Baldwin Park : Recycling Program OKd
The City Council has approved a mandatory residential recycling program to begin Feb. 1.
Webster’s Refuse Disposal, which contracts with the city, will provide every residence with separate collection bins for newspapers, glass and aluminum. The bins will be picked up on regular trash collection days.
Although the program is mandatory, residents can either participate in the curbside effort or take their recyclable materials to buyback centers or other recycling programs.
Homeowners will pay nothing for the service the first year. During the second year, they will pay a recycling charge of up to 25 cents a month. The cost for the third year has not been determined.
The program was approved last Wednesday on a 4-1 vote, with Councilman Herschel Keyser dissenting because he opposes the mandatory fee.
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