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Colo. Resort Town Mulls 'Pay as You Throw' Trash Plan

Vail program would encourage recycling

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(Newser) – A Colorado resort town is trying out a newer, greener trash collection program, the Denver Post reports. The new “pay-as-you-throw” system would charge residents of Vail based on how much junk they throw away each week, but provide curbside recycling for free.

Such programs are catching on across the country, but can be hard to implement in places like Vail, where many come for only a few weeks. But a transient population hasn’t stopped Aspen, which implemented a similar system in 2005. “It just incentivizes people to recycle more,” said an environmental health specialist, adding that Aspen had worked with hotels to get visitors on board with the program.

The bill would probably be pretty high for this.
The bill would probably be pretty high for this.   (Shutterstock)
That looks like potentially recyclable paper.
That looks like potentially recyclable paper.   (Shutterstock)
Trash by volume is catching on.
Trash by volume is catching on.   (Shutterstock)
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PosterNutbag
Feb 2, 09 3:49 PM CST
And when you buy a product that is way over packaged. Open it at the store and leave them with the excess trash. Reply
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Newser001
Feb 2, 09 4:51 PM CST
Great point, PosterNutbag! Many do it at Costco, as do I. I wish I could be billed based on when I take my trash out - As I take it out only once per month - Not every week. Every time the garbage truck stops and process your containers, it's more and more energy needlessly wasted + polution. We only use the BLUE (recycle) and GREEN (vegetation) - Never the BLACK (neither recyclable nor vegetation). I always mulch-mow - That way I'm returning nutrients to the grass and soil, requiring far less water and fertilizer.
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