THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE HOPES TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TRASH GOING TO IT'S LANDFILL. A KEY PART OF THAT EFFORT IS IT'S BLUE CART RECYCLING PROGRAM. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN BOBBY SISNEROS SAYS THEY'VE NOW DELIVERED OVER 177-THOUSAND BLUE CARTS TO CITY RESIDENTS.
HE TELLS 770 KKOB IT MAY BE A WHILE BEFORE THEY'RE ABLE TO MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM. THE GOAL IS TO EVENTUALLY DIVERT 25 PERCENT OF THE CITY'S TRASH TO RECYCLING. WHEN THE PROGRAM BEGAN, IT WAS AT 5 PERCENT.
