Experts say lack of initiatives keep recycling rates down
As the city works on achieving higher diversion rate, industry experts warn that a lack of educational initiatives and stronger law enforcement would prevent the city from achieving its goal.
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Rahul Raghuvanshi is a multimedia journalist with a passion for story telling. He currently works as the Web Editor for WERS 88.9FM and has previously interned with the Boston Herald as a video journalist. He holds a bachelor's degree in electronics and communication engineering. His passion to communicate technology and issues of public interests led him to pursue his master's degree in journalism at Emerson College.
Boston universities contest switching to one bin
Even in it’s seventh year of single-stream recycling model, Boston continues to harbor numerous institutions using the dual-stream model. With the changing demands of recyclers and user behavior, many universities are contesting to adapt to the one-bin concept.
At 30 percent recycling rate, Boston lags behind
Seven years into the single-stream program, at 30 percent Boston is still lagging behind the national average of 34 percent. As the city plans to boost its diversion rate, it struggles with quickly disappearing landfills and high contamination rate.