RECYCLING IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS … AND THE CITY IS NOW LOOKING TO TAKE IT ONE STEP FURTHER. BOBBY SISNEROS WITH THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT SAYS COMMERCIAL RECYCLING IS NOW BEING SOLD TO BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. HE CALLS IT A NATURAL PROGRESSION AFTER ISSUING 178-THOUSAND RECYCLING CARTS TO HOMES AND RESIDENCES THREE YEARS AGO.
NEW NUMBER OF BUSINESSES PARTICIPATING SO FAR IS 125. SISNEROS SAYS EXPANDING THE PROGRAM COULD MEAN AN ADDITIONAL 800-TONS OF MATERIAL BEING RECYCLED EVERY MONTH.
