The Scranton (Pennsylvania) Times-Tribune reports that the Scranton City Council will update the city’s recycling program to include a reporting requirement for businesses and multifamily residences and an increased fine of up to $300 for violations.
A council caucus raised the question of how the new regulations would be enforced. Officials are unsure, the article reports.
“We’re really in the process now of building the program,” city Business Administrator David Bulzoni said at the caucus. “We’re just trying to bring the numbers up where we’ve created some measureable improvement. At some point, we’re really going to have to address enforcement.”
The proposed updates also include increasing residential and commercial recycling tonnages and certain state performance grants, as well as diverting more waste from the landfill.
“We need to increase our recycling in the city,” Council Member Pat Rogan said at the caucus, the newspaper reports. "It’s not only environmentally sound, but it’s good business. The city spends a tremendous amount of money in tipping fees at the dump every year. When we can help the environment and save money at the same time, that’s what you call a home run.”
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