Atlanta Approves Plan to Study Business Recycling Project

The Atlanta City Council approved a measure to assemble a task force of 16 people to study the possibility of creating a more effective business recycling program. The vote took place Nov. 5.

Natalyn Archibong is the Atlanta Councilwoman who authored the task force plan. The bill needs to be approved by Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin.

According to Archibong, the Council hopes to assemble the group by the end of the year. Archibong says that the hope is that the group will be able to come back to the City Council by the middle of next year to provide insight into how the city can boost recycling levels by businesses in the city.

In addition to putting together a task force, the Atlanta City Council also approved a law that would require recycling collection at multi-unit apartments in the city. Apartment owners who failed to provide recycling bins could face a fine of up to $1,000.

Archibong says that she expects that component to be rolled out incrementally, with a time frame of roughly 9 months for the program to be implemented.