DAYTON RECYCLING

IN DAYTON, OFFICIALS REPORT THAT JUST A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF WASTE ACTUALLY WINDS UP BEING RECYCLED DESPITE INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN RECYCLING EFFORTS.
SO FAR THIS YEAR IN THE GEM CITY, ABOUT EIGHT-POINT-FIVE PERCENT OF WASTE HAS BEEN RECYCLED. CITY OFFICIALS WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT NUMBER CLOSER TO TWELVE PERCENT. ACCORDING TO THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS, THE CITY'S RECYCLING RATE HAS BARELY INCREASED IN MANY YEARS. NOW OFFICIALS HOPE THAT CAMERAS ON RECYCLING TRUCKS AND OTHER NEW TECHNOLOGY WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH DATA TO IDENTIFY AND TARGET ADDRESSES THAT HAVE RECYCLING BINS BUT AREN'T FILLING THEM FOR PICK-UP. DAYTONâS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, TOM RITCHIE JR., SAYS HIS OFFICE WILL CONTINUE ITS WORK TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ABOUT DAYTON'S RECYCLING PROGRAM.