Indianapolis Hosting Town Hall Meetings on Recycling

The city of Indianapolis will be hosting a series of town hall meetings throughout the next year to boost the visibility and participation rate of its renewed curbside recycling program. In addition to boosting the participation rates, the city also hopes to dispel some rumors about the program that might have curtailed participation, said Erica Wheeler, assistant public information officer for the city of Indianapolis.

The city will hold three meetings in October before taking a break for the holidays. Starting early next year the city will pick up the program in other neighborhoods in the city.

Panelist for town hall meetings will include representatives from the city, Department of Public Works, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and the Indiana Recycling Coalition.

The three meetings scheduled for this month are the following: Oct. 23, Julia Carson Government Center, 300 E. Washington St.; Oct. 25, IPS Washington Irving School 14, 1250 E. Market St.; and Oct. 30, Robert's Park Methodist Church, 401 N. Delaware. All the meetings are scheduled to run from 7-8 pm.

Currently, around y 12 percent of the county residents subscribe to the curbside recycling service. To preclude the city from subsidizing curbside recycling, participation must increase. Curbside service is available for approximately $5 per month but costs the city $8.57 per week for collection and processing of the recyclable materials.