The new sites complement two existing drop sites at Saint Peter Catholic School at 6161 Chambersburg Road and the Kroger grocery store at 4506 Brandt Pike, both of which put out bins independently beginning in December 2009, officials said.
The recycling services come at no cost to the city, school or grocery store because they partnered with AbitibiBowater, a company that not only absorbs the price of removing and transporting the paper, but also pays $5 or more per ton for the collections.
“We pay back based on the amount they recycle,” said Craig Reeves, area manager of AbitibiBowater. “It’s progressive: The more they collect throughout the month, the more money they can earn.”
AbitibiBowater has bins at 220 locations in the Dayton area.
Money generated for the city through the program will be placed into the parks and recreation department’s budget. The collections at the school goes to students while the collections at the grocery store go to a food bank.
With the addition of the new bins, the city now offers recycling services for paper, shredded paper and aluminum cans.
The International Association of Fire Fighters for years has overseen collecting cans at the fire station headquarters.
Bensen said she hopes the city will soon turn a darker shade of green by offering plastic recycling services.
“We’re going to be the whole deal,” Bensen said.
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-0749 or cfrolik@DaytonDailyNews.com.
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