It must be an election year. After more than three years of off-and-on recycling services and interruptions, the city announced this month that weekly recycling pickups will resume the week of March 4.
Since all of us have cell phones, laptops, big TVs and the like, it’s not surprising to learn that E-waste is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world; between 50 and 60 million tons of electronic products are produced each year.
The COVID crisis was tough on city services, but from a consumer (and taxpayer) perspective probably no disruption has been felt more universally than residential recycling collection.
Ready or not, the city has begun dropping off huge, wheeled recycling bins house-by-house and at other eligible buildings in Bolton Hill.
After a month of spotty and missed pickups in our part of town, the Department of Public Works on Aug. 31 suspended the collection of recycling materials in residential neighborhoods citywide, citing absenteeism because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
After this issue the Bolton Hill Bulletin takes a summer break and will resume publication in September.
Most of us know the basics about recycling, like our neighborhood curbside collection is always on Fridays, unless a Friday is a holiday, when it’s picked up on Saturday.
