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While the trends in recycling are toward commingled collection of recyclable materials, these national trends are set in large urbanized areas (where about 70 percent of the population lives) and ...

Using either a blue bag or a bin with the city’s recycling sticker attached, residents can recycle paper (ONP, OMG and OCC, catalogues and phone books) and commingled containers on a weekly basis.

A bit of backstory: In commingled (or single-stream) collection, people toss all of their recyclables into one bin, then waste haulers toss it into one truck.

"Around 280 tons of commingled recycling comes across the floor daily." Staff sort and toss any garbage that may have been included in the commingled containers.

SCRANTON – City Department of Public Works crews will maintain the normal recycling schedule and collect commingled bottles, cans and jars placed in blue bins the week of April 6. The Lackawa… ...

The Viroqua City Council, Tuesday, April 26, approved allowing Southwest Sanitation to collect commingled recyclable materials. Starting in May, recyclable material can be put out to the curb in ...

Surprise currently collects about 150 tons of trash and 40 tons of commingled recycling, Gent said. The city collects the largest amount of trash during baseball spring training.

The commingled collections will also reportedly put the UK's recycling rates at risk, a press release from the CPI said, citing evidence from both Defra and international sources.