Deadline ends for Abilene, Texas, recycling program

According to an article in the Abilene (Texas) Reporter News,  the 5 p.m. Aug. 8, 2016, deadline has passed for residents to sign up for Abilene’s curbside recycling pilot program, and too few residents have signed up for the program, meaning it may not go forward.

The city received 1,278 contracts from residents to participate in the program. Originally the city said the program needed at least 3,000 contracts to make the program feasible at an estimated monthly cost of $5.57 per customer, the article says.

Mayor Norm Archibald told the newspaper Abilene could not purchase the half a million dollars’ worth of equipment needed for the program without the support of enough customers. Alaisha Guerra, city spokeswoman, added that the Public Works Department will present the information to the city council later in August to make its decision.