| which of the cities in the US won best recycling | | | | by the Public Works Division particularly that of |
| for the previous year? Want to know if your city | | | | the Bureau of Environmental Services. The bureau |
| belongs to the list? Well, below are 2009's top 10 | | | | takes charge of providing a curbside trash |
| US cities when it comes to various recycling | | | | collection for its locals and for non-profit |
| services and programs. | | | | institutions. Drop-off services are also provided for |
| 1. Fresno, California. If there is such a thing as go | | | | small businesses. |
| green act when it comes to recycling, Fresno | | | | 7. Jacksonville, Florida. Jacksonville also implements |
| uses another color in its recycling programs | | | | curbside recycling for residents and business |
| — the color blue. You can see these blue | | | | institutions found in the area. |
| colors in Fresno's airport and convention centers. | | | | 8. San Diego, California. San Diego classifies its |
| This was after the recycling programs of the city | | | | recycling services into a variety of offerings - for |
| were supported by the California Department of | | | | residents; for construction and demolition; for |
| Conservation. You can place empty beverage | | | | businesses; and for schools. They also have |
| containers inside these blue carts. | | | | recycling programs for special events. Citizens are |
| 2. Fremont, California. Fremont, on the other hand, | | | | asked to follow these rules as they have been |
| has launched its own recycling center known as | | | | enacted by the local government. Some residential |
| Fremont Recycling and Transfer Station or FRTS. | | | | recycling concerns are mulch, compost, yard |
| During the previous year, the FRTS was able to | | | | waste and wood chips. |
| collect 14,000 tons of recyclable material including | | | | 9. Madison, Wisconsin. Madison incorporated the |
| paper that saved around 180,000 trees and plastic | | | | latest trends when it comes to recycling. They |
| soda bottles for the creation of at least 68,000 | | | | have the so-called yearly Recyclopedia and |
| fleece jackets. | | | | launched the "Join Waste Watchers" program. |
| 3. San Antonio, Texas. This city had listed at least | | | | They also see to it that Christmas trees are |
| 18 centers offering recycling services to its | | | | collected every year and they start their |
| people. Some of these centers are Great | | | | construction and demolition recycling as early as |
| Northwest, ABC, Longhorn, Citywide Metal, | | | | January 1. |
| Oncore Metal and Toucan. These recycling centers | | | | 10. Durham, North Carolina. Closing the top 10 list |
| accept a wide array of recyclable materials | | | | for best cities for recycling for 2009 is Durham, |
| including scrap, metal, plastics, batteries, radiators | | | | North Carolina. It also emphasizes on curbside |
| and cans. | | | | recycling efforts. First, it makes sure that papers |
| 4. Burlington, Vermont. The city of Burlington also | | | | are not mixed with napkins or paper plates. As |
| had its fair share of recycling programs. It makes | | | | for newspapers, they can only be recycled if they |
| use of Vermont Gas Systems, one that depends | | | | are still dry plus these items should not be tied |
| upon natural gas. It also has the Green Mountain | | | | with plastic ropes and should be free from animal |
| Power which serves the region's electric utility | | | | waste, paint or food. It also has separate rules |
| needs. Trash disposal, composting and hazardous | | | | for recycling of junk mail, paperboard, aseptic |
| waste processing is also done in Chittenden Solid | | | | containers, gable-top containers, glass bottles, |
| Waste District. | | | | plastic bottles, aluminum, tin-cans, six-pack rings, |
| 5. Anaheim, California. Anaheim's Public Works | | | | telephone books and rigid plastics. |
| Operations Division takes charge of bulk of the | | | | California must have pushed so much effort when |
| recycling services for the city. It introduced | | | | it comes to its recycling programs. If you will |
| Recycle Anaheim, a concept that blended yard | | | | review the list above, four of the 10 cities belong |
| waste collection with that of automated trash | | | | to the state. So if you want to see your city |
| collection. | | | | name on the list for 2010, make sure you start |
| 6. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia. Just like Anaheim, | | | | doing your act to save the environment. |
| Pittsburgh's recycling programs are spearheaded | | | | |