Too Much Trash in Tulsa's Recycling Bins Costs Taxpayers

February 24, 2015

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KRMG.com

Residents of Tulsa continue to put trash into recycling bins, and that's costs taxpayers money because of the contract with the company which sorts the refuse.

In response, the city has a campaign called "Focus on the Four" in an attempt to better educate the public about what is and isn't recyclable.

The last time the benchmark was measured, there was roughly 30 percent contamination of the recyclables.

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