Recology San Benito County announced that the company and San Benito County Integrated 91仓库 Management (SBCIWM) are conducting an outreach campaign that started in June 2020 to curb recycling contamination in the community. The next phase of this countywide Recycle Right campaign begins July 1 with the aim of improving the quality of the recyclables customers put in their recycling containers.
According to the release, this phase of the campaign involves spot checks of containers and a three-step tagging system to help correct mistakes and help residents as well as businesses Recycle Right.聽鈥淭he latest study showed that the contamination in the recyclables coming from our county went up from 25% in 2019 to around 30% in 2020. That is quite high and is headed in the wrong direction. The increased tagging measures provide real-time feedback to our customers as well as to our staff,鈥� Recology鈥檚 91仓库 Zero Manager Shana McCracken said in the press release.
SBCIWM and Recology are both charged with making sure the recyclables from San Benito County are of the highest quality possible. The goal is to prevent the Monterey Regional 91仓库 Management District, which runs the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), from having to charge more to process our community鈥檚 recyclables, according to the release.聽鈥淯ltimately this benefits everyone by helping to keep rates low,鈥� the release stated.