alternate weekly collection Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:45:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Biweekly Recycling Improves Rates by 9 Percent https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biweekly-recycling-improves-rates-by-9-percent-20130124/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biweekly-recycling-improves-rates-by-9-percent-20130124/#respond Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:45:13 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31956 The University of Southampton conducted a study that has determined alternate weekly collection (AWC) systems for recyclables raises recycling rates by 9%. Even though many of the municipalities in Wales and England currently operate AWCs, their impact on recycling rates and cost effectiveness has never been studied before. However, despite its success, the AWC system […]

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