Lexington leaders are preparing to adopt a five-year聽plan for聽waste management.聽 As they consider the proposal聽that聽includes details on future garbage and recycling goals, one council member would like to re-examine a 鈥減ay-as-you-toss鈥� program.
Under a 鈥減ay as you toss-or throw鈥� waste disposal system,聽users would be charged for collection based on the amount they聽discard.聽聽This approach is聽viewed by proponents as an incentive to increase recycling.
Councilman Kevin Stinnett says such a strategy was considered some six years ago and then shelved.
鈥淣ow that we have routing software and now that we have some stability in the department and now that we have stability in our billing system, I think it鈥檚 an opportune time to go back and re-address that and bring back our work,鈥� said Stinnett.
Division of Waste Management Director Tracey Thurman says the use of larger recycling containers聽and smaller garbage receptacles聽can further聽the push for more recycling.
According to Thurman, the full council will vote on the five-year plan and聽it will be sent on to the state.
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