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From: Joshua Wiener Date: May 22 00:40 UTC Short link

Having recently moved into a new apartment I was surprised to learn that the
area in which I now live does not offer curbside recycling service.  Although I
still drive my recyclable waste to a nearby collection point, I worry that this
“inconvenience” prevents many of my neighbors from recycling when they
otherwise might do so if the recyclables were collected along with their
regular trash.

My first residence in Columbus included curbside recycling, and until recently
I had not even considered that other locations might not offer this service.
So now I’m curious – which locations in Central Ohio offer curbside recycling?
Are there significant differences in the provision of this service between the
counties in the region?

More generally, why have some localities chosen to offer curbside recycling
while others have decided against it?

Thanks,

Josh Wiener

From: Nick Bates Date: May 22 07:56 UTC Short link

My experience is that 'nicer' wealthier areas are more likely to offer
recycling on the curb-most lower income apartment complexes have dumpsters
for trash and none for recycling (as we work to empower those who are
financially strapped, providing them an opportunity help the planet is a
strong empowerment tool plus it helps the environment and community).

I live in a house in the Hilltop area right now and we have to pay an extra
charge for recycling (growing up in Cuyahoga County where curbside recycling
was free this surprised me)  My wife and I take our recycling up to the
park.  (the charge isn't that much but it is just as easy to take it to the
park down the street right now-maybe when we have kids and loading up the
car is more of a hassle we will sign up)

Nationally, is it normal to charge residents to have curbside recycling?
Regionally and nationally, I would assume that recycling occurs more often
in affluent areas- (is this correct) what efforts can Columbus take to
encourage  recycling in low income neighborhoods and apartment complexes.

From: Marie Keister Date: May 22 08:19 UTC Short link

I used to live in Tacoma, Washington.  Tacoma and Seattle have some of the
highest per capita recycling in the nation. Of course you'll think it's because
people in the Puget Sound area are very environmentally-oriented. Okay, true.
But the real reason recycling is so rampant there is financial. We paid a
monthly fee to have our trash collected. If we recycled (they provided bins for
us to recycle at the curb), our monthly trash bill actually went down. So there
was a financial incentive to do it! With the dismal recycling record in
Columbus, I've often wondered why they didn't try this approach. Surely the
City has researched options such as these -- there must be some reason why this
hasn't been pursued here.



-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Bates [mailto:<email obscured>]
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 8:25 AM
To: Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum
Subject: Re: [CORIF] Curbside Recycling

My experience is that 'nicer' wealthier areas are more likely to offer
recycling on the curb-most lower income apartment complexes have dumpsters
for trash and none for recycling (as we work to empower those who are
financially strapped, providing them an opportunity help the planet is a
strong empowerment tool plus it helps the environment and community).

I live in a house in the Hilltop area right now and we have to pay an extra
charge for recycling (growing up in Cuyahoga County where curbside recycling
was free this surprised me)  My wife and I take our recycling up to the
park.  (the charge isn't that much but it is just as easy to take it to the
park down the street right now-maybe when we have kids and loading up the
car is more of a hassle we will sign up)

Nationally, is it normal to charge residents to have curbside recycling?
Regionally and nationally, I would assume that recycling occurs more often
in affluent areas- (is this correct) what efforts can Columbus take to
encourage  recycling in low income neighborhoods and apartment complexes.





> Having recently moved into a new apartment I was surprised to learn that the
> area in which I now live does not offer curbside recycling service.  Although
> I still drive my recyclable waste to a nearby collection point, I worry that
> this ³inconvenience² prevents many of my neighbors from recycling when they
> otherwise might do so if the recyclables were collected along with their
> regular trash.
>
> My first residence in Columbus included curbside recycling, and until
recently
> I had not even considered that other locations might not offer this service.
> So now I¹m curious  which locations in Central Ohio offer curbside
recycling?
> Are there significant differences in the provision of this service between
the
> counties in the region?
>
> More generally, why have some localities chosen to offer curbside recycling
> while others have decided against it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Josh Wiener
>
>
> Joshua Wiener
> Columbus
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From: Elizabeth Ike Date: May 22 11:32 UTC Short link

When I lived in an apartment in Upper Arlington, recycling was a free
service, while trash was paid for by the bag (you purchased stickers) so
that the quantity of trash produced would increase your cost (so, indirectly
making an incentive to recycle).  If there are any current Arlington
residents out there, I am interested to know if this is still the case.  Now
I rent in Clintonville and opt to pay a monthly fee to Rumpke to have my
recycling curbside-collected.

On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Marie Keister <

<email obscured>> wrote:

> I used to live in Tacoma, Washington.  Tacoma and Seattle have some of the
> highest per capita recycling in the nation. Of course you'll think it's
> because people in the Puget Sound area are very environmentally-oriented.
> Okay, true. But the real reason recycling is so rampant there is financial.
> We paid a monthly fee to have our trash collected. If we recycled (they
> provided bins for us to recycle at the curb), our monthly trash bill
> actually went down. So there was a financial incentive to do it! With the
> dismal recycling record in Columbus, I've often wondered why they didn't try
> this approach. Surely the City has researched options such as these -- there
> must be some reason why this hasn't been pursued here.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Bates [mailto:<email obscured>]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 8:25 AM
> To: Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum
> Subject: Re: [CORIF] Curbside Recycling
>
> My experience is that 'nicer' wealthier areas are more likely to offer
> recycling on the curb-most lower income apartment complexes have dumpsters
> for trash and none for recycling (as we work to empower those who are
> financially strapped, providing them an opportunity help the planet is a
> strong empowerment tool plus it helps the environment and community).
>
> I live in a house in the Hilltop area right now and we have to pay an extra
> charge for recycling (growing up in Cuyahoga County where curbside
> recycling
> was free this surprised me)  My wife and I take our recycling up to the
> park.  (the charge isn't that much but it is just as easy to take it to the
> park down the street right now-maybe when we have kids and loading up the
> car is more of a hassle we will sign up)
>
> Nationally, is it normal to charge residents to have curbside recycling?
> Regionally and nationally, I would assume that recycling occurs more often
> in affluent areas- (is this correct) what efforts can Columbus take to
> encourage  recycling in low income neighborhoods and apartment complexes.
>
>
>
>
>
> > Having recently moved into a new apartment I was surprised to learn that
> the
> > area in which I now live does not offer curbside recycling service.
>  Although
> > I still drive my recyclable waste to a nearby collection point, I worry
> that
> > this inconvenience prevents many of my neighbors from recycling when
> they
> > otherwise might do so if the recyclables were collected along with their
> > regular trash.
> >
> > My first residence in Columbus included curbside recycling, and until
> recently
> > I had not even considered that other locations might not offer this
> service.
> > So now Im curious  which locations in Central Ohio offer curbside
> recycling?
> > Are there significant differences in the provision of this service
> between the
> > counties in the region?
> >
> > More generally, why have some localities chosen to offer curbside
> recycling
> > while others have decided against it?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Josh Wiener
> >
> >
> > Joshua Wiener
> > Columbus
> > Info about Joshua Wiener:
> > http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/7RLT8BjR8IDYMobo479RI
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From: Andrew Miller Date: May 22 11:42 UTC Short link

Yes, this is still how UA does it and I find that my wife, myself and my
daughter produce at most 1 can (=$2.75 sticker) of trash a week while recycling
a similar amount of paper, plastic, metal. We also compostwhich plays into this
number. Due to a change in the service provider (if you haven't read about this
fiasco in UA then count yourself lucky) we actually are paying more than we
were because we also now pay $30/year single payment on top of the stickers. If
you put out 2 cans of trash a week then you actually do save money with the new
plan.You'd have to be throwing away a lot of recycleable materialto manage more
than 1 can's worth I think.
Andrew
http://elephantsonbicycles.com



----- Original Message ----
From: Elizabeth Ike <<email obscured>>
To: Marie Keister <<email obscured>>
Cc: Nick Bates <<email obscured>>; Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum
<<email obscured>>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 12:32:13 PM
Subject: Re: [CORIF] Curbside Recycling

When I lived in an apartment in Upper Arlington, recycling was a free
service, while trash was paid for by the bag (you purchased stickers) so
that the quantity of trash produced would increase your cost (so, indirectly
making an incentive to recycle). If there are any current Arlington
residents out there, I am interested to know if this is still the case. Now
I rent in Clintonville and opt to pay a monthly fee to Rumpke to have my
recycling curbside-collected.

On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Marie Keister <
<email obscured>> wrote:

> I used to live in Tacoma, Washington. Tacoma and Seattle have some of the
> highest per capita recycling in the nation. Of course you'll think it's
> because people in the Puget Sound area are very environmentally-oriented.
> Okay, true. But the real reason recycling is so rampant there is financial.
> We paid a monthly fee to have our trash collected. If we recycled (they
> provided bins for us to recycle at the curb), our monthly trash bill
> actually went down. So there was a financial incentive to do it! With the
> dismal recycling record in Columbus, I've often wondered why they didn't try
> this approach. Surely the City has researched options such as these -- there
> must be some reason why this hasn't been pursued here.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Bates [mailto:<email obscured>]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 8:25 AM
> To: Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum
> Subject: Re: [CORIF] Curbside Recycling
>
> My experience is that 'nicer' wealthier areas are more likely to offer
> recycling on the curb-most lower income apartment complexes have dumpsters
> for trash and none for recycling (as we work to empower those who are
> financially strapped, providing them an opportunity help the planet is a
> strong empowerment tool plus it helps the environment and community).
>
> I live in a house in the Hilltop area right now and we have to pay an extra
> charge for recycling (growing up in Cuyahoga County where curbside
> recycling
> was free this surprised me) My wife and I take our recycling up to the
> park. (the charge isn't that much but it is just as easy to take it to the
> park down the street right now-maybe when we have kids and loading up the
> car is more of a hassle we will sign up)
>
> Nationally, is it normal to charge residents to have curbside recycling?
> Regionally and nationally, I would assume that recycling occurs more often
> in affluent areas- (is this correct) what efforts can Columbus take to
> encourage recycling in low income neighborhoods and apartment complexes.
>
>
>
>
>
> > Having recently moved into a new apartment I was surprised to learn that
> the
> > area in which I now live does not offer curbside recycling service.
> Although
> > I still drive my recyclable waste to a nearby collection point, I worry
> that
> > this inconvenience prevents many of my neighbors from recycling when
> they
> > otherwise might do so if the recyclables were collected along with their
> > regular trash.
> >
> > My first residence in Columbus included curbside recycling, and until
> recently
> > I had not even considered that other locations might not offer this
> service.
> > So now Im curious which locations in Central Ohio offer curbside
> recycling?
> > Are there significant differences in the provision of this service
> between the
> > counties in the region?
> >
> > More generally, why have some localities chosen to offer curbside
> recycling
> > while others have decided against it?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Josh Wiener
> >
> >
> > Joshua Wiener
> > Columbus
> > Info about Joshua Wiener:
> > http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/7RLT8BjR8IDYMobo479RI
> >
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