a better, cleaner, more safe, healthy place to live,' said Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.
Reed says it's all about convenience. If the city wants to meet its goal of diverting 90 percent of its waste by the year 2020, they have to make it convenient to Atlantans.
"When we simplify recycling and make it easy and convenient for folks at home, then they tend to get more involved in recycling," Reed said.
Residents said they will recycle more now that they have more space to store their recyclables.
"I'm pleased to have these larger bins. I think it's a needed addition, wonderful idea," said Blalock.
The city of Atlanta sold about 11,000 tons of recyclables last year but sent about 68,000 tons of garbage to landfills.
Public workers officials say every time you recycle you save the city money and keep the cost of recycling low.
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Workers delivered 66,000 new and larger recycling carts to Atlantans on Monday.
