Checking in on Single-Stream Recycling

Earlier this year, Upper Southampton Township made the switch to single-stream recycling. Patch checks in with residents to see how they feel about the new program.

It has been three months since Upper Southampton residents have been able to skip sorting their recyclables before bringing them to the curb. As of April 1, Upper Southampton Township adopted single-stream recycling. This means township residents can throw items such as plastic products labeled one through seven, aluminum cans and foil, metal cans, lids, glass bottles and jars, mixed paper and cardboard all in the same bin. Township Manager Joseph Golden said before the township adopted single-stream recycling, residents had to separate their recyclables into three or four bins.  The waste that qualified as recyclable was also very limited. As far as plastics, Golden said, only those labeled one and two were recyclable. He said residents …

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