Letter: Add recycling stations and trash cans

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[Regarding “Cleanup Time: Local Governments and Nonprofits Tackle WNC’s Filth,” April 19, Xpress:]

We need to have more transfer stations available for recycling. We also need more waste receptacles that are routinely serviced.

The transfer station is very busy, and there is sometimes a long wait. Recycling needs to be encouraged, but charging people to recycle is preposterous.

A couple of friends showed me photos of cities they had visited outside of North Carolina. The first thing I noticed is their streets and sidewalks are clean. There weren’t overflowing trash receptacles; nor was the trash all over the sidewalk and streets. I didn’t even see cigarette butts. I thought that really is impressive.

If other places can do it, so can Buncombe County.

— Veronica Francia
Candler

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One thought on “Letter: Add recycling stations and trash cans”

  1. Enlightened Enigma

    well, city IS giving away PURPLE plastic bags to the vagrants to help clean up their outrageous trash scattered citywide! notice they are putting them on posts etc all around…so sounds like magic to me, right ?

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