The city of Dallas has launched a new effort to add food and beverage cartons to its residential curbside recycling program. City officials say Dallas will be the first major city in Texas to have a carton recycling program. The effort is supported by the Carton Council, a collaborative of carton manufacturers seeking to expand carton recycling in the U.S.
Mary Nix, director of sanitation services for the city of Dallas, says, "Dallas is proud to be the first big city in Texas to make sure that liquid food and beverage cartons are recycled and kept out of landfills. Carton recycling is good for our customers and for the environment."
Under the new initiative, residents can place empty cartons, including milk and juice, soup and broth, soy milk and wine cartons, in their blue recycling bins or in community recycling drop-off containers.
In 2008, only 18 percent of U.S. households had access to carton recycling programs. Today, this number has nearly doubled to almost 36 percent, with cities in more than 40 states representing approximately 40 million households now accepting cartons in their curbside collection programs, according to the Carton Council.
In 2010, the city of Dallas claims to have recycled more than 50,000 tons of materials and says it is on track to recycle nearly 65,000 tons this year.
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