Treasure Valley Recycling Program Improves
Well, Boise’s growing up and with it comes some improvements to our trash collection and curb side recycling programs. Over the summer all Allied Waste (formerly BFI) customers will be receiving new trash and recycling bins. While some customers have already upgraded to the newer wheeled bins, they have been optional and even resulted in an additional rental cost for the convenience. Under this new program, all residents will be upgraded and there will be no additional cost associated with the use of the new cans. Yes, if you’re already using one and getting billed for it, expect to see that drop off shortly.
Along with the automated trucks that will be rolling up and grabbing our trash cans from their quiet resting places on the sidewalk, we’ll see a completely new recycling program roll out. Not only will we be parting company with the barrage of small blue bins (we have 4 here at my house) for our cardboard, cans, plastics, paper, but once the change is in place sorting recyclables will be a thing of the past. Brand new huge blue cans, similar to the new garbage bins, will be delivered to residents wishing to participate. All recycling will be deposited in the solitary recycling can and collected every other week. Sorting of the various recyclables to be handled offsite. This move alone cuts half the amount of recycling trucks roaming neighborhoods in half, add to that that the new collection trucks added to the fleet will run on compressed natural gas. A double win for those keep score on environmental impact.
Full details, ordering options and more is all available at the http://www.curbitboise.org website. Check it out, it’s worth noting that here in the lovely City of Trees, residents that do not participate in the recycling program do pay a premium on their garbage bills, so get with the program and start recycling.
Now… if only we had a real mass transit system! 
