Lessons learned in all three of these public spaces will inform the expansion of public space recycling throughout the city and provide best practices for others to follow throughout the state and nation.
Public space recycling programs makes sense not only for the environment, but also provide the economic benefit of increasing the livability of the city and publicly displaying the city’s commitment to the environment.
What we already know is that the success of public space recycling relies in large part on the community that uses it. In fact, the success of any recycling program anywhere truly depends on the commitment of the community, and each and every one of us in the community, to be committed to making a different choice than wasting. Waste is not inevitable. We create waste. We can choose not to.