Mayor DePaul asked Council to consider red as the color of plastic recycling cans for homes, that a grant application is seeking.
He noted that back in the 90s, when bins were last obtained for residents, red was ordered because our neighboring community of Wilson was using blue containers. There are also some of those same red bins still in use today.
During a following discussion it was pointed out that the recycling industry has standardized recyclable items by color.
Our single stream method, in which multiple types of recycling is placed in one container (mixed recycling), is designated with blue.
Materials, when collected separately have their own colors. For example, organics – green, cardboard – brown, glass – gray, Bio Hazards – red, and so on.
Although any color could be used (unless it is actually a bio-hazard that requires red), it’s the industry that has preferred colors.
I requested a vote of Council for a color. I’d write down “pink,” that Councilman Henry Nodoline jokingly suggested, if that was their consensus.
They will be blue – if the grant is awarded and bins are ordered.
For those of you that still have red recycling bins, they will still be accepted for recycling collection purposes by our trash hauler. You will also still receive a new blue container.
The new containers (again, if the grant is awarded) will be imprinted with “West Easton” and will be sequentially numbered by the manufacturer, for assignment to homes.
There will be no charge to residents for the container.
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