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Jun 23, 2009 5:28 pm US/Eastern

'Single-Stream' Boston Recycling Program To Expand

Program To Become Citywide On July 1

BOSTON (WBZ) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: An experimental "single-stream" recycling program that was first tested in the South End, will become a citywide initiative on July 1.
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Boston's new recycling program is going citywide.

Beginning on July 1, the entire city will be part of the "single-stream" recycling program. That means residents won't have to sort their recyclables. They'll be able to put them all in one giant bin.

The city has been testing this program in some neighborhoods over the last year.

In parts of Boston's South End, an experiment was conducted. Large recycling barrels were replacing the small bins in buildings with alley recycling.

In September of 2007, Boston's chief of environment and energy, Jim Hunt, said the large recycling barrels proved wildly successful in parts of Roslindale and Jamaica Plain, which are less densely populated than the South End. In those neighborhoods, recycling jumped to 53 percent.

Mayor Thomas Menino says by switching to "single-stream" recycling, the city should be able to save $1 million a year.