Dive Brief:
- Decatur, IL, officials said they consider the city's single-stream recycling program a success.
- The co-mingled recycling program started in 2011.
- Before single-stream was adopted, 12% of residents recycled regularly; city records show the current rate of residential recycling is 57%.
Dive Insight:
Billy Tyus, the assistant city manager, said the program far surpassed the goal of having 30% of households recycling by 2020. Officials attribute the high rate directly to co-mingled collections and how simple the process is for residents to follow.