Recently, we noticed that our curbside recycling was being dumped into a garbage truck with our household trash. We shot this video and sent it to the Boston Department of Public Works.
Steps
[2008.05.05] City employees replied by email and said a meeting was planned with the collection contractor (Capitol).
[2008.05.09] On the next trash day, household trash was picked up at 6:30AM, and recycling was picked up separately, mid-afternoon.
[2008.05.16] The next week, trash and recycling were also picked up separately. Case closed.
Tools
- Contact info and rules regarding curbside recycling in Boston.
- Web form to find your Neighborhood Liason (Mayor’s Office).
- How to upload video to YouTube.
Comments
One response to “Fixing residential recycling collection”
Congratulations on your victory. Most people wouldn’t have bothered contacting the city, and you took the extra steps to prove your point.
Bravo!