Government Recycling Programs: Do they increase public participants of recycling

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Government Recycling Programs Do they increase
public participants of recycling?

• Beth Parmer
• And
• Casey Spinks

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Introduction

• People are main contributors of waste on Earth
• Landfills are filling up
• Recycling Programs are becoming more of an
  important necessity

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History of Recycling Programs

• 10,000 B.C. first issue of trash
• Late 1600s first recycling methods
• 1776 patriots recycle a metal statue
• 1897 New York home of first recycling center
• 1972 Centers est. to buy back recyclables
• 1990 McDonalds and Coca-Cola comply

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Athens-Clarke Countys Recycling Program

• Curbside pick-up est. in 1988
• Solid Waste Citizens Advisory Committee devised
  in 1990
• Greater incentives for consumers to recycle
• Use less
• Save Money
• Other counties desire to reflect program of
  Athens

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Businesses Benefits of Adopting Programs

• Ability to use smaller dumpsters
• Lowered monthly fees
• Ability to reduce the amount of trash disposed
• Lower solid waste services costs

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Different Types of Recycling Programs

• Recycling Dumpster Service
• Recycle Drop-Off Program
• Programs derived from Georgia Comprehensive Solid
  Waste Management Act
• Local and State level programs
• User fee programs of recycling facilities
• Programs that require industries to keep written
  record of solid waste use and disposal

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Proof of Increased Participation

• Detailed records of amt recycled from past
• Past 5 years, huge increase of goods recycled and
  money generated
• Increased public compliance by keeping their
  costs low (cost per ton decreasing)

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In Comparison Chatham Countys Recycling Program

• Similar population size
• Different solid waste collection services
• Recent implementation of county operated
  recycling program

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Conclusion

• Recycling programs are an effective way to get
  the public to recycle
• Recycling contributes to the survival of the
  Earth and inhabitants well-being