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Local News - Local News - January 31, 2013
Single-stream recycling in Spokane lures many new users
Recycling method attracts more participation, material

By Jessica Valencia
Of the Journal of Business

The Spokane Material and Recycling Technology Center can process 200 to 300 tons of recyclable material a day.
The Spokane Material and Recycling Technology Center can process 200 to 300 tons of recyclable material a day.
—Staff photo by Jessica Valencia
With the Spokane Material and Recycling Technology Center now up and running, the city of Spokane says it's receiving a higher-than-anticipated participation rate for the newly implemented single-stream recycling effort and hopes to see that rate continue to climb.

Single-stream recycling, which began Oct. 1, enables recyclable material to be loaded into the truck without being sorted beforehand. Material previously would be sorted out by a recycling collector at the truck as it wa...


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