Taking It to the Streets

Release Date: Thursday, July 3rd 2008

The Downtown BID and the Department of Public Works (DPW) have partnered to initiate a pilot program of public recycling. Beginning later this month, Downtown workers, residents and visitors will be able to deposit glass and plastic bottles, aluminum cans and clean paper products into 25 distinctive blue recycling cans located throughout the Downtown BID area.

The pilot program’s goal is to help conserve natural resources and energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution and avoid waste disposal by making it easy for everyone to do the right thing. Thus, lidded recycling cans will be placed in high pedestrian areas next to existing trash receptacles. The program is part of the Downtown BID’s “Greening Downtown DC” initiative, with support from the MD-DE-DC Beverage Association. The move is one small step for DC; one giant leap for the planet.