Town also launches new online recycling tracking tool

Farmingville, NY – On April 13, 2011, Supervisor Lesko announced that the Town of Brookhaven’s recycling rate for the first quarter of 2011 increased by almost 10% compared to 2010. In the first quarter of 2011, the percent of the waste stream that was recycled was 12.5%, compared to 11.4% in 2010, which equals an almost 10% jump in household recycling.

The recycling rate increase comes on the heels of a recycling public service announcement campaign the Town led at the beginning of January, which was partially grant funded. The Supervisor also sent a letter to all Town residents with their 2011 recycling schedule, urging them to increase recycle rates.

“I thank all of the residents of Brookhaven for going green and increasing their household recycling efforts. This just shows that if everyone does their part, it can make a huge difference for the environment,” said Supervisor Lesko.

Councilman Tim Mazzei, liaison to the Department of Waste Management, said, “It’s great to see that Brookhaven residents are thinking green. A 10% jump in the recycling rate goes a long way in protecting the environment and saving the taxpayers money by reducing disposal costs. Thanks to everyone who made the effort to recycle more and let’s keep it up.”

There were several stand-out communities that dramatically increased their recycling:

• The Center Moriches- Moriches area increased recycling efforts by 38.8%.
• Farmingville area increased recycling by 35.6%.
• The Coram area’s recycling rates jumped 23.4%.

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