Westside : GOLDEN GARBAGE
Recycling is paying off for more than the environment.
Culver City officials credit revenues from the city’s recycling program for a drop in trash pickup rates this year. At a time when most taxes are rising ever higher, Culver City lowered the cost of residential trash pickup last week to $17.61 a month, down from $18.59 last year.
The city expects to receive about $225,000 from recycled trash, about $175,000 more than anticipated, said Mark Gauerke, city sanitation manager.
“The [resale] price of corrugated cardboard skyrocketed,” he said.
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