An article on the WPBN website, UpNorthLive.com, Traverse City, Michigan, reports residents of Emmet County, Michigan, will receive new recycling carts from the Department of Public Works in Petoskey, Michigan, throughout June.
The 64-gallon-carts are three times larger than those previously used by Emmet County residents. Emmet County Recycling Communications Director Kate Melby told WPBN this will allow more materials to be recycled while limiting the amount of garbage entering the landfill.
“That means we are going to be able to preserve natural habitats more for the plants and animals, and we’re going to enjoy that natural beauty,” said Melby.
More than 7,000 64-gallon carts have been distributed to curbside customers in five different townships throughout the county.
“It has made things much more convenient for my family,” Bear Creek resident Matt Hellens told WPBN. “Before, it would just build up to where we would have to make a special trip just to get the boxes out. Now, the cart gives us the opportunity to just kind of stash it away, and then every other week we can just bring it out to the curb and make our life easier that way.”
The project took 18 months to fully fund, with more than $300,000 received from 15 contributors, according to WPBN, including The Recycling Partnership, based in Falls Church, Virginia.
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