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BENTON, IL – (William McPherson, Benton Gazette. Please Click on the link for the full story. Here is an excerpt below)
Benton city officials and employees have expressed frustration with public misuse of the new recycle bins located on Grand Street. They say barring a halt to the abuse, the city might be left with no choice but to discontinue the recycling program.
At a recent City Council meeting back in August, the Benton council approved to go with Republic Services for a new recycling program which it was said would save the city thousands per year compared to their former contract while offering improved recycling services for Benton residents. For one, recyclables no longer needed to be separated, with the one provision residents would have to adjust to being that glass would no longer be allowed in the bins.
However, since the beginning of the new program, according to Benton Finance Commissioner Dennis Miller there has been rampant misuse and abuse. Pictures sent to the Gazette by Benton Public Information coordinator Rachel Gartner showed heaps of trash of all kinds, including household furniture stuffing the bins, which are intended solely for recycling usage.
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