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ABQ’s recycling plant at maximum capacity

  • Posted on August 6, 2011 at 2:48 pm

today is “america recycles day” all across the nation. minute thumbnail 06:07 pm and that had us asking — how much is albuquerque is recycling — and how do we compare to the rest of the country? stuart dyson is here with what he found out. the answer is – we’ve got a long way to go – but right now we’re recycling more than the system can handle – solution – fix the system! right now the city recycles only 6 percent of its solid waste – but when you combine it with county recycling and private recycling of commercial waste – it goes up to 20 percent. ” in the region we’re about average when you look at the rocky mountain region – nationally the rate is about 33% – so we have a long way to go to reach the national average but we’re pretty representative of the rocky mountain states.” the trouble is the city’s recycling plant simply can’t keep up with the workload – and a new improved one is at least a couple years away. the popular curbside recycling bins won’t go citywide until then – right minute thumbnail 06:08 pm now only ten thousand homes have them – everybody else uses clear plastic bags. free reusable shopping bags today at whole foods – sort of like taking sand to saudi arabia – the company well known for its environment- friendly practices. ” and in fact the back of my car right now is full of recycling – i’m gonna drop it off at the pickup location on menaul in a little while.” and a recyclable lunch at sandia prep school today – everything goes in the …

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