THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS SEEING A SIZABLE INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF RECYCLING COMING FROM ITS COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS. LISE GORGONE IS WITH THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT. SHE SAYS THEY’VE COLLECTED ABOUT 30 PERCENT MORE RECYCLING MATERIAL SO THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, THE FIRST YEAR OF THE COMMERCIAL RECYCLING PROGRAM. SHE SAYS MOST BUSINESSES RECYCLE CARDBOARD AND PAPER PRODUCTS.
SHE SAYS THEY’VE PICKED UP ABOUT 6-AND A HALF MILLION POUNDS OF RECYCLING FROM COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS SO FAR THIS YEAR.
