Archive ▸ 2012 ▸ 2012-11-05

Policy Order O-5

City Council, November 5, 2012

Councillor Cheung, Councillor vanBeuzekom, Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Vice Mayor Simmons, Councillor Toomey

WHEREAS: Recycling is a public good that helps keep our city's streets, parks and sidewalks clean and should be encouraged among residents to turn waste into sustainable resources; and

WHEREAS: The Department of Public Works has installed an estimated 75 municipal recycling bins across the city; and

WHEREAS: Cambridge welcomes approximately 7 million visitors per year and approximately 36,000 college students; and

WHEREAS: Residents might be more inclined to recycle if a recycling bin were installed adjacent to each trash receptacle in the city; now therefore be it

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Department of Public Works on the feasibility of installing recycling bins adjacent to trash bins and report back to the City Council.

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