Stephen Ursery, Editor, Waste Age Magazine

November 10, 2004

1 Min Read
Dallas' Recycling Pilot Program Faring Well

Dallas — Two months in, the city of Dallas’ yearlong recycling pilot program is faring well. According to a report in The Dallas Morning News, all four neighborhoods in the program have the exceeded the household participation rate goal of 30 percent. The participation rates range from 46 percent to 72 percent.

The city began the pilot program in August with the goal of getting roughly 1,500 city households of regularly recycling, according to the paper. The city has a recycling rate of 2 percent, the paper says.

About the Author(s)

Stephen Ursery

Editor, Waste Age Magazine, Waste360

Stephen Ursery is the editor of Waste Age magazine. During his time as editor, Waste Age has won more than 20 national and regional awards. He has worked for Penton Media since August 1999. Before joining Waste Age as the magazine's managing editor, he was an associate editor for American City & County and for National Real Estate Investor.

Prior to joining Penton, Stephen worked as a reporter for The Marietta Daily Journal and The Fulton County Daily Report, both of which are located in metro Atlanta.

Stephen earned a BA in History from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

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