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Taylor letter: Recycling incentive

Several times each year, I load my utility trailer with tree and shrub trimmings from my yard and haul it to the Ada County Landfill for recycling. I pay at least $11 at the landfill plus the gas to drive there. I have friends and neighbors who put their trimmings in their regular trash where it is picked up at no additional charge and dumped with all other non-recyclable refuse.

If recycling is in the public interest, why is this financial incentive reversed?

Larry D. Taylor, Meridian

This story was originally published November 22, 2017 at 5:23 PM with the headline "Taylor letter: Recycling incentive."

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